Fort Myers vs San Carlos Park

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

Fort Myers and San Carlos Park 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 18,252 in San Carlos Park). San Carlos Park has the higher median household income ($80,109 vs $62,160 in Fort Myers). Fort Myers has the higher median home value ($351,600 vs $284,900 in San Carlos Park).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Myers	San Carlos Park
Population	91,730	18,252
Median age	40.3 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$62,160	$80,109
Median home value	$351,600	$284,900
Median gross rent	$1,442	$1,571
Housing units	47,068	7,489
Homeownership rate	49.4%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.1%	29.2%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Myers	San Carlos Park
Population	79,927 → 91,730 (+14.8%)	17,961 → 18,252 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$46,409 → $62,160 (+33.9%)	$61,963 → $80,109 (+29.3%)
Median home value	$238,700 → $351,600 (+47.3%)	$193,900 → $284,900 (+46.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,033 → $1,442 (+39.6%)	$1,271 → $1,571 (+23.6%)

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

San Carlos Park

Population

17,96118,252

Median household income

$61,963$80,109

Median home value

$193,900$284,900

Median gross rent

$1,271$1,571

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Myers	San Carlos Park
Under 5	6.5%	7.0%
5 to 17	13.3%	15.8%
18 to 24	8.2%	10.3%
25 to 34	14.1%	14.8%
35 to 44	13.8%	14.9%
45 to 54	10.5%	9.8%
55 to 64	11.4%	11.6%
65 to 74	12.3%	9.2%
75 and over	9.9%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Myers	San Carlos Park
White (non-Hispanic)	46.9%	60.8%
Black or African American	21.7%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	24.0%	29.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Myers	San Carlos Park
No high school diploma	14.2%	10.0%
High school graduate	28.1%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Myers	San Carlos Park
Drove alone	69.5%	73.3%
Carpooled	12.3%	14.2%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.9%	10.5%
Other means	1.8%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Myers	San Carlos Park
1-unit, detached	36.4%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	9.7%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	19.4%	0.9%
20 or more units	23.4%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Fort Myers	San Carlos Park
Poverty rate	16.8%	9.9%
Average household size	2.43	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	2001	1988