Fort Myers Beach vs Whiskey Creek

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

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

Fort Myers Beach has the higher population (5,548 vs 5,298 in Whiskey Creek). Whiskey Creek has the higher median household income ($99,242 vs $90,833 in Fort Myers Beach). Fort Myers Beach has the higher median home value ($611,600 vs $345,100 in Whiskey Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Myers Beach	Whiskey Creek
Population	5,548	5,298
Median age	66.5 yrs	53.1 yrs
Median household income	$90,833	$99,242
Median home value	$611,600	$345,100
Median gross rent	$1,693	$1,875
Housing units	9,773	2,772
Homeownership rate	89.9%	92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.0%	36.8%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Myers Beach	Whiskey Creek
Population	7,048 → 5,548 (-21.3%)	5,022 → 5,298 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$74,357 → $90,833 (+22.2%)	$75,552 → $99,242 (+31.4%)
Median home value	$448,100 → $611,600 (+36.5%)	$232,900 → $345,100 (+48.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,155 → $1,693 (+46.6%)	$1,196 → $1,875 (+56.8%)

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

Whiskey Creek

Population

5,0225,298

Median household income

$75,552$99,242

Median home value

$232,900$345,100

Median gross rent

$1,196$1,875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Myers Beach	Whiskey Creek
Under 5	2.3%	2.0%
5 to 17	2.1%	7.3%
18 to 24	4.2%	7.5%
25 to 34	3.4%	6.9%
35 to 44	4.4%	10.8%
45 to 54	5.3%	17.6%
55 to 64	23.3%	16.4%
65 to 74	28.5%	17.6%
75 and over	26.6%	13.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Myers Beach	Whiskey Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	89.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Myers Beach	Whiskey Creek
No high school diploma	3.7%	2.3%
High school graduate	24.3%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	24.3%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	20.8%	18.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Myers Beach	Whiskey Creek
Drove alone	63.7%	85.9%
Carpooled	4.3%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	6.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.0%	8.7%
Other means	3.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Myers Beach	Whiskey Creek
1-unit, detached	31.2%	66.5%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	15.3%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	4.9%
20 or more units	50.6%	11.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Fort Myers Beach	Whiskey Creek
Poverty rate	7.5%	7.8%
Average household size	1.92	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1982	1979