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Population (year 2000): 48,208, Est. population in July 2002: 49,960 (+3.6% change)
Males: 23,806 (49.4%), Females: 24,402 (50.6%)
Elevation: 10 feet
County: Lee
Land area: 31.8 square miles
Zip codes: 33901, 33905, 33907, 33908, 33912, 33913, 33916, 33919.
Median resident age: 32.4 years
Median household income: $28,514 (year 2000)
Median house value: $76,700 (year 2000)
Races in Fort Myers:
- White Non-Hispanic (49.2%)
- Black (33.4%)
- Hispanic (14.5%)
- Other race (5.7%)
- Two or more races (3.1%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (10.7%), English (7.9%), Irish (7.7%), United States (6.4%), West Indian (5.2%), Italian (3.7%).
For population 25 years and over in Fort Myers
- High school or higher: 70.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Fort Myers city
- Never married: 33.6%
- Now married: 39.1%
- Separated: 4.0%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 14.5%
13.3% Foreign born (10.4% Latin America, 1.4% Europe).
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cape Coral, FL (8.6 miles, pop. 102,286).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Petersburg, FL (97.1 miles, pop. 248,232).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (954.2 miles, pop. 1,953,631).
Nearest cities: East Dunbar, FL (1.0 miles), Page Park, FL (3.7 miles), Lochmoor Waterway Estates, FL (4.0 miles), Tice, FL (4.0 miles), Whiskey Creek, FL (4.4 miles), Pine Manor, FL (4.4 miles), Palmona Park, FL (4.6 miles), North Fort Myers, FL (5.3 miles).
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1996: 43 buildings, average cost: $73,800
- 1997: 45 buildings, average cost: $93,500
- 1998: 72 buildings, average cost: $78,500
- 1999: 120 buildings, average cost: $108,100
- 2000: 163 buildings, average cost: $138,900
- 2001: 267 buildings, average cost: $130,900
- 2002: 327 buildings, average cost: $137,500
- 2003: 466 buildings, average cost: $103,800
Area code: 239
Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.9%), Retail trade (15.6%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (13.0%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (12.0%), Construction (11.3%).
Crime in Fort Myers (2002):
- 16 murders (31.7 per 100,000)
- 28 rapes (55.5 per 100,000)
- 369 robberies (732.0 per 100,000)
- 661 assaults (1311.2 per 100,000)
- 742 burglaries (1471.9 per 100,000)
- 2,508 larceny counts (4975.0 per 100,000)
- 794 auto thefts (1575.0 per 100,000)
- City-data.com crime index = 1007.9 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)
Crime in Fort Myers (2001):
- 7 murders (14.2 per 100,000)
- 40 rapes (80.9 per 100,000)
- 419 robberies (847.2 per 100,000)
- 737 assaults (1490.2 per 100,000)
- 959 burglaries (1939.1 per 100,000)
- 2,597 larceny counts (5251.0 per 100,000)
- 844 auto thefts (1706.5 per 100,000)
- City-data.com crime index = 1109.0 (higher means more crime)
Hospitals/medical centers in Fort Myers:
- GULF COAST HOSPITAL (13681 DOCTORS WAY)
- LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (BOX 2218)
- SOUTHWEST FLORIDA REG MED CENTER (2727 WINKLER AVENUE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort Myers:
- SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTL (about 11 miles; FORT MYERS, FL; ID: RSW)
- CHARLOTTE COUNTY (about 22 miles; PUNTA GORDA, FL; ID: PGD)
- NAPLES MUNI (about 34 miles; NAPLES, FL; ID: APF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Myers:
- PAGE FIELD (about 4 miles; FORT MYERS, FL; ID: FMY)
- SHELL CREEK AIRPARK (about 24 miles; PUNTA GORDA, FL; ID: F13)
- LA BELLE MUNI (about 32 miles; LA BELLE, FL; ID: X14)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Myers:
- EDISON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; FT MYERS, FL; Full-time enrollment: 5,032)
- FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; FT MYERS, FL; FT enrollment: 2,466)
- MANATEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; BRADENTON, FL; FT enrollment: 4,539)
- TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER (about 96 miles; LAKELAND, FL; FT enrollment: 2,057)
- POLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 99 miles; WINTER HAVEN, FL; FT enrollment: 3,028)
- HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 9,630)
- UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA (about 100 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 2,963)
Public high school in Fort Myers:
- CYPRESS LAKE CENTER FOR THE ARTS (Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Fort Myers:
- BISHOP VEROT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 713; Location: 5598 SUNRISE DRIVE; Grades: 9 - 12)
- EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN (Students: 708; Location: 8237 BEACON BOULEVARD S.E.; Grades: KG - 12)
- SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CHRISTIAN AC (Students: 367; Location: 3750 COLONIAL BLVD; Grades: KG - 12)
- EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH SCHOOL (Students: 149; Location: 1819 HILL AVENUE; Grades: PK - 12)
- BELZ ACADEMY INC (Students: 93; Location: 1635 COLONIAL BLVD; Grades: 1 - 12)
- DENICOLE PRIVATE SCHOOL (Students: 22; Location: 7050 WINKLER ROAD UNIT 119; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fort Myers:
- PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,116; Grades: 06 - 08)
- THREE OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,098; Grades: 06 - 08)
- EDGEWOOD RENAISSANCE ACADEMY (FORMERLY EDGEWOOD (Students: 874; Grades: PK - 05)
- DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 613; Grades: 09 - 10)
- NEW DIRECTIONS CENTER (Students: 418; Grades: 06 - 12)
- COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE (Grades: PK - 12)
Private primary/middle schools in Fort Myers:
- ST FRANCIS XAVIER SCHOOL (Students: 653; Location: 2055 HEITMAN STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST MICHAEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 512; Location: 3595 BROADWAY; Grades: PK - 8)
- FORT MYERS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 460; Location: 1552 MANCHESTER BLVD; Grades: PK - 8)
- CRESTWELL SCHOOL (Students: 136; Location: 8140 COLLEGE PARKWAY 104; Grades: PK - 8)
- LEARNING CTR OF FORT MYERS (Students: 98; Location: 13610 LEARNING COURT SW; Grades: PK - KG)
- SUMMIT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 88; Location: 16531 BASS ROAD; Grades: PK - 4)
- MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF FT MYERS (Students: 50; Location: 2151 CRYSTAL DRIVE; Grades: PK - KG; Boys only)
- MONTESSORI COMM SCH OF LEE CTY (Students: 41; Location: 11120 RANCHETTE ROAD; Grades: 1 - 6)
- BOBBIE NOONAN CHILDCARE (Students: 23; Location: 8560 CRYSTAL CT; Grades: KG - 1)
- EDEN FLORIDA (Students: 6; Location: 13631 LEARNING COURT; Grades: UG - UG)
Library in Fort Myers:
- LEE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $17,273,649; Location: 2050 CENTRAL AVENUE; 970,200 books; 51,508 audio materials; 22,425 video materials; 1,759 serial subscriptions)
Fort Myers compared to Florida state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
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