Fort Myers

Population: 91,730
Median household income: $62,160
Median home value: $351,600

Fort Myers is a community in Lee County, Florida, home to 91,730 residents. At $62,160, its median household income sits below Lee County's $73,099.

From 2019 to 2023, Fort Myers's population grew 14.8% from 79,927 to 91,730, while its median home value rose 47.3% from $238,700 to $351,600.

The median gross rent is $1,442. 32.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 91,730
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $62,160
Median home value: $351,600
Median gross rent: $1,442
Housing units: 47,068
Homeownership rate: 49.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	79,927	$46,409	$238,700	$1,033
2020	83,505	$48,848	$248,400	$1,096
2021	84,694	$51,682	$263,800	$1,162
2022	88,699	$57,403	$318,900	$1,322
2023	91,730	$62,160	$351,600	$1,442

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,992	6.5%
5 to 17	12,185	13.3%
18 to 24	7,546	8.2%
25 to 34	12,943	14.1%
35 to 44	12,634	13.8%
45 to 54	9,664	10.5%
55 to 64	10,445	11.4%
65 to 74	11,255	12.3%
75 and over	9,066	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	42,995	46.9%
Black or African American	19,869	21.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	65	0.1%
Asian	1,925	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	811	0.9%
Two or more races	4,042	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22,020	24.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.2%

High school graduate28.1%

Some college or associate's25.6%

Bachelor's degree19.3%

Graduate or professional degree12.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,382	14.2%
High school graduate	18,540	28.1%
Some college or associate's	16,902	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	12,747	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8,436	12.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone69.5%

Carpooled12.3%

Public transit1.3%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home12.9%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	27,214	69.5%
Carpooled	4,824	12.3%
Public transit	503	1.3%
Walked	575	1.5%
Bicycle	259	0.7%
Worked from home	5,047	12.9%
Other means	723	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,176	21.0%
15 to 29 min	15,607	45.8%
30 to 44 min	6,897	20.2%
45 to 59 min	2,546	7.5%
60+ min	1,872	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 16.8% (14,963 of 88,838)

	Count	Share
Family households	21,251	58.3%
Nonfamily households	15,180	41.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	36,431	77.4%
Vacant	10,637	22.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,992	49.4%
Renter-occupied	18,439	50.6%

1-unit, detached36.4%

1-unit, attached9.7%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units19.4%

20 or more units23.4%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,146	36.4%
1-unit, attached	4,574	9.7%
2 to 4 units	4,209	8.9%
5 to 19 units	9,126	19.4%
20 or more units	11,036	23.4%
Mobile home & other	977	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1224125
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 40 sq mi
Water area: 9.19 sq mi
Center point: 26.6198, -81.8317