Fort Myers vs North Fort Myers

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

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

Fort Myers has the higher population (91,730 vs 44,189 in North Fort Myers). Fort Myers has the higher median household income ($62,160 vs $55,696 in North Fort Myers). Fort Myers has the higher median home value ($351,600 vs $137,700 in North Fort Myers).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Myers	North Fort Myers
Population	91,730	44,189
Median age	40.3 yrs	63.7 yrs
Median household income	$62,160	$55,696
Median home value	$351,600	$137,700
Median gross rent	$1,442	$1,155
Housing units	47,068	28,644
Homeownership rate	49.4%	85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.1%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Myers	North Fort Myers
Population	79,927 → 91,730 (+14.8%)	42,770 → 44,189 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$46,409 → $62,160 (+33.9%)	$46,964 → $55,696 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$238,700 → $351,600 (+47.3%)	$97,900 → $137,700 (+40.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,033 → $1,442 (+39.6%)	$878 → $1,155 (+31.5%)

Fort Myers

Population

79,92791,730

Median household income

$46,409$62,160

Median home value

$238,700$351,600

Median gross rent

$1,033$1,442

North Fort Myers

Population

42,77044,189

Median household income

$46,964$55,696

Median home value

$97,900$137,700

Median gross rent

$878$1,155

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Myers	North Fort Myers
Under 5	6.5%	3.8%
5 to 17	13.3%	6.8%
18 to 24	8.2%	4.8%
25 to 34	14.1%	7.1%
35 to 44	13.8%	5.7%
45 to 54	10.5%	7.7%
55 to 64	11.4%	16.8%
65 to 74	12.3%	22.1%
75 and over	9.9%	25.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Myers	North Fort Myers
White (non-Hispanic)	46.9%	84.4%
Black or African American	21.7%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	2.1%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.4%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	24.0%	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Myers	North Fort Myers
No high school diploma	14.2%	9.8%
High school graduate	28.1%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Myers	North Fort Myers
Drove alone	69.5%	74.5%
Carpooled	12.3%	7.9%
Public transit	1.3%	0.1%
Walked	1.5%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.7%	1.4%
Worked from home	12.9%	11.6%
Other means	1.8%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Myers	North Fort Myers
1-unit, detached	36.4%	36.7%
1-unit, attached	9.7%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	19.4%	4.6%
20 or more units	23.4%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	49.4%

Poverty & households

	Fort Myers	North Fort Myers
Poverty rate	16.8%	14.7%
Average household size	2.43	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	2001	1985