Cities / Florida / Fort Myers

Fort Myers, FL

95,051 people

Right Now

Weather

89.6°F

Partly Cloudy

Today: Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms, high 94°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Fort Myers)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 7.5 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

RSW

8 mi — Southwest Florida International Airport

Population & People

Population

95,051

Median age

41.3

Median household income

$63,732

Poverty rate

16.3%

Unemployment rate

4.2%

Bachelor's degree+

32.0%

Avg. commute

22 min

Hispanic or Latino

24.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$384,500

Median gross rent

$1,580/mo

Homeownership rate

49.07%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,961

HUD Fair Market Rent (Lee County, 1 mi from Fort Myers), 2026. Efficiency $1629, 1BR $1638, 2BR $1961, 3BR $2560, 4BR $2836. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Florida gasoline midgrade

$4.25

Florida commercial electricity

11.47¢/kWh

Florida industrial electricity

8.84¢/kWh

Florida residential electricity

15.24¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1834641.4

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1393837.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Florida

827.88

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Source: FRED, Florida-specific series.

Nearby Airports

RSW

Southwest Florida International Airport

8 mi away

SRQ

Sarasota Bradenton International Airport

69 mi away

TPA

Tampa International Airport

103 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Florida energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Florida economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).