Language Spoken At Home in Fort Myers City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 59,254 | 100% |
English only | 44,821 | 75.6% |
Language other than English | 14,433 | 24.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,704 | 13.0% |
Spanish | 9,176 | 15.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,850 | 8.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 4,399 | 7.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,568 | 4.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 550 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 201 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 308 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 85 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Fort Myers City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 63,427 | 100% |
American | 8,941 | 14.1% |
Arab | 215 | 0.3% |
Czech | 120 | 0.2% |
Danish | 81 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 611 | 1.0% |
English | 3,983 | 6.3% |
French (except Basque) | 1,334 | 2.1% |
French Canadian | 320 | 0.5% |
German | 5,598 | 8.8% |
Greek | 222 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 254 | 0.4% |
Irish | 4,678 | 7.4% |
Italian | 3,003 | 4.7% |
Lithuanian | 241 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 306 | 0.5% |
Polish | 1,837 | 2.9% |
Portuguese | 225 | 0.4% |
Russian | 190 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 523 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 711 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 75 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 571 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 332 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 31 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 63 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 155 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 4,007 | 6.3% |
Households By Type in Fort Myers City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 23,320 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 13,753 | 59.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,804 | 24.9% |
Married-couple family | 8,861 | 38.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,806 | 12.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 931 | 4.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 476 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,961 | 17.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,522 | 10.8% |
Nonfamily households | 9,567 | 41.0% |
Householder living alone | 7,988 | 34.3% |
65 years and over | 2,599 | 11.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,620 | 28.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,534 | 28.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Fort Myers City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 59,959 | 100% |
Householder | 23,320 | 38.9% |
Spouse | 8,819 | 14.7% |
Child | 17,290 | 28.8% |
Other relatives | 5,928 | 9.9% |
Nonrelatives | 4,602 | 7.7% |
Unmarried partner | 1,539 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in Fort Myers City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 26,004 | 100% |
Never married | 10,461 | 40.2% |
Now married, except separated | 10,694 | 41.1% |
Separated | 750 | 2.9% |
Widowed | 821 | 3.2% |
Divorced | 3,278 | 12.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 26,156 | 100% |
Never married | 8,376 | 32.0% |
Now married, except separated | 10,082 | 38.5% |
Separated | 882 | 3.4% |
Widowed | 2,992 | 11.4% |
Divorced | 3,824 | 14.6% |
Fertility in Fort Myers City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 871 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 487 | 55.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 17 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 96 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 29 | 0% |
Grandparents in Fort Myers City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,333 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 683 | 51.2% |
Less than 1 year | 20 | 1.5% |
1 or 2 years | 267 | 20.0% |
3 or 4 years | 160 | 12.0% |
5 or more years | 236 | 17.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 683 | 100% |
Who are female | 455 | 66.6% |
Who are married | 366 | 53.6% |
School Enrollment in Fort Myers City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 14,118 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 762 | 5.4% |
Kindergarten | 664 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,085 | 43.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,475 | 24.6% |
College or graduate school | 3,132 | 22.2% |
Educational Attainment in Fort Myers City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 43,336 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,959 | 9.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,771 | 11.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 13,210 | 30.5% |
Some college, no degree | 8,653 | 20.0% |
Associate's degree | 3,290 | 7.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 6,074 | 14.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,379 | 7.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 79.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 21.8% |
Veteran Status in Fort Myers City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 49,589 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,669 | 9.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Fort Myers City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 60,608 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,083 | 15.0% |
Under 18 years | 13,672 | 100% |
With a disability | 582 | 4.3% |
18 to 64 years | 37,159 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,649 | 12.5% |
65 years and over | 9,777 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,852 | 39.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Fort Myers City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 62,474 | 100% |
Same house | 45,593 | 73.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 16,648 | 26.6% |
Same county | 11,597 | 18.6% |
Different county | 5,051 | 8.1% |
Same state | 2,654 | 4.2% |
Different state | 2,397 | 3.8% |
Abroad | 233 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Fort Myers City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 63,427 | 100% |
Native | 53,425 | 84.2% |
Born in United States | 51,049 | 80.5% |
State of residence | 24,388 | 38.5% |
Different state | 26,661 | 42.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,376 | 3.7% |
Foreign born | 10,002 | 15.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Fort Myers City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 10,002 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,386 | 23.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 7,616 | 76.1% |
Year of Entry in Fort Myers City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 12,378 | 100% |
Native | 2,376 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 192 | 8.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,184 | 91.9% |
Foreign born | 10,002 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 200 | 2.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 9,802 | 98.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Fort Myers City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 10,002 | 100% |
Europe | 573 | 5.7% |
Asia | 1,014 | 10.1% |
Africa | 105 | 1.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 8,004 | 80.0% |
Northern America | 306 | 3.1% |