What is the population of Fort Myers Shores CDP?

Fort Myers Shores CDP has 5,966 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #436 of 955 in Florida.

What is the median household income in Fort Myers Shores CDP?

Median household income in Fort Myers Shores CDP is $66,150 a year, 15.8% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Fort Myers Shores CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,435 a month and the median home value is $256,600, so rent absorbs about 26% of median household income.

Is Fort Myers Shores CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Fort Myers Shores CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 26% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Fort Myers Shores, FL population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Fort Myers Shores, Florida (Fort Myers Shores, FL — Census place “Fort Myers Shores CDP”) is 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. Looking for the Fort Myers Shores Florida ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Fort Myers Shores, FL: 33905.

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

Fort Myers Shores ZIP codes (Florida)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Fort Myers Shores.

The Fort Myers Shores FL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

33905

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

Fort Myers Shores CDP, FL in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Fort Myers Shores CDP is a mid-size town in Florida, with 5,966 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #436 of 955 ranked by population — larger than 54% of them. The median age here is 39.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Fort Myers Shores CDP earn a median of $66,150 a year, 15.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 4% below the $68,617 median for the 775 Florida cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 13.8% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Fort Myers Shores CDP is valued at $256,600, 15.4% below the national figure and 16% below the $305,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,435 a month, 2.1% above the national figure, or roughly $17,220 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 26% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 58.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Fort Myers Shores CDP?: Fort Myers Shores CDP has 5,966 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #436 of 955 in Florida.
What is the median household income in Fort Myers Shores CDP?: Median household income in Fort Myers Shores CDP is $66,150 a year, 15.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Fort Myers Shores CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,435 a month and the median home value is $256,600, so rent absorbs about 26% of median household income.
Is Fort Myers Shores CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Fort Myers Shores CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 26% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Fort Myers Shores CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.