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Fort Myers Shores, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Fort Myers Shores is a Census CDP of 5,946 people across 2.07 square miles of land, in Lee County. Median household income is $72,955, 53.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fort Myers Shores
What Fort Myers Shores is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.07 sq mi
- Water area0.47 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,866
- 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 Shores
How many people live in Fort Myers Shores
- Population5,946
- Median age37.6
- Population under 181,258 plus or minus 373
- Share under 1821.2 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Population 65 and over970 plus or minus 238
- Share 65 and over16.3 percent
- Households2,158
- Family households1,517
- Share of households that are families70.3 percent plus or minus 18.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Myers Shores
Income and work in Fort Myers Shores
- Median household income$72,955 plus or minus $19,005
- Per capita income$34,600 plus or minus $7,890
- Civilian labor force3,178
- Employed2,991 plus or minus 616
- Unemployed187 plus or minus 152
- Unemployment rate5.9 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Adults 25 and over4,052
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.6 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.8 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Myers Shores
Housing in Fort Myers Shores
- Housing units2,485
- Occupied units2,158
- Vacant units327 plus or minus 184
- Vacancy rate13.2 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Owner occupied1,162
- Renter occupied996 plus or minus 397
- Ownership rate53.8 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Median owner-occupied home value$292,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,567
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.8 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Single family units2,138
- Share single family86.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more250 plus or minus 146
- Share in buildings of two or more10.1 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Mobile homes97 plus or minus 69
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Myers Shores
How Fort Myers Shores gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,647 plus or minus 654
- Commuting under 15 minutes361 plus or minus 174
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.6 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,720 plus or minus 638
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more65.0 percent plus or minus 18.0
- Drove alone76.5 percent
- Carpooled8.0 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Public transport3.5 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home8.8 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lee County, not Fort Myers Shores
Lee County context, not Fort Myers Shores 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 Shores.
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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Common questions
Fort Myers Shores questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fort Myers Shores, Florida?
5,946, in 2,158 households. Fort Myers Shores CDP covers 2.07 square miles of land, which is 2,866 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 Shores 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 Shores?
$72,955. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $292,900. Median gross rent is $1,567 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Fort Myers Shores 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 Shores.
Is zoning published for Fort Myers Shores?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.