Fort Myers Shores vs Whiskey Creek

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

Fort Myers Shores 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 Shores has the higher population (5,966 vs 5,298 in Whiskey Creek). Whiskey Creek has the higher median household income ($99,242 vs $66,150 in Fort Myers Shores). Whiskey Creek has the higher median home value ($345,100 vs $256,600 in Fort Myers Shores).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Myers Shores	Whiskey Creek
Population	5,966	5,298
Median age	39.5 yrs	53.1 yrs
Median household income	$66,150	$99,242
Median home value	$256,600	$345,100
Median gross rent	$1,435	$1,875
Housing units	2,495	2,772
Homeownership rate	58.5%	92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	36.8%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Myers Shores	Whiskey Creek
Population	6,813 → 5,966 (-12.4%)	5,022 → 5,298 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$46,969 → $66,150 (+40.8%)	$75,552 → $99,242 (+31.4%)
Median home value	$163,400 → $256,600 (+57.0%)	$232,900 → $345,100 (+48.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,030 → $1,435 (+39.3%)	$1,196 → $1,875 (+56.8%)

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

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 Shores	Whiskey Creek
Under 5	2.7%	2.0%
5 to 17	19.1%	7.3%
18 to 24	9.9%	7.5%
25 to 34	9.4%	6.9%
35 to 44	16.3%	10.8%
45 to 54	12.1%	17.6%
55 to 64	13.9%	16.4%
65 to 74	7.7%	17.6%
75 and over	8.8%	13.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Myers Shores	Whiskey Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	63.0%	89.7%
Black or African American	1.1%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.1%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	30.5%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Myers Shores	Whiskey Creek
No high school diploma	19.9%	2.3%
High school graduate	36.9%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	18.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Myers Shores	Whiskey Creek
Drove alone	79.3%	85.9%
Carpooled	7.0%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	8.7%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Myers Shores	Whiskey Creek
1-unit, detached	82.4%	66.5%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	15.3%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.9%
20 or more units	4.2%	11.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Fort Myers Shores	Whiskey Creek
Poverty rate	13.8%	7.8%
Average household size	2.70	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1978	1979