City of Fort Myers Statistics

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Population (year 2000): 48,208. Estimated population in July 2006: 60,531 (+25.6% change)
Males: 23,806   (49.4%)
Females: 24,402   (50.6%)

Lee County

Median resident age:   32.4 years
Florida median age:   38.7 years

Zip codes: 33901, 33905, 33907, 33908, 33912, 33913, 33916, 33919.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,600 (it was $28,514 in 2000)
Fort Myers   $32,600
Florida:   $42,433

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $151,600 (it was $76,700 in 2000)
Fort Myers   $151,600
Florida:   $189,500

 

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Races in Fort Myers:

  • White Non-Hispanic (49.2%)
  • Black (33.4%)
  • Hispanic (14.5%)
  • Other race (5.7%)
  • Two or more races (3.1%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (10.7%), English (7.9%), Irish (7.7%), United States (6.4%), West Indian (5.2%), Italian (3.7%).

Current Local Time: 10:41:11 AMEST time zone

Elevation: 10 feet

Land area: 31.8 square miles.

Population density: 1836 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Fort Myers

  • High school or higher: 70.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
  • Unemployed: 6.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Myers city

  • Never married: 33.6%
  • Now married: 39.1%
  • Separated: 4.0%
  • Widowed: 8.8%
  • Divorced: 14.5%

6,428 residents are foreign born (10.4% Latin America, 1.4% Europe).

This city:   13.3%
Florida:   16.7%



According to our research there were 206 registered sex offenders living in Fort Myers, Florida in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Fort Myers to the number of sex offenders is 284 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Fort Myers:   1.0% ($773)
Florida:   1.2% ($1,262)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cape Coral, FL (8.6 miles , pop. 102,286).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Petersburg, FL (97.1 miles , pop. 248,232).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (954.2 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: East Dunbar, FL (1.0 miles ), Page Park, FL (3.7 miles ), Lochmoor Waterway Estates, FL (4.0 miles ), Tice, FL (4.0 miles ), Whiskey Creek, FL (4.4 miles ), Pine Manor, FL (4.4 miles ), Palmona Park, FL (4.6 miles ), North Fort Myers, FL (5.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 43 buildings, average cost: $73,800
  • 1997: 45 buildings, average cost: $93,500
  • 1998: 72 buildings, average cost: $78,500
  • 1999: 120 buildings, average cost: $108,100
  • 2000: 163 buildings, average cost: $138,900
  • 2001: 267 buildings, average cost: $130,900
  • 2002: 327 buildings, average cost: $137,500
  • 2003: 466 buildings, average cost: $103,800
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 1012 buildings, average cost: $137,300
  • 2006: 1435 buildings, average cost: $186,400

Number of permits per 10,000 residents
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119.0
178.5
238.0
297.5


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