Fort Myers Beach vs Three Oaks

A side-by-side comparison of Fort Myers Beach and Three Oaks: population, income, housing, and more.

Fort Myers Beach and Three Oaks are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Three Oaks has the higher population (6,037 vs 5,548 in Fort Myers Beach). Three Oaks has the higher median household income ($102,392 vs $90,833 in Fort Myers Beach). Fort Myers Beach has the higher median home value ($611,600 vs $421,300 in Three Oaks).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Myers Beach	Three Oaks
Population	5,548	6,037
Median age	66.5 yrs	30.1 yrs
Median household income	$90,833	$102,392
Median home value	$611,600	$421,300
Median gross rent	$1,693	$1,851
Housing units	9,773	2,444
Homeownership rate	89.9%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.0%	50.9%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Myers Beach	Three Oaks
Population	7,048 → 5,548 (-21.3%)	4,281 → 6,037 (+41.0%)
Median household income	$74,357 → $90,833 (+22.2%)	$82,879 → $102,392 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$448,100 → $611,600 (+36.5%)	$283,800 → $421,300 (+48.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,155 → $1,693 (+46.6%)	$1,683 → $1,851 (+10.0%)

Fort Myers Beach

Population

7,0485,548

Median household income

$74,357$90,833

Median home value

$448,100$611,600

Median gross rent

$1,155$1,693

Three Oaks

Population

4,2816,037

Median household income

$82,879$102,392

Median home value

$283,800$421,300

Median gross rent

$1,683$1,851

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Myers Beach	Three Oaks
Under 5	2.3%	11.4%
5 to 17	2.1%	11.6%
18 to 24	4.2%	12.8%
25 to 34	3.4%	23.6%
35 to 44	4.4%	15.9%
45 to 54	5.3%	9.6%
55 to 64	23.3%	9.0%
65 to 74	28.5%	4.6%
75 and over	26.6%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Myers Beach	Three Oaks
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	75.6%
Black or African American	0.6%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Myers Beach	Three Oaks
No high school diploma	3.7%	3.8%
High school graduate	24.3%	17.4%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.3%	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	20.8%	22.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Myers Beach	Three Oaks
Drove alone	63.7%	78.0%
Carpooled	4.3%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	0.5%
Bicycle	6.1%	1.1%
Worked from home	19.0%	10.6%
Other means	3.3%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Myers Beach	Three Oaks
1-unit, detached	31.2%	56.4%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	14.7%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	15.5%
20 or more units	50.6%	12.6%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fort Myers Beach	Three Oaks
Poverty rate	7.5%	10.8%
Average household size	1.92	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1982	2006