North Fort Myers vs Villas

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

North Fort Myers and Villas 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 13,578 in Villas). North Fort Myers has the higher median household income ($55,696 vs $55,641 in Villas). Villas has the higher median home value ($232,800 vs $137,700 in North Fort Myers).

Population, income & housing

	North Fort Myers	Villas
Population	44,189	13,578
Median age	63.7 yrs	52.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,696	$55,641
Median home value	$137,700	$232,800
Median gross rent	$1,155	$1,577
Housing units	28,644	9,047
Homeownership rate	85.8%	60.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	28.6%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Fort Myers	Villas
Population	42,770 → 44,189 (+3.3%)	13,072 → 13,578 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$46,964 → $55,696 (+18.6%)	$53,500 → $55,641 (+4.0%)
Median home value	$97,900 → $137,700 (+40.7%)	$162,400 → $232,800 (+43.3%)
Median gross rent	$878 → $1,155 (+31.5%)	$1,254 → $1,577 (+25.8%)

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

Villas

Population

13,07213,578

Median household income

$53,500$55,641

Median home value

$162,400$232,800

Median gross rent

$1,254$1,577

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Fort Myers	Villas
Under 5	3.8%	2.9%
5 to 17	6.8%	7.1%
18 to 24	4.8%	6.4%
25 to 34	7.1%	15.9%
35 to 44	5.7%	10.7%
45 to 54	7.7%	10.4%
55 to 64	16.8%	16.4%
65 to 74	22.1%	14.5%
75 and over	25.1%	15.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Fort Myers	Villas
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	69.8%
Black or African American	1.2%	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.3%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	2.1%
Two or more races	1.8%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.0%	17.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Fort Myers	Villas
No high school diploma	9.8%	5.8%
High school graduate	33.9%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Fort Myers	Villas
Drove alone	74.5%	71.1%
Carpooled	7.9%	5.3%
Public transit	0.1%	1.1%
Walked	2.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	1.4%	2.9%
Worked from home	11.6%	14.0%
Other means	2.0%	4.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Fort Myers	Villas
1-unit, detached	36.7%	22.2%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	11.5%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	17.1%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	30.2%
20 or more units	3.2%	17.5%
Mobile home & other	49.4%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	North Fort Myers	Villas
Poverty rate	14.7%	9.2%
Average household size	2.01	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1985	1984