Fort Myers City, Florida

Fort Myers City is a one of the Lee County, Florida, located in Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. Fort Myers City had an official population of 48208 in 2000. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 65394, It is the 50th most populous in the U.S. state of Florida. The city encompasses an area of 40.42 sq mi (104.69 sq km ), of which, 31.83 square miles (82.44 sq km) of it is land and 8.59 square miles (22.25 sq km) of it is water, giving it the 26th largest by total area among Florida.

As of the census of 2000, there were 48208 people, 19107 households, and 10735 families living in the city. The population density was 1514.6 people per square mile (584.79/kmē), making it the 472nd most densely populated city in Florida. There were 21836 housing units at an average density of 686 per square mile (264.87/kmē). The average household size was 2.4 and the average family size was 3.1. In the city Age distribution was 26.3% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 102.5 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 105 females. The median age of the city's population was 32.4 years, The median age of males was 31 years, for females the median age was 34.2 years. The racial makeup of the city was 56.35% White, 33.39% Black or African American, 0.38% American Indian, 0.98% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian, 3.11% from two or more races and 5.69% Other races.

Fort Myers city Florida Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Fort Myers city Florida School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Fort Myers City Florida GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $28514, it is the 220th poorest city in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $32477, it is the 209th poorest city in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the city was $17312, it is 523rd wealthiest city by per capita income in Florida. The median income is $18483, The median income for males was $21088, compared to $15913 for females.

In 2000, 11782 pupils and students, of which 5890 are male and 5892 are female, 24.44% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 794 nursery or pri school, 642 kindergarten, 5815 elementary school, 2702 high school and 1829 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census48208
April 2000 Estimate52425
July 2000 Estimate52415
July 2001 Estimate52724
July 2002 Estimate53434
July 2003 Estimate54752
July 2004 Estimate56873
July 2005 Estimate58179
July 2006 Estimate60283
July 2007 Estimate63983
July 2008 Estimate65394
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school377417794
Kindergarten337305642
Elementary school305527605815
High school137013322702
College or graduate school75110781829
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Fort Myers city, Florida$28514$32477$17312
Lee County, Florida$40319$46430$24542
Florida, United States$38819$45625$21557
United States$41994$50046$21587