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Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area


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2024 population: 860,959   ( 568,752 from 2020)
Land area: 781.0 square miles
Population density: 1102.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:524,910 60.97% 4.9%
Black:71,7818.34% 15.7%
Indian:1,7770.21% 11.9%
Asian:16,4971.92% 25.9%
2+ races:12,4241.44% 19.4%
Hispanic:233,57027.13% 34.9%
Total non-White:336,04939.03% 29.1%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:11,774 10.1
Deaths:10,2878.8
Net Migration: -15-0.0
Net Immigration: 6,9796.0
Change in White population:24,331 3.2
Change in Non-White pop.:75,806 10.0




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
760,822
500,57965.79%
62,0338.15%
1,5880.21%
13,1081.72%
10,4071.37%
173,10722.75%
260,24334.21%

2010
618,754
439,04870.96%
47,7517.72%
1,2920.21%
8,4491.37%
7,3251.18%
113,30818.31%
179,70629.04%

2000
440,888
361,43981.98%
28,0206.36%
9440.21%
3,4900.79%
4,3991.00%
42,0429.54%
79,44918.02%

1990
335,113
296,16388.38%
21,4166.39%
9390.28%
1,7460.52%
n/a
14,8494.43%
38,95011.62%

1980
205,266
182,43088.87%
15,8997.75%
2480.12%
6880.34%
n/a
5,8972.87%
22,83611.13%

1970
105,216
90,57586.08%
12,14211.54%
600.06%
830.08%
n/a
2,2442.13%
14,641 13.92%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
60,521 9.8
62,47310.1
126,25420.4
26,0324.2
61,531 9.9
80,537 13.0
2000's
NumberRate
58,943 13.4
52,08211.8
124,78328.3
16,3373.7
77,609 17.6
100,257 22.7
1990's
NumberRate
44,446 13.3
43,99013.1
62,80018.7
5,7331.7
65,276 19.5
40,499 12.1
1980's
NumberRate
34,231 16.7
30,388 14.8
125,767 61.3
n/a
113,733 55.4
16,114 7.9
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
97,453 92.6
n/a
91,855 87.3
8,195 7.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro 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
NumberPercent
49.1
132,836 8.2%
1,488,945 91.8%
223,302 13.8%
311,348
2.44
202,830 65.1%
159,687 78.7%
14,463 7.1%
108,518 34.9%

2010
NumberPercent
45.6
120,869 19.5%
497,885 80.5%
145,106 23.5%
259,818
2.35
171,026 65.8%
132,426 77.4%
15,105 8.8%
88,792 34.2%

2000
NumberPercent
45.1
86,286 19.6%
354,602 80.4%
112,031 25.4%
188,755
2.31
128,423 68.0%
105,476 82.1%
9,238 7.2%
60,332 32.0%

1990
NumberPercent
42.3
65,585 19.6%
269,528 80.4%
83,119 24.8%
140,046
2.36
100,231 71.6%
85,625 85.4%
5,972 6.0%
39,815 28.4%

1980
NumberPercent
41.7
44,901 21.9%
160,365 78.1%
45,877 22.4%
82,769
2.45
62,949 76.1%
55,217 87.7%
3,691 5.9%
19,820 23.9%

