Fort Myers Beach, FL Population

Overview

5,687

Total Population

65.4

Median age

52.59%

Female population %

90.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

119.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

265

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Fort Myers Beach's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Fort Myers Beach is 65.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fort Myers Beach's population under 18 was 4.20%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fort Myers Beach's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 51.36% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fort Myers Beach, 3.09% were under the age of 15, 7.84% aged 15 to 29, 37.70% aged 30 to 64, 46.72% aged 65 to 84, and 4.64% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 295 more females than males in Fort Myers Beach:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.59% females and 47.41% males in Fort Myers Beach, FL.
The Fort Myers Beach, FL gender ratio is 90.1:100 i.e. 90.1 men to 100 women (0.901).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 435.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 488.

Fort Myers Beach's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Fort Myers Beach population: 94.50% are White, 0.19% are Black or African American, 1.27% are Asian, 0.35% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.21% are some other race and 3.48% are multiracial.
Fort Myers Beach's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 265 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,422 (95.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fort Myers Beach is White with a population of 5,374 (94.50% of the total population).

Fort Myers Beach's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 7,111 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Fort Myers Beach's population decreased by 268 (4.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fort Myers Beach's population decreased by 705 (11.21%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Fort Myers Beach's population was lowest in year 2020 at 5,583.