Fort Myers Shores vs Three Oaks

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

Fort Myers Shores 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 5,966 in Fort Myers Shores). Three Oaks has the higher median household income ($102,392 vs $66,150 in Fort Myers Shores). Three Oaks has the higher median home value ($421,300 vs $256,600 in Fort Myers Shores).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Myers Shores	Three Oaks
Population	5,966	6,037
Median age	39.5 yrs	30.1 yrs
Median household income	$66,150	$102,392
Median home value	$256,600	$421,300
Median gross rent	$1,435	$1,851
Housing units	2,495	2,444
Homeownership rate	58.5%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	50.9%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Myers Shores	Three Oaks
Population	6,813 → 5,966 (-12.4%)	4,281 → 6,037 (+41.0%)
Median household income	$46,969 → $66,150 (+40.8%)	$82,879 → $102,392 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$163,400 → $256,600 (+57.0%)	$283,800 → $421,300 (+48.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,030 → $1,435 (+39.3%)	$1,683 → $1,851 (+10.0%)

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

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 Shores	Three Oaks
Under 5	2.7%	11.4%
5 to 17	19.1%	11.6%
18 to 24	9.9%	12.8%
25 to 34	9.4%	23.6%
35 to 44	16.3%	15.9%
45 to 54	12.1%	9.6%
55 to 64	13.9%	9.0%
65 to 74	7.7%	4.6%
75 and over	8.8%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Myers Shores	Three Oaks
White (non-Hispanic)	63.0%	75.6%
Black or African American	1.1%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	30.5%	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Myers Shores	Three Oaks
No high school diploma	19.9%	3.8%
High school graduate	36.9%	17.4%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	22.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Myers Shores	Three Oaks
Drove alone	79.3%	78.0%
Carpooled	7.0%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	11.7%	10.6%
Other means	1.9%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Myers Shores	Three Oaks
1-unit, detached	82.4%	56.4%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	14.7%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.5%
20 or more units	4.2%	12.6%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fort Myers Shores	Three Oaks
Poverty rate	13.8%	10.8%
Average household size	2.70	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	30	25
Median year structure built	1978	2006