2022 Housing Data for Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units419,916 
Median Value$290,900 
Occupied311,34874.1%
Vacant108,56825.9%
Owned228,14273.3%
Rented83,20626.7%
Median Rent$1,466 
Single-Family Units256,22161.0%
    Detached230,08454.8%
    Attached26,1376.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units91,98521.9%
Mobile Homes40,1349.6%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00016,5595.3%
$10,000 to $14,9999,8833.2%
$15,000 to $19,99910,4023.3%
$20,000 to $24,99910,9723.5%
$25,000 to $29,99913,4464.3%
$30,000 to $34,99911,6713.7%
$35,000 to $39,99912,9814.2%
$40,000 to $44,99911,7723.8%
$45,000 to $49,99911,4953.7%
$50,000 to $59,99926,2618.4%
$60,000 to $74,99931,88910.2%
$75,000 to $99,99944,22714.2%
$100,000 to $124,99930,8659.9%
$125,000 to $149,99920,9406.7%
$150,000 to $199,99920,2966.5%
$200,000 or more27,6898.9%
Median Household Income69,368 
Per Capita Income41,332 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.94 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI13,3584.3%
Public Assistance5,7741.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps28,9259.3%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed218,23969.7%
Unemployed10,7453.4%
In Armed Forces2150.1%
Total Labor Force229,19973.2%
Not in Labor Force83,93526.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 30.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector125,722105,61054.3%
Non-Profit7,02914,08833.3%
Self-Employed27,62316,11163.2%
Local Government9,63014,13340.5%
State Government2,6844,32638.3%
Federal Government2,5102,46850.4%
Total Private + Self153,345121,72155.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.21,85335,01538.4%
Total175,198156,73652.8%
Pct. Govt.10.8%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts48,54114.6%
Sales and Office Occupations81,13324.4%
Professional, Technical64,76419.5%
Service Occupations65,44019.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,1240.3%
All others72,62921.8%
White Collar 58.5%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade47,69414.3%
Health care and social assistance45,81713.8%
Construction39,81312.0%
Accommodation and food services28,7628.7%
Educational services23,6857.1%
Professional, scientific, technical22,6586.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.22,0576.6%
Transportation and warehousing15,8774.8%
Other services15,6504.7%
Manufacturing11,6123.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing11,3713.4%
Finance and insurance10,8393.3%
Public administration10,5053.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation9,7352.9%
Wholesale trade7,2542.2%
Information5,2411.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,8270.5%
Utilities1,7690.5%
Management1710.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1700.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican39,6855.13%
Puerto Rican36,0604.67%
Cuban48,3206.25%
Dominican8,3631.08%
Total Central American23,0322.98%
Costa Rican1,0680.14%
Guatemalan11,7531.52%
Honduran5,0310.65%
Nicaraguan3,2180.42%
Panamanian6420.08%
Salvadoran1,3200.17%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American17,8922.31%
Argentinean1,0990.14%
Bolivian4910.06%
Chilean4450.06%
Colombian7,7921.01%
Ecuadorian2,0150.26%
Paraguayan450.01%
Peruvian2,5110.32%
Uruguayan6350.08%
Venezuelan2,8160.36%
Other South American430.01%
Other Hispanic5,4500.71%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese2,7860.36%
Indian2,7670.36%
Filipino2,7430.35%
Vietnamese1,7830.23%
Laotian4990.06%
Korean4760.06%
Japanese2780.04%
Thai1830.02%
Bangladeshi1300.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English561,43976.0%
Spanish135,98918.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun14,3431.9%
Other Indo-European9,4211.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic4,0440.5%
German, other Germanic3,8560.5%
Other Asian1,8740.3%
Tagalog1,8520.3%
Chinese1,7260.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German103,51713.4%
American85,80411.1%
Irish83,07610.7%
English68,1868.8%
Italian60,5777.8%
Polish24,5623.2%
French15,1352.0%
Haitian14,3801.9%
Scottish12,9261.7%
European9,7681.3%
Swedish8,6971.1%
Dutch7,7601.0%
Norwegian7,3781.0%
Scotch-Irish6,5830.9%
Russian5,7020.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen709,02691.7%
Not a citizen63,8768.3%
Native637,06782.4%
Foreign-born135,83517.6%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
24,153 4.1%33,553 5.8%176,083 30.2%173,829 29.8%108,170 18.5%67,547 11.6%
  Average years of education: 13.4
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 24,153 4.1%
9-12 Years 33,553 5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED 176,083 30.2%
Some College 173,829 29.8%
Bach. Degree 108,170 18.5%
Grad Degree 67,547 11.6%
Average years of education: 13.4

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 311,602 299,210 12,392 4.0%
1991 315,156 294,886 20,270 6.4%
1992 323,582 298,326 25,256 7.8%
1993 330,790 310,880 19,910 6.0%
1994 343,342 326,690 16,652 4.8%
1995 350,620 335,798 14,822 4.2%
1996 349,480 335,656 13,824 4.0%
1997 354,722 341,974 12,748 3.6%
1998 365,312 353,694 11,618 3.2%
1999 374,132 363,888 10,244 2.7%
2000 419,162 405,492 13,670 3.3%
2001 441,962 425,596 16,366 3.7%
2002 455,468 435,488 19,980 4.4%
2003 471,256 452,148 19,108 4.1%
2004 499,676 482,804 16,872 3.4%
2005 541,954 528,438 13,516 2.5%
2006 570,320 557,600 12,720 2.2%
2007 577,880 555,404 22,476 3.9%
2008 567,320 524,380 42,940 7.6%
2009 550,470 487,664 62,806 11.4%
2010 561,210 493,198 68,012 12.1%
2011 570,726 508,870 61,856 10.8%
2012 580,936 528,086 52,850 9.1%
2013 596,696 551,378 45,318 7.6%
2014 619,718 581,246 38,472 6.2%
2015 641,172 607,784 33,388 5.2%
2016 660,796 629,980 30,816 4.7%
2017 669,806 642,098 27,708 4.1%
2018 682,136 658,240 23,896 3.5%
2019 698,002 674,824 23,178 3.3%
2020 690,834 640,322 50,512 7.3%
2021 718,016 687,586 30,430 4.2%
2022 750,868 727,484 23,384 3.1%
2023 756,184 732,160 24,024 3.2%
2024 751,674 725,040 26,634 3.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com