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Population (year 2000): 102,286, Est. population in July 2002: 112,899 (+10.4% change)
Males: 49,584 (48.5%), Females: 52,702 (51.5%)
Elevation: 5 feet
County: Lee
Land area: 105.2 square miles
Zip codes: 33904, 33909, 33914, 33990, 33991, 33993.
Median resident age: 41.6 years
Median household income: $43,410 (year 2000)
Median house value: $110,800 (year 2000)
New: Cape Coral, FL residents, houses, and apartments details
Races in Cape Coral:
- White Non-Hispanic (87.5%)
- Hispanic (8.3%)
- Other race (2.2%)
- Black (2.0%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (20.9%),
Irish (15.9%),
Italian (13.1%),
English (11.9%),
United States (7.7%),
Polish (4.9%).
For population 25 years and over in Cape Coral
- High school or higher: 85.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Cape Coral city
- Never married: 17.0%
- Now married: 63.2%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 11.3%
8.7% Foreign born (3.6% Latin America, 3.3% Europe, 0.9% Asia).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+:
St. Petersburg, FL (92.0 miles, pop. 248,232).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+:
Houston, TX (945.7 miles, pop. 1,953,631).
Nearest cities:
Lochmoor Waterway Estates, FL (4.8 miles),
Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores, FL (5.5 miles),
Matlacha, FL (6.3 miles),
Palmona Park, FL (6.7 miles),
McGregor, FL (7.3 miles),
Whiskey Creek, FL (7.7 miles),
North Fort Myers, FL (8.0 miles),
Pine Manor, FL (8.6 miles).
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1996: 1041 buildings, average cost: $52,700
- 1997: 1189 buildings, average cost: $53,100
- 1998: 1420 buildings, average cost: $52,400
- 1999: 1719 buildings, average cost: $79,500
- 2000: 1753 buildings, average cost: $97,100
- 2001: 2558 buildings, average cost: $97,400
- 2002: 2985 buildings, average cost: $96,300
- 2003: 4316 buildings, average cost: $94,900
Area code: 239
Industries providing employment:
Educational,health and social services (18.5%),
Retail trade (16.4%),
Construction (12.3%),
Professional,management and waste management services (10.5%).
Crime in Cape Coral (2002):
- 3 murders (2.8 per 100,000)
- 17 rapes (15.9 per 100,000)
- 42 robberies (39.3 per 100,000)
- 327 assaults (305.7 per 100,000)
- 1,081 burglaries (1010.6 per 100,000)
- 2,394 larceny counts (2238.2 per 100,000)
- 222 auto thefts (207.5 per 100,000)
- City-data.com crime index = 270.8
(higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)
Crime in Cape Coral (2001):
- 2 murders (1.9 per 100,000)
- 13 rapes (12.4 per 100,000)
- 34 robberies (32.4 per 100,000)
- 297 assaults (283.0 per 100,000)
- 855 burglaries (814.8 per 100,000)
- 2,293 larceny counts (2185.1 per 100,000)
- 176 auto thefts (167.7 per 100,000)
- City-data.com crime index = 237.0 (higher means more crime)
Hospital/medical center in Cape Coral:
- CAPE CORAL HOSPITAL
(636 DEL PRADO BLVD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Cape Coral:
- LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
(about 7 miles; FORT MYERS, FL)
- SOUTHWEST FLORIDA REG MED CENTER
(about 8 miles; FORT MYERS, FL)
- GULF COAST HOSPITAL
(about 15 miles; FORT MYERS, FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cape Coral:
- SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTL
(about 18 miles; FORT MYERS, FL; ID: RSW)
- CHARLOTTE COUNTY
(about 20 miles; PUNTA GORDA, FL; ID: PGD)
- NAPLES MUNI
(about 37 miles; NAPLES, FL; ID: APF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cape Coral:
- PAGE FIELD
(about 10 miles; FORT MYERS, FL; ID: FMY)
- SHELL CREEK AIRPARK
(about 24 miles; PUNTA GORDA, FL; ID: F13)
- BUCHAN
(about 36 miles; ENGLEWOOD, FL; ID: X36)
Colleges/Universities in Cape Coral:
- LEE COUNTY HIGH TECH CENTER NORTH
(Full-time enrollment: 120; Location: 360 JUANITA BLVD)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cape Coral:
- FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY
(about 7 miles; FT MYERS, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,466)
- EDISON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(about 9 miles; FT MYERS, FL; FT enrollment: 5,032)
- MANATEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(about 69 miles; BRADENTON, FL; FT enrollment: 4,539)
- TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER
(about 95 miles; LAKELAND, FL; FT enrollment: 2,057)
- HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(about 96 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 9,630)
- UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA
(about 96 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 2,963)
- POLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(about 99 miles; WINTER HAVEN, FL; FT enrollment: 3,028)
Public high schools in Cape Coral:
- MARINER HIGH SCHOOL
(Students: 1,969; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CAPE CORAL HIGH SCHOOL
(Students: 1,919; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LEE COUNTY HIGH TECH CENTER NORTH
(Students: 54; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Cape Coral:
- BELZ PRIVATE SCHOOL CAPE CORAL
(Students: 50; Location: 1634 S.E. 47TH ST. #15; grades: 9 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Cape Coral:
- TRAFALGAR MIDDLE SCHOOL
(Students: 1,385; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CALOOSA MIDDLE SCHOOL
(Students: 1,263; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GULF MIDDLE SCHOOL
(Students: 1,225; Grades: 06 - 08)
- DIPLOMAT MIDDLE SCHOOL
(Students: 1,223; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SKYLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Students: 1,046; Grades: PK - 05)
- DIPLOMAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Students: 1,036; Grades: PK - 05)
- PELICAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Students: 1,031; Grades: KG - 05)
- CALOOSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Students: 1,011; Grades: PK - 05)
- GULF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Students: 995; Grades: KG - 05)
- CAPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Students: 915; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Cape Coral:
- ST ANDREW CATHOLIC SCHOOL
(Students: 528; Location: 1509 SE 27TH ST; Grades: KG - 8)
- PROVIDENCE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
(Students: 120; Location: 701 MOHAWK PKWY; Grades: KG - 8)
- BOBBIE NOONANS OF CAPE CORAL
(Students: 103; Location: 1217 CAPE CORAL PARKWAY; Grades: PK-1)
- GRACE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
(Students: 78; Location: 871 MIRAMAR STREET; Grades: PK - 2)
- SONRISE ACADEMY
(Students: 75; Location: 1403 SE 16TH PLACE; Grades: PK - 9)
- CAPE CORAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
(Students: 66; Location: 4117 CORONADO PARKWAY; Grades: PK - 1)
- A YOUNGS CHILDREN MONTESSORI
(Students: 58; Location: 3528 SW 3RD AVENUE; Grades: PK - 2)
- CHRIST LUTHERAN SCHOOL
(Students: 30; Location: 2911 DEL PRADO BLVD; Grades: KG - 1)
Cape Coral compared to Florida state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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