Fort Myers Beach, FL Demographic Data
Fort Myers Beach, FL Summary
Fort Myers Beach is located in Lee County in Florida
- Population: 6,438
- Area: 6.19 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.77 sq. miles
- Water Area: 3.41 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,040.73 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 3.28 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Fort Myers Beach, FL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,561
52%
50.8
Male
3,240
48%
49.2
Total Population
6,801
323,128,000
Fort Myers Beach, FL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
77
1.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
33
0.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
39
0.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
89
1.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
122
1.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
285
4.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
423
6.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
728
10.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
548
8.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
782
11.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,109
31.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,260
18.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
306
4.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,577
96.7%
77.2
Female
3,411
51.9%
51.3
Male
3,166
48.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,536
96.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,175
61.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,675
54.0%
15.2
Female
1,917
52.2%
55.8
Male
1,758
47.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
66
0.0%
0.0
Fort Myers Beach, FL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
6,723
98.9%
96.8
White
6,636
97.6%
72.6
Black or African American
20
0.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
19
0.3%
0.8
Asian
48
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
6
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
6
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
13
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
6
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
17
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
78
1.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
222
3.3%
17.8
Mexican
41
0.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
37
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
103
1.5%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
41
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,579
96.7%
82.2
Fort Myers Beach, FL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
60
0.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
286
4.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,612
25.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,446
22.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
568
8.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,354
21.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,115
17.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
346
5.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
6,095
94.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,469
38.3%
31.2
Fort Myers Beach, FL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
825
12.4%
33.7%
Now Married
3,917
58.9%
47.5
Divorced
1,036
15.6%
11.0%
Separated
56
0.8%
2.0
Widowed
818
12.3
5.8%
Fort Myers Beach, FL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,330
94.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
394
5.9%
21.6%
Spanish
154
2.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
217
3.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
13
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
10
0.1%
1.1%
Fort Myers Beach, FL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
245
6.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
108
2.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
293
7.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
302
8.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
560
15.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
786
21.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
496
13.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
493
13.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
133
3.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
287
7.8%
6.4
Median household income
59,416
57,617
Per capita income
46,932
31,128
Fort Myers Beach, FL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
9
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
374
17.3%
9.8
Construction
27
1.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
438
20.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
254
11.8%
6.6
Information
50
2.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
95
4.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
101
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
201
9.3%
11.4
Public administration
146
6.8%
4.6
Retail trade
295
13.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
137
6.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
31
1.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
120
5.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
790
36.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
138
6.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
673
31.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
437
20.3%
18.1%
Fort Myers Beach, FL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,139
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,606
75.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
168
7.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
100
4.7%
2.7
Other means
105
4.9%
1.8
Worked at home
160
7.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.5
26.6
Fort Myers Beach, FL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
222
6.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,162
58.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,053
28.4%
37.1
3 or more
266
7.2%
21.0
Fort Myers Beach, FL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,703
36.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,999
81.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
704
19.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
6,476
63.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
23
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.8
0.0%
2.5
Fort Myers Beach, FL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,179
1 room
222
2.2%
2.4
2 rooms
141
1.4%
2.7
3 rooms
1,320
13.0%
9.1
4 rooms
4,560
44.8%
16.5
5 rooms
2,133
21.0%
19.8
6 rooms
1,010
9.9%
17.8
7 rooms
383
3.8%
12.0
8 rooms
216
2.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
194
1.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
4
0.0
Fort Myers Beach, FL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,179
1-unit, detached
2,892
28.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
378
3.7%
5.9
2-units
212
2.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
184
1.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
227
2.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
561
5.5%
4.4
20 or more units
5,580
54.8%
9.0
Mobile home
145
1.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Fort Myers Beach, FL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
165
1.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
164
1.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
821
8.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
847
8.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,075
30.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,921
28.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,393
13.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
742
7.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
40
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
11
0.1%
1.4%
Fort Myers Beach, FL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
111
3.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
6
0.2%
4.7
Electricity
3,536
95.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
13
0.4%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
37
1.0%
1.1
Fort Myers Beach, FL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,081
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$500 to $999
110
10.2%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
152
14.1%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
159
14.7%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
180
16.7%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
185
17.1%
10.3%
$1,000 to $1,499
295
27.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
216
20.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
167
15.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
162
15.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
39
3.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
476
44.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
21
0.0%
0.0%
Fort Myers Beach, FL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
613
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
6
1.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
27
4.4%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
65
10.6%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
232
37.8%
28.3%
$500 to $999
283
46.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
91
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,076
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
24
4.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
86
14.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
170
29.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
44
7.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
55
9.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
208
35.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
117
0.0%
0.0%
Fort Myers Beach, FL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,999
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
113
3.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
62
2.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
33
1.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
150
5.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
717
23.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,107
36.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
709
23.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
108
3.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
367,800
205,000
