North Fort Myers vs San Carlos Park

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

North 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.

North Fort Myers has the higher population (44,189 vs 18,252 in San Carlos Park). San Carlos Park has the higher median household income ($80,109 vs $55,696 in North Fort Myers). San Carlos Park has the higher median home value ($284,900 vs $137,700 in North Fort Myers).

Population, income & housing

	North Fort Myers	San Carlos Park
Population	44,189	18,252
Median age	63.7 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,696	$80,109
Median home value	$137,700	$284,900
Median gross rent	$1,155	$1,571
Housing units	28,644	7,489
Homeownership rate	85.8%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	29.2%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Fort Myers	San Carlos Park
Population	42,770 → 44,189 (+3.3%)	17,961 → 18,252 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$46,964 → $55,696 (+18.6%)	$61,963 → $80,109 (+29.3%)
Median home value	$97,900 → $137,700 (+40.7%)	$193,900 → $284,900 (+46.9%)
Median gross rent	$878 → $1,155 (+31.5%)	$1,271 → $1,571 (+23.6%)

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

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)

	North Fort Myers	San Carlos Park
Under 5	3.8%	7.0%
5 to 17	6.8%	15.8%
18 to 24	4.8%	10.3%
25 to 34	7.1%	14.8%
35 to 44	5.7%	14.9%
45 to 54	7.7%	9.8%
55 to 64	16.8%	11.6%
65 to 74	22.1%	9.2%
75 and over	25.1%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Fort Myers	San Carlos Park
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	60.8%
Black or African American	1.2%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	11.0%	29.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Fort Myers	San Carlos Park
No high school diploma	9.8%	10.0%
High school graduate	33.9%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Fort Myers	San Carlos Park
Drove alone	74.5%	73.3%
Carpooled	7.9%	14.2%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	10.5%
Other means	2.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Fort Myers	San Carlos Park
1-unit, detached	36.7%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	0.9%
20 or more units	3.2%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	49.4%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	North Fort Myers	San Carlos Park
Poverty rate	14.7%	9.9%
Average household size	2.01	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1985	1988