Matlacha vs Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores

A side-by-side comparison of Matlacha and Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores: population, income, housing, and more.

Matlacha and Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Matlacha has the higher population (845 vs 87 in Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores). Since 2019, Matlacha's population has grown faster (+57.4% vs -66.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Matlacha	Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores
Population	845	87
Median age	65.2 yrs	78.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$108,125
Median home value	$458,300	—
Median gross rent	$1,217	—
Housing units	799	125
Homeownership rate	83.4%	56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	59.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Matlacha	Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores
Population	537 → 845 (+57.4%)	256 → 87 (-66.0%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $77,841 (+59.7%)	$72,986 → $108,125 (+48.1%)
Median home value	$287,000 → $458,300 (+59.7%)	$334,400 → $332,100 (-0.7%)
Median gross rent	$969 → $1,217 (+25.6%)	—

Matlacha

Population

537845

Median household income

$48,750$77,841

Median home value

$287,000$458,300

Median gross rent

$969$1,217

Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores

Population

25687

Median household income

$72,986$108,125

Median home value

$334,400$332,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Matlacha	Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.9%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	16.1%
45 to 54	10.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	28.0%	24.1%
65 to 74	43.7%	9.2%
75 and over	6.9%	50.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Matlacha	Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores
White (non-Hispanic)	96.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Matlacha	Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	30.0%	24.1%
Some college or associate's	47.1%	16.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	32.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Matlacha	Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores
Drove alone	75.3%	72.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.5%	27.5%
Other means	14.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Matlacha	Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores
1-unit, detached	74.2%	88.8%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	11.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Matlacha	Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores
Poverty rate	15.0%	0.0%
Average household size	1.95	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1977	1976