Iona vs North Fort Myers

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

Iona 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.

North Fort Myers has the higher population (44,189 vs 14,290 in Iona). Iona has the higher median household income ($66,143 vs $55,696 in North Fort Myers). Iona has the higher median home value ($295,700 vs $137,700 in North Fort Myers).

Population, income & housing

	Iona	North Fort Myers
Population	14,290	44,189
Median age	68.3 yrs	63.7 yrs
Median household income	$66,143	$55,696
Median home value	$295,700	$137,700
Median gross rent	$1,908	$1,155
Housing units	13,567	28,644
Homeownership rate	72.0%	85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.4%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iona	North Fort Myers
Population	14,118 → 14,290 (+1.2%)	42,770 → 44,189 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$58,075 → $66,143 (+13.9%)	$46,964 → $55,696 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$246,100 → $295,700 (+20.2%)	$97,900 → $137,700 (+40.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,376 → $1,908 (+38.7%)	$878 → $1,155 (+31.5%)

Iona

Population

14,11814,290

Median household income

$58,075$66,143

Median home value

$246,100$295,700

Median gross rent

$1,376$1,908

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)

	Iona	North Fort Myers
Under 5	0.7%	3.8%
5 to 17	3.7%	6.8%
18 to 24	2.7%	4.8%
25 to 34	3.8%	7.1%
35 to 44	6.0%	5.7%
45 to 54	7.5%	7.7%
55 to 64	16.6%	16.8%
65 to 74	23.6%	22.1%
75 and over	35.4%	25.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iona	North Fort Myers
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	84.4%
Black or African American	1.5%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Iona	North Fort Myers
No high school diploma	6.6%	9.8%
High school graduate	29.4%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	26.8%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.5%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iona	North Fort Myers
Drove alone	67.6%	74.5%
Carpooled	3.5%	7.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	1.2%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	1.4%
Worked from home	25.1%	11.6%
Other means	2.1%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Iona	North Fort Myers
1-unit, detached	24.8%	36.7%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	22.5%	4.6%
20 or more units	19.6%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	21.9%	49.4%

Poverty & households

	Iona	North Fort Myers
Poverty rate	7.4%	14.7%
Average household size	1.81	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1993	1985