Fort Myers Shores vs McGregor

A side-by-side comparison of Fort Myers Shores and McGregor: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McGregor has the higher population (8,198 vs 5,966 in Fort Myers Shores). McGregor has the higher median household income ($88,578 vs $66,150 in Fort Myers Shores). McGregor has the higher median home value ($413,000 vs $256,600 in Fort Myers Shores).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Myers Shores	McGregor
Population	5,966	8,198
Median age	39.5 yrs	58.8 yrs
Median household income	$66,150	$88,578
Median home value	$256,600	$413,000
Median gross rent	$1,435	$1,544
Housing units	2,495	5,124
Homeownership rate	58.5%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	50.3%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Myers Shores	McGregor
Population	6,813 → 5,966 (-12.4%)	7,760 → 8,198 (+5.6%)
Median household income	$46,969 → $66,150 (+40.8%)	$64,898 → $88,578 (+36.5%)
Median home value	$163,400 → $256,600 (+57.0%)	$325,600 → $413,000 (+26.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,030 → $1,435 (+39.3%)	$1,316 → $1,544 (+17.3%)

Fort Myers Shores

Population

6,8135,966

Median household income

$46,969$66,150

Median home value

$163,400$256,600

Median gross rent

$1,030$1,435

McGregor

Population

7,7608,198

Median household income

$64,898$88,578

Median home value

$325,600$413,000

Median gross rent

$1,316$1,544

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Myers Shores	McGregor
Under 5	2.7%	2.0%
5 to 17	19.1%	8.7%
18 to 24	9.9%	3.1%
25 to 34	9.4%	8.7%
35 to 44	16.3%	11.0%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.3%
55 to 64	13.9%	16.2%
65 to 74	7.7%	17.9%
75 and over	8.8%	20.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Myers Shores	McGregor
White (non-Hispanic)	63.0%	88.5%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	30.5%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Myers Shores	McGregor
No high school diploma	19.9%	3.2%
High school graduate	36.9%	17.8%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	25.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Myers Shores	McGregor
Drove alone	79.3%	75.7%
Carpooled	7.0%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	18.6%
Other means	1.9%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Myers Shores	McGregor
1-unit, detached	82.4%	51.3%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.3%
20 or more units	4.2%	24.4%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Fort Myers Shores	McGregor
Poverty rate	13.8%	4.6%
Average household size	2.70	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	30	23
Median year structure built	1978	1984