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Fort Myers, FL real estate and demographic information
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REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Fort Myers NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, Olga / Fort Myers Shores, Lochmoor Waterway Estates, Morse Shores / Tice, Gateway, Buckingham, Pine Manor / Whiskey Creek, North Fort Myers, Page Park, Estero / San Carlos Park
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Fort Myers, FL Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, Cypress Lake, Estero, Fort Myers Beach, Lehigh Acres, Mcgregor, North Fort Myers, Villas
POPULATION
48,046
Fort Myers, FL Information
| FORT MYERS INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 48,046 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 21,837 |
| FORT MYERS HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 34.73% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 53.02% |
| % VACANT | 12.25% |
| TYPE OF FORT MYERS HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 35.86% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 2.41% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 11.02% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 46.56% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 3.97% |
| OTHER | 0.18% |
| SIZE OF FORT MYERS HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 4.55% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 25.28% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 40.72% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 21.83% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 6.54% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 1.08% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 7.00% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 51.80% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 35.95% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 5.25% |
| FORT MYERS REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $128,118 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $789 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$89,000 | 25.76% |
| $89,001-$179,000 | 45.93% |
| $179,001-$358,000 | 17.76% |
| $358,001-$536,000 | 5.57% |
| $536,001-$715,000 | 2.49% |
| $715,001-$894,000 | 1.04% |
| $894,001-$1,341,000 | 0.61% |
| $1,341,001-$1,788,000 | 0.21% |
| > $1,788,000 | 0.63% |
| PEOPLE OF Fort Myers | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 7.77% |
| 5 TO 17 | 18.21% |
| 18 TO 24 | 11.84% |
| 25 TO 34 | 15.14% |
| 35 TO 54 | 25.82% |
| 55 TO 64 | 7.09% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 14.14% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 70.74% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 18.27% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $28,514 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $17,312 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 21.77% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Retail (15.58%), Healthcare (12.64%), Construction (11.32%), Accomodation (10.20%), Education (6.31%), Administration (6.19%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (5.80%), Other (4.97%), Manufacturing (4.44%), Public Service (4.00%), Information Technology (3.58%), Finance (2.90%), Wholesale (2.89%), Real Estate (2.84%), Arts (2.78%), Transportation (2.09%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 3.81% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 55.93% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 33.57% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.86% |
| ASIAN | 1.15% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.11% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 5.30% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 3.07% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 14.23% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Other Groups (36.04%), Unclassified (19.32%), German (7.33%), United States or American (6.39%), English (5.79%), Irish (5.03%), Haitian (4.58%), Italian (2.99%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 13.38% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (72.77%) , Spanish (11.86%) , French Creole (3.16%) |
Fort Myers is a medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 48,046 people and 30 constituent neighborhoods, Fort Myers is the 49th largest community in Florida.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Fort Myers is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fort Myers is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Fort Myers who work in sales jobs (14.86%), office and administrative support jobs (12.62%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (7.87%).
The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Fort Myers are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
Fort Myers has quite a few people who use public transportation to get to work each day, primarily riding the bus.
Fort Myers Information and Demographics
The education level of Fort Myers citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 18.27% of adults in Fort Myers have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Fort Myers in 2000 was $17,312, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $69,248 for a family of four.
Fort Myers is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fort Myers home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Fort Myers is White, followed by African-American. Fort Myers also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.23% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Fort Myers include German, English, Irish, Haitian, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Fort Myers is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.
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