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Fort Myers Population and Demographics

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Fort Myers Population: 48208 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 23806 49.38%
Female 24402 50.62%

Under 5 years 3895 8.08%
5 to 9 years 3529 7.32%
10 to 14 years 3382 7.02%
15 to 19 years 3295 6.83%
20 to 24 years 4080 8.46%
25 to 34 years 7636 15.84%
35 to 44 years 6996 14.51%
45 to 54 years 5193 10.77%
55 to 59 years 1783 3.7%
60 to 64 years 1516 3.14%
65 to 74 years 2991 6.2%
75 to 84 years 2408 5%
85 years and over 1504 3.12%

Median age (years) 32.4

18 years and over 35532 73.71%
Male 17334 35.96%
Female 18198 37.75%
21 years and over 33315 69.11%
62 years and over 7794 16.17%
65 years and over 6903 14.32%
Male 2673 5.54%
Female 4230 8.77%

Race
One race 46707 96.89%
White 27166 56.35%
Black or African American 16095 33.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native 181 0.38%
Asian 471 0.98%
Asian indian 197 0.41%
Chinese 72 0.15%
Filipino 60 0.12%
Japanese 11 0.02%
Korean 31 0.06%
Vietnamese 27 0.06%
Other Asian 73 0.15%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 49 0.1%
Native Hawaiian 3 0.01%
Guamanian or Chamorro 33 0.07%
Samoan 3 0.01%
Other Pacific Islander 10 0.02%
Some other race 2745 5.69%
Two or more races 1501 3.11%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 48208 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 6984 14.49%
Mexican 2588 5.37%
Puerto Rican 2258 4.68%
Cuban 261 0.54%
Other Hispanic or Latino 1877 3.89%
Not Hispanic or Latino 41224 85.51%
White alone 23700 49.16%

Relationship
Total Population 48208 100.00%
In households 45901 95.21%
Householder 19107 39.63%
Spouse 6171 12.8%
Child 13118 27.21%
Own child under 18 years 10712 22.22%
Other relatives 3277 6.8%
Under 18 years 1476 3.06%
Nonrelatives 4228 8.77%
Unmarried partner 1567 3.25%
In group quarters 2307 4.79%
Institutionalized population 2205 4.57%
Non-Institutionalized population 102 0.21%

Households by Type
Total Households 19107 100.0 %
Family households (families) 10735 56.18%
With own children under 18 years 5515 28.86%
Married-couple family 6171 32.3%
With own children under 18 years 2555 13.37%
Female householder, no husband present 3517 18.41%
With own children under 18 years 2424 12.69%
Non Family households 8372 43.82%
Householder living alone 6459 33.8%
Householder 65 years and over 2380 12.46%

Households with individuals under 18 years 6310 33.02%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 4785 25.04%

Average Household size 2.4
Average family size 3.1

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 21836 100.00%
Occupied housing units 19107 87.5%
Vacant housing units 2729 12.5%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 804 3.68%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 19107 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 7593 39.74%
Renter-occupied housing units. 11514 60.26%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.5
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.34

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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