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Fort Myers, Florida QuickFacts

	Fort Myers, Florida	United States
Total population	48,208	281,421,906
State	Florida
City	fort myers

Fort Myers, Florida Population

	Fort Myers, Florida	%, Fort Myers, Florida	United States
Male	23,806	49.38%	49.06%
Female	24,402	50.62%	50.94%
Median age (years)	32.4		35.3

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	Fort Myers, Florida	%, Fort Myers, Florida	United States
18 years and over	35,532	73.71%	74.31%
21 years and over	33,315	69.11%	69.97%
62 years and over	7,794	16.17%	14.66%
65 years and over	6,903	14.32%	12.43%

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	Fort Myers, Florida	%, Fort Myers, Florida	United States
White	27,166	56.35%	75.14%
Black or African American	16,095	33.39%	12.32%
Asian	471	0.98%	3.64%
Some other race	2,975	6.17%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,501	3.11%	2.43%

Fort Myers, Florida Housing

	Fort Myers, Florida	%, Fort Myers, Florida	United States
Total households	19,107		105,480,101
Family households (families)	10,735	56.18%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	8,372	43.82%	31.94%

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	Fort Myers, Florida	%, Fort Myers, Florida	United States
Total housing units	21,837		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	2,729	12.5%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	19,107	87.5%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	7,593	34.77%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	11,514	52.73%	30.77%

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	Fort Myers, Florida	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,077	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	2,958	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	740	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	333	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	327	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	255	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	62	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	48	0.57%
Median (dollars)	76,700	119,600

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	Fort Myers, Florida	%, Fort Myers, Florida	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	6,913	36.18%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	5,653	29.59%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,400	12.56%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,179	11.4%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,072	5.61%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	943	4.94%	9.65%

Fort Myers, Florida Education

	Fort Myers, Florida	%, Fort Myers, Florida	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	11,782		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	794	6.74%	6.47%
Kindergarten	642	5.45%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,815	49.35%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,702	22.93%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,829	15.52%	22.81%

Fort Myers, Florida Economy

	Fort Myers, Florida	%, Fort Myers, Florida	United States
Population 16 years and over	36,746		217,168,077
In labor force	21,826	59.4%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	21,819	59.38%	63.39%
- - Employed	20,470	55.71%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,349	3.67%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.2		5.8
- Armed Forces	7	0.02%	0.53%
Not in labor force	14,920	40.6%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	18,808	51.18%	51.66%
In labor force	10,475	28.51%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	10,475	28.51%	29.65%
- - Employed	9,776	26.6%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	4,087	11.12%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,810		12,787,501

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	Fort Myers, Florida	%, Fort Myers, Florida	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	19,139		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	3,079	16.09%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,611	8.42%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	3,579	18.7%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	3,242	16.94%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,076	16.07%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,222	11.61%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,063	5.55%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	748	3.91%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	169	0.88%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	350	1.83%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	28,514		41,994

	Fort Myers, Florida	%, Fort Myers, Florida	United States
With earnings	14,418	39.24%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	42,143		56,604
With Social Security income	5,276	14.36%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,241		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,163	3.16%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,650		6,320
With public assistance income	935	2.54%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,391		3,032
With retirement income	2,702	7.35%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,567		17,376

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