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Fort Myers Beach, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Fort Myers Beach is a Census town of 5,513 people across 2.78 square miles of land, in Lee County. Median household income is $91,291, 88.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fort Myers Beach
What Fort Myers Beach is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.78 sq mi
- Water area3.39 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,982
- County holding the largest share of its areaLee County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Myers Beach
How many people live in Fort Myers Beach
- Population5,513
- Median age66.3
- Population under 18204 plus or minus 69
- Share under 183.7 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Population 65 and over2,950
- Share 65 and over53.5 percent
- Households2,831
- Family households1,833
- Share of households that are families64.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fort Myers Beach
- Median household income$91,291
- Per capita income$75,672
- Civilian labor force1,892
- Employed1,858
- Unemployed34 plus or minus 28
- Unemployment rate1.8 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over5,056
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher44.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree20.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fort Myers Beach
- Housing units9,886
- Occupied units2,831
- Vacant units7,055
- Vacancy rate71.4 percent
- Owner occupied2,512
- Renter occupied319 plus or minus 120
- Ownership rate88.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$642,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,836
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.1 percent
- Single family units3,327
- Share single family33.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6,537
- Share in buildings of two or more66.1 percent
- Mobile homes22 plus or minus 37
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fort Myers Beach gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,440 plus or minus 304
- Commuting under 15 minutes715 plus or minus 237
- Share commuting under 15 minutes49.7 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more350 plus or minus 134
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.3 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Drove alone66.7 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.0 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Worked from home20.4 percent plus or minus 5.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Myers Beach
SBA loans in Fort Myers Beach (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$2,533,000
- Average approval$506,600
- Median approval$250,000
- Largest approval$1,750,000
- Jobs supported149
- Jobs per approval29.8
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full1
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Myers Beach, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Fort Myers Beach
SBA loans in Fort Myers Beach (504)
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$7,495,000
- Average approval$1,070,714
- Median approval$548,000
- Largest approval$3,638,000
- Jobs supported64
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Myers Beach, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Fort Myers Beach
- NFIP communityTown of Fort Myers Beach
- NFIP community number120673
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date11/17/22
The Town of Fort Myers Beach participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 120673 and carries Community Rating System class 5, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lee County, not Fort Myers Beach
Lee County context, not Fort Myers Beach figures
- Establishments in Lee County22,756
- Covered employment, Lee County299,283
- Average annual pay, Lee County$61,578
- Housing units permitted, Lee County15,411
Every figure in this section is published for Lee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fort Myers Beach.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fort Myers Beach questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fort Myers Beach, Florida?
5,513, in 2,831 households. Fort Myers Beach town covers 2.78 square miles of land, which is 1,982 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fort Myers Beach in?
Lee County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fort Myers Beach?
$91,291. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $642,400. Median gross rent is $1,836 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fort Myers Beach businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $2.5 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 7 504 approvals worth $7.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Myers Beach, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fort Myers Beach borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fort Myers Beach. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Fort Myers Beach in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fort Myers Beach appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fort Myers Beach, town of, community 120673, carrying Community Rating System class 5, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fort Myers Beach figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lee County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fort Myers Beach.
Is zoning published for Fort Myers Beach?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.