2024 population: 1,585,320 ( 505,067 from 2020)
Land area: 6058.5 square miles
Population density: 261.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	990,607	62.49%	6.2%
Black:	122,708	7.74%	13.3%
Indian:	4,173	0.26%	8.2%
Asian:	28,246	1.78%	26.5%
2+ races:	20,916	1.32%	19.0%
Hispanic:	418,670	26.41%	29.0%

Total non-White:	594,713	37.51%	24.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	38,363	8.9
Deaths:	59,075	13.7
Net Migration:	89,192	20.6
Net Immigration:	32,306	7.5

Change in White population:	58,192	4.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	118,001	8.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
1,409,127
932,415	66.17%
108,329	7.69%
3,856	0.27%
22,337	1.59%
17,579	1.25%
324,611	23.04%
476,712	33.83%

2010
1,187,138
828,978	69.83%
87,204	7.35%
3,409	0.29%
14,351	1.21%
12,826	1.08%
238,086	20.06%
358,160	30.17%

2000
912,887
717,869	78.64%
55,393	6.07%
2,472	0.27%
6,625	0.73%
9,572	1.05%
119,954	13.14%
195,018	21.36%

1990
655,416
563,615	85.99%
40,065	6.11%
2,754	0.42%
3,505	0.53%
n/a
45,477	6.94%
91,801	14.01%

1980
393,327
342,622	87.11%
29,059	7.39%
959	0.24%
1,331	0.34%
n/a
19,125	4.86%
50,705	12.89%

1970
199,403
168,609	84.56%
22,174	11.12%
622	0.31%
147	0.07%
n/a
7,490	3.76%
30,794	15.44%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
84,000	7.1
97,427	8.2
111,983	9.4
30,206	2.5

103,437	8.7
118,552	10.0

Number	Rate
2000's
115,970	12.7
102,222	11.2
178,276	19.5
47,039	5.2

111,109	12.2
163,142	17.9

Number	Rate
1990's
90,569	13.8
87,368	13.3
137,770	21.0
18,781	2.9

154,254	23.5
103,217	15.7

Number	Rate
1980's
67,323	17.1
59,112	15.0
252,789	64.3
n/a

220,993	56.2
41,096	10.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
188,259	94.4
n/a

174,013	87.3
19,911	10.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Fort Myers-Naples, FL Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
50.8
236,740	14.9%
1,348,580	85.1%
440,936	27.8%

583,053
2.40

384,931	66.0%
305,565	79.4%
26,564	6.9%
198,122	34.0%

2010
Number	Percent
46.7
227,532	19.2%
959,606	80.8%
298,142	25.1%

494,370
2.35

327,979	66.3%
257,805	78.6%
26,733	8.2%
166,391	33.7%

2000
Number	Percent
45.3
178,753	19.6%
734,134	80.4%
234,364	25.7%

381,313
2.34

263,358	69.1%
218,681	83.0%
17,871	6.8%
117,955	30.9%

1990
Number	Percent
42.6
128,841	19.7%
526,575	80.3%
164,012	25.0%

269,977
2.37

194,941	72.2%
167,738	86.0%
10,851	5.6%
75,036	27.8%

1980
Number	Percent
42.1
87,427	22.2%
305,900	77.8%
87,617	22.3%

157,321
2.46

119,317	75.8%
105,447	88.4%
6,828	5.7%
38,004	24.2%

2022 Housing Data for Fort Myers-Naples, FL Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	29,315	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	18,128	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	19,971	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	21,578	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	24,563	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	23,328	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	24,198	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	22,583	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	22,198	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	46,963	8.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	59,377	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	78,567	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	55,985	9.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	37,338	6.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	40,757	7.0%
$200,000 or more	58,204	10.0%

Median Household Income	70,491
Per Capita Income	44,104

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	95

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	24,604	4.2%
Public Assistance	10,301	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	53,842	9.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	372,713	67.4%
Unemployed	19,539	3.5%
In Armed Forces	400	0.1%

Total Labor Force	392,652	71.0%
Not in Labor Force	160,044	29.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	225,605	184,415	55.0%
Non-Profit	13,897	23,464	37.2%
Self-Employed	52,771	32,340	62.0%

Local Government	18,061	24,338	42.6%
State Government	4,763	6,789	41.2%
Federal Government	4,485	3,981	53.0%

Total Private + Self	278,376	216,755	56.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	41,206	58,572	41.3%
Total	319,582	275,327	53.7%

Pct. Govt.	10.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	91,970	15.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	140,367	23.5%
Professional, Technical	109,007	18.3%
Service Occupations	121,978	20.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	6,034	1.0%
All others	133,120	22.3%

