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Population (year 2000): 6,064. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,812 (-4.2% change)
 

Males: 2,883   (47.5%)
Females: 3,181   (52.5%)

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Median resident age:   60.5 years
Florida median age:   38.7 years

Zip codes: 33957.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $90,300 (it was $79,044 in 2000)
Sanibel   $90,300
Florida:   $42,433

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $775,400 (it was $392,400 in 2000)
Sanibel   $775,400
Florida:   $189,500

 

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Races in Sanibel:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Black (0.9%)

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three years I have been doing just that. A few months ago Sanibel Island beaches got closed for over month because of dangerous bacteria. It was so bad that people could not even touch the water on the beach. The city called
Inside his Sanibel Island garage, Kanzius invented a machine he believes sits on the brink of a major medical breakthrough.
Our problem is with our existing sewer system, just as Sanibel's is and just as Miami-Dade's is. Let's stop scaring people with non existent issues and focus our resources on the real danger to our canals.

Ancestries: German (21.2%), English (21.1%), Irish (15.1%), Italian (7.9%), United States (6.7%), French (4.9%).

Current Local Time: 10:50:05 AMEST time zone

Elevation: 6 feet

Land area: 17.2 square miles.

Population density: 353 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Sanibel

  • High school or higher: 96.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 22.2%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sanibel city

  • Never married: 8.7%
  • Now married: 73.6%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

445 residents are foreign born (4.0% Europe, 1.4% Asia, 1.3% North America).

This city:   7.3%
Florida:   16.7%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Sanibel:   1.1% ($4,413)
Florida:   1.2% ($1,262)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cape Coral, FL (15.4 miles , pop. 102,286).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Petersburg, FL (101.2 miles , pop. 248,232).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (942.5 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Sanibel Island, FL (3.1 miles ), St. James City, FL (6.7 miles ), Punta Rassa, FL (7.4 miles ), Captiva, FL (9.3 miles ), Iona, FL (9.7 miles ), Fort Myers Beach, FL (10.6 miles ), Estero Island, FL (11.7 miles ), Harlem Heights, FL (11.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 54 buildings, average cost: $289,600
  • 1997: 48 buildings, average cost: $309,700
  • 1998: 70 buildings, average cost: $337,000
  • 1999: 74 buildings, average cost: $319,200
  • 2000: 105 buildings, average cost: $362,100
  • 2001: 107 buildings, average cost: $384,600
  • 2002: 47 buildings, average cost: $583,300
  • 2003: 40 buildings, average cost: $482,700
  • 2004: 49 buildings, average cost: $491,200
  • 2005: 23 buildings, average cost: $974,000
  • 2006: 16 buildings, average cost: $746,800

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