Compare Fort Myers, FL vs Florida (FL) vs United States

Select 2 to 5 places and click Apply.

Place 1
Place 2
Place 3

Map Layers

Metric Fort Myers, FL
City
Florida (FL)
State
United States
Country
Overview
Total population 95,051 22,416,077 334,922,499
Rent $1,580 $1,669 $1,413
Year built 2001 1988 1980
Household income $63,732 $74,568 $80,734
Per capita income $41,476 $42,609 $44,673
Poverty rate 16.3% 12.6% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 3.3% 3.4% 4.0%
Household size 2.4 2.5 2.5
Rent over 30% of income 59% 56.3% 47.6%
Demographics
Total population 95,051 22,416,077 334,922,499
Adults over 25 69,457 16,228,400 230,807,303
Total households 38,364 8,752,810 129,227,496
Household size 2.4 2.5 2.5
Income & Poverty
Household income $63,732 $74,568 $80,734
Per capita income $41,476 $42,609 $44,673
Poverty rate 16.3% 12.6% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 3.3% 3.4% 4.0%
Rent over 30% of income 59% 56.3% 47.6%
Housing
Rent $1,580 $1,669 $1,413
Year built 2001 1988 1980
Households that rent 50.9% 32.4% 34.8%
Households that own 49.1% 67.6% 65.2%
Rooms per home (all homes) 4.6 5.2 5.5
Race
White 49.6% 55.9% 61%
Black 22.4% 15.1% 12.2%
Asian 2% 2.9% 6%
Two or more races 19.7% 19.4% 12.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 24.8% 27.4% 19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 75.2% 72.6% 80.7%
Commute
Commute rate 86.2% 84.3% 84.9%
Commute time to work 25.0 min 28.0 min 26.0 min
Work from home 13.8% 15.7% 15.1%
Education
Less than high school 29.5% 26.9% 27.5%
High school graduate or GED 27.5% 27.2% 26%
Some college or associate degree 11% 11.8% 10.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 32% 34.1% 35.7%