Fort Myers Beach

Population: 5,548
Median household income: $90,833
Median home value: $611,600

Fort Myers Beach, a community in Lee County, Florida, has 5,548 residents. At $90,833, its median household income sits above Lee County's $73,099.

From 2019 to 2023, Fort Myers Beach's population declined 21.3% from 7,048 to 5,548, while its median home value rose 36.5% from $448,100 to $611,600.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 91.8% of the population. 63.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,548
Median age: 66.5 yrs
Median household income: $90,833
Median home value: $611,600
Median gross rent: $1,693
Housing units: 9,773
Homeownership rate: 89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,0485,548

Median household income

$74,357$90,833

Median home value

$448,100$611,600

Median gross rent

$1,155$1,693

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,048	$74,357	$448,100	$1,155
2020	7,102	$75,919	$474,900	$1,223
2021	5,687	$76,888	$465,900	$1,733
2022	5,650	$87,204	$538,600	$1,713
2023	5,548	$90,833	$611,600	$1,693

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

Age distribution

Under 52.3%

5 to 172.1%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 343.4%

35 to 444.4%

45 to 545.3%

55 to 6423.3%

65 to 7428.5%

75 and over26.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	125	2.3%
5 to 17	119	2.1%
18 to 24	233	4.2%
25 to 34	189	3.4%
35 to 44	242	4.4%
45 to 54	294	5.3%
55 to 64	1,291	23.3%
65 to 74	1,582	28.5%
75 and over	1,473	26.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,095	91.8%
Black or African American	32	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	42	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	30	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	349	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.7%

High school graduate24.3%

Some college or associate's26.9%

Bachelor's degree24.3%

Graduate or professional degree20.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	189	3.7%
High school graduate	1,234	24.3%
Some college or associate's	1,364	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,230	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,054	20.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone63.7%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle6.1%

Worked from home19.0%

Other means3.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,128	63.7%
Carpooled	77	4.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	64	3.6%
Bicycle	108	6.1%
Worked from home	336	19.0%
Other means	58	3.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	655	45.6%
15 to 29 min	394	27.5%
30 to 44 min	193	13.4%
45 to 59 min	84	5.9%
60+ min	109	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.92
Poverty rate: 7.5% (418 of 5,548)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,815	63.2%
Nonfamily households	1,057	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,872	29.4%
Vacant	6,901	70.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,581	89.9%
Renter-occupied	291	10.1%

1-unit, detached31.2%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units7.1%

20 or more units50.6%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,048	31.2%
1-unit, attached	295	3.0%
2 to 4 units	728	7.4%
5 to 19 units	691	7.1%
20 or more units	4,949	50.6%
Mobile home & other	62	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1224150
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.78 sq mi
Water area: 3.39 sq mi
Center point: 26.4302, -81.9140