Florida · Census place 24175
Fort Myers Shores CDP, FL
Quick answer
Fort Myers Shores CDP has 5,966 residents, ranking #436 of 955 places in Florida. Median household income is $66,150, the median home is worth $256,600 and median gross rent runs $1,435 a month.
- Population
- 5,966Fort Myers Shores CDP residents
- Median household income
- $66,150Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $256,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,435Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fort Myers Shores CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fort Myers Shores CDP median would spend about 26% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.8% of residents and 58.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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