White Collar		57.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	82,038	13.8%
Health care and social assistance	77,403	13.0%
Construction	70,682	11.9%
Accommodation and food services	52,882	8.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	40,819	6.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	40,060	6.7%
Educational services	39,033	6.5%
Other services	29,064	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	24,866	4.2%
Manufacturing	24,166	4.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	21,198	3.6%
Finance and insurance	21,043	3.5%
Public administration	20,323	3.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	18,033	3.0%
Wholesale trade	13,395	2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8,657	1.5%
Information	8,647	1.4%
Utilities	3,269	0.5%
Management	467	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	397	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	104,937	7.34%
Puerto Rican	50,062	3.50%
Cuban	82,606	5.78%
Dominican	12,478	0.87%

Total Central American	40,970	2.87%
Costa Rican	1,509	0.11%
Guatemalan	19,860	1.39%
Honduran	9,040	0.63%
Nicaraguan	5,253	0.37%
Panamanian	1,179	0.08%
Salvadoran	4,129	0.29%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	35,555	2.49%
Argentinean	2,661	0.19%
Bolivian	1,697	0.12%
Chilean	933	0.07%
Colombian	14,394	1.01%
Ecuadorian	3,210	0.22%
Paraguayan	149	0.01%
Peruvian	4,481	0.31%
Uruguayan	1,105	0.08%
Venezuelan	6,791	0.48%
Other South American	134	0.01%

Other Hispanic	12,750	0.89%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	4,823	0.34%
Filipino	4,802	0.34%
Chinese	4,272	0.30%
Vietnamese	2,945	0.21%
Korean	1,022	0.07%
Japanese	635	0.04%
Laotian	499	0.03%
Thai	361	0.03%
Taiwanese	131	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,023,763	74.8%
Spanish	261,171	19.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	32,982	2.4%
Other Indo-European	18,708	1.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	8,770	0.6%
German, other Germanic	7,306	0.5%
Tagalog	3,206	0.2%
Other	3,138	0.2%
Other Asian	3,020	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	182,650	12.8%
Irish	154,874	10.8%
American	146,068	10.2%
English	132,455	9.3%
Italian	111,559	7.8%
Polish	43,862	3.1%
French	31,948	2.2%
Haitian	28,733	2.0%
Scottish	23,957	1.7%
European	19,481	1.4%
Swedish	16,330	1.1%
Dutch	14,820	1.0%
Norwegian	13,422	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	11,215	0.8%
Russian	11,172	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,302,515	91.1%
Not a citizen	126,847	8.9%

Native	1,163,615	81.4%
Foreign-born	265,747	18.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
53,388	4.9%	64,641	5.9%	327,433	30.0%	312,353	28.6%	204,352	18.7%	130,841	12.0%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	53,388	4.9%
9-12 Years	64,641	5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	327,433	30.0%
Some College	312,353	28.6%
Bach. Degree	204,352	18.7%
Grad Degree	130,841	12.0%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	297,430	282,212	15,218	5.1%
1991	303,436	281,001	22,435	7.4%
1992	312,200	284,430	27,770	8.9%
1993	320,467	296,534	23,933	7.5%
1994	330,159	308,815	21,344	6.5%
1995	334,775	315,716	19,059	5.7%
1996	337,902	320,172	17,730	5.2%
1997	346,655	329,916	16,739	4.8%
1998	356,236	341,068	15,168	4.3%
1999	366,484	352,655	13,829	3.8%

2000	416,329	401,018	15,311	3.7%
2001	437,409	419,477	17,932	4.1%
2002	451,272	429,990	21,282	4.7%
2003	461,855	441,595	20,260	4.4%
2004	482,939	464,906	18,033	3.7%
2005	515,387	501,066	14,321	2.8%
2006	541,638	528,511	13,127	2.4%
2007	546,076	524,552	21,524	3.9%
2008	536,589	497,433	39,156	7.3%
2009	521,455	463,916	57,539	11.0%

2010	526,994	464,101	62,893	11.9%
2011	535,571	477,917	57,654	10.8%
2012	543,119	493,089	50,030	9.2%
2013	554,795	511,537	43,258	7.8%
2014	570,344	533,376	36,968	6.5%
2015	586,166	553,875	32,291	5.5%
2016	603,387	573,889	29,498	4.9%
2017	612,974	586,446	26,528	4.3%
2018	623,949	601,096	22,853	3.7%
2019	636,453	614,439	22,014	3.5%

2020	629,233	584,266	44,967	7.1%
2021	647,711	620,653	27,058	4.2%
2022	676,189	655,255	20,934	3.1%
2023	683,884	662,177	21,707	3.2%
2024	677,224	652,933	24,291	3.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	798,408
Median Value	$324,165

Occupied	583,053	73.0%
Vacant	215,355	27.0%

Owned	436,981	74.9%
Rented	146,072	25.1%
Median Rent	$1,440

Single-Family Units	467,427	58.5%
Detached	421,868	52.8%
Attached	45,559	5.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	191,939	24.0%
Mobile Homes	76,880	9.6%

Fort Myers-Naples, FL Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fort Myers-Naples, FL Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Fort Myers-Naples, FL Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fort Myers-Naples, FL Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Fort Myers-Naples, FL Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fort Myers-Naples, FL Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Fort Myers-Naples, FL Market Area