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36 tracts·85K people·$385K median·2,124/mi²
White 45 · Hispanic 25 · Black 22 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 39 · Living alone 34 · Other 27
Health 37 · Professional 18 · Retail 15 · Manufacturing 13 · Public admin 9 · Leisure 7 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 35 · Sales · office 22 · Service 19 · Construction · maintenance 15 · Production · transport 10
Drive alone 68 · Carpool 26 · Work from home 17 · Transit 1 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Fort Myers is $384,500 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Fort Myers has 95,051 residents across 31 census tracts and 23 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 41.3; the population is 45.2% White, 24.8% Hispanic or Latino, 21.9% Black, 4.9% Multiracial, 2.0% Asian and 1.2% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 32.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.3% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
TANGLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (58%), EDISON PARK CREATIVE AND EXPRESSIVE ARTS SCHOOL (57%) and TREELINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (46%) lead the elementary schools; PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL (43%) and FORT MYERS MIDDLE SCHOOL (35%) lead the middle schools; FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL (50%), DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL (34%) and CITY OF PALMS CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL (16%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,580/month, in line with the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Fort Myers is $63,732 a year, 26% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Fort Myers, median rent is $1,580/month and the median home value is $384,500 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Fort Myers reported 5.2 violent crimes and 18.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2020).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 55°F; there are 113 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 61 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Fort Myers are lightning (96), heat wave (43) and tornado (36), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.03g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Fort Myers, 1.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).