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Southwest Florida Demographics

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Bonita Springs
Cape Coral
Fort Myers
Lehigh Acres
Naples
Port Charlotte
Punta Gorda
Sanibel

Cape Coral, Florida Demographics - 2000 Census

General Characteristics

Number

Percent

U.S.

Total population

102,286

 

 

Male

49,584

48.5

49.1%

Female

52,702

51.5

50.9%

Median age (years)

41.6

(X)

35.3

Under 5 years

5,623

5.5

6.8%

18 years and over

79,196

77.4

74.3%

65 years and over

20,020

19.6

12.4%


One race

100,686

98.4

97.6%

White

95,133

93.0

75.1%

Black or African American

2,046

2.0

12.3%

American Indian and Alaska Native

260

0.3

0.9%

Asian

938

0.9

3.6%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

56

0.1

0.1%

Some other race

2,253

2.2

5.5%

Two or more races

1,600

1.6

2.4%


Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

8,521

8.3

12.5%


Household population

101,695

99.4

97.2%

Group quarters population

591

0.6

2.8%


Average household size

2.49

(X)

2.59

Average family size

2.85

(X)

3.14


Total housing units

45,653

 

 

Occupied housing units

40,768

89.3

91.0%

Owner-occupied housing units

32,603

80.0

66.2%

Renter-occupied housing units

8,165

20.0

33.8%

Vacant housing units

4,885

10.7

9.0%


Social Characteristics

Number

Percent

U.S.

Population 25 years and over

73,451

 

 

High school graduate or higher

62,780

85.5

80.4%

Bachelor's degree or higher

12,871

17.5

24.4%

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

14,193

17.9

12.7%

Disability status (population 5 years and over)

19,431

20.3

19.3%

Foreign born

8,920

8.7

11.1%

Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over)

26,211

65.4

56.7%

Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over)

26,337

61.2

52.1%

Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years and over)

12,975

13.4

17.9%


Economic Characteristics

Number

Percent

U.S.

In labor force (population 16 years and over)

49,506

60.6

63.9%

Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over)

25.2

(X)

25.5

Median household income in 1999 (dollars)

43,410

(X)

41,994

Median family income in 1999 (dollars)

47,503

(X)

50,046

Per capita income in 1999 (dollars)

21,021

(X)

21,587

Families below poverty level

1,623

5.3

9.2%

Individuals below poverty level

7,097

7.0

12.4%


Housing Characteristics

Number

Percent

U.S.

Single-family owner-occupied homes

28,334

 

 

Median value (dollars)

110,800

(X)

119,600

Median of selected monthly owner costs

(X)

(X)

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

966

(X)

1,088

Not mortgaged (dollars)

338

(X)

295


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