Fort Myers City, Florida Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Fort Myers Population: 48208 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 23806 49.38% Female 24402 50.62%       Under 5 years 3895 8.08% 5 to 9 years 3529 7.32% 10 to 14 years 3382 7.02% 15 to 19 years 3295 6.83% 20 to 24 years 4080 8.46% 25 to 34 years 7636 15.84% 35 to 44 years 6996 14.51% 45 to 54 years 5193 10.77% 55 to 59 years 1783 3.7% 60 to 64 years 1516 3.14% 65 to 74 years 2991 6.2% 75 to 84 years 2408 5% 85 years and over 1504 3.12%       Median age (years) 32.4       18 years and over 35532 73.71% Male 17334 35.96% Female 18198 37.75% 21 years and over 33315 69.11% 62 years and over 7794 16.17% 65 years and over 6903 14.32% Male 2673 5.54% Female 4230 8.77%       Race     One race % White 27166 56.35% Black or African American 16095 33.39% American Indian and Alaska Native 181 0.38% Asian 471 0.98% Asian indian 197 0.41% Chinese 72 0.15% Filipino 60 0.12% Japanese 11 0.02% Korean 31 0.06% Vietnamese 27 0.06% Other Asian 73 0.15% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 49 0.1% Native Hawaiian 3 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 33 0.07% Samoan 3 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 10 0.02% Some other race 2745 5.69% Two or more races 1501 3.11%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 48208 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 6984 14.49% Mexican 2588 5.37% Puerto Rican 2258 4.68% Cuban 261 0.54% Other Hispanic or Latino 1877 3.89% Not Hispanic or Latino 41224 85.51% White alone 23700 49.16%       Relationship     Total Population 48208 100.00% In households 45901 95.21% Householder 19107 39.63% Spouse 6171 12.8% Child 13118 27.21% Own child under 18 years 10712 22.22% Other relatives 3277 6.8% Under 18 years 1476 3.06% Nonrelatives 4228 8.77% Unmarried partner 1567 3.25% In group quarters 2307 4.79% Institutionalized population 2205 4.57% Non-Institutionalized population 102 0.21%       Households by Type     Total Households 19107 100.0 % Family households (families) 10735 56.18% With own children under 18 years 5515 28.86% Married-couple family 6171 32.3% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 3517 18.41% With own children under 18 years 2424 12.69% Non Family households 8372 43.82% Householder living alone 6459 33.8% Householder 65 years and over 2380 12.46%       Households with individuals under 18 years 6310 33.02% Households with individuals 65 years and over 4785 25.04%       Average Household size 2.4 Average family size 3.1       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 21836 100.00% Occupied housing units 19107 87.5% Vacant housing units 2729 12.5% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 804 3.68% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 19107 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 7593 39.74% Renter-occupied housing units. 11514 60.26%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.5 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.34

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