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Cape Coral

Florida · 236,264 residents (2025 est.) · 106 sq mi
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The short version

Cape Coral is a city of 215,536 people in Florida. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 113,250 people. At a median age of 48.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 2,031 people per square mile.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $78,104, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 93%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Cape Coral

What changed most since 1990

  • Population74,991 → 215,536 (+187%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Hispanic share3.9% → 26.4% (+22.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
  • White share94.7% → 64.6% (−30.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts

Among the 39 cities and towns in the Cape Coral metro

  • 18th in household income$78,104
  • 24th in share with a bachelor's degree26.9%
  • 19th in home value$373,500
  • 12th in diversity score63.7

Its weight in Lee County

Cape Coral's population equals 26% of Lee County's. Its number of households without a car equals 18% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
215,536
+111%since 2000
from 102,286 in 2000
236,264 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,031 / sq mi
+111%since 2000
from 964 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
48.6
+17%since 2000
from 41.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
106 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
61K103K145K187K230K19902000201020202024Cape Coral
2024216K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.7%(10,176)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.1%(11,060)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145%(10,866)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.5%(9,632)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.2%(9,056)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.1%(23,920)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411%(23,697)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.4%(28,952)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415.9%(34,338)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7414.4%(31,101)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 848%(17,328)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.5%(5,410)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$78,104
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $43,410 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$40,880
+94%since 2000
from $21,021 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
51.9%
+21.6 ptssince 2009
from 30.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.7%
+3.7 ptssince 2000
from 7.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.429
+8%since 2010
from 0.396 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information14.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade11.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services7.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade3.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$373,500
+93%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $106,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,858
+47%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $696 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
77.2%
−2.7 ptssince 2000
from 80.0% in 2000
22.8% rent
Vacancy rate
17.6%
−4.8 ptssince 2009
from 22.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.59 people
+2%since 2009
from 2.53 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
32.3%
−12.0 ptssince 2009
from 44.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
61.9%
+8.1 ptssince 2009
from 53.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.8
+6%since 2009
from 4.5 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
54
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic87.5%(89,535)
Black1.8%(1,831)
Hispanic / Latino8.3%(8,521)
Asian0.9%(927)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic64.6%(139,249)
Black4%(8,619)
Hispanic / Latino26.4%(56,967)
Asian1.4%(3,058)
Other3.5%(7,643)
Diversity Score
64
+30%since 2009
from 49 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Cuban11.2%(24,207)
Puerto Rican4.4%(9,546)
South American4.2%(9,155)
Mexican1.9%(4,142)
Colombian1.9%(4,102)
Central American1.9%(4,101)
Dominican1.8%(3,805)
Peruvian0.8%(1,660)
Honduran0.8%(1,659)
Venezuelan0.7%(1,616)
Nicaraguan0.7%(1,569)
Ecuadorian0.5%(1,075)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Costa Rican0.2%(463)
Spaniard0.2%(451)
Argentine0.2%(424)
Chilean0.1%(268)
Guatemalan0.1%(196)
Salvadoran0.1%(163)
Uruguayan0%(10)
Asian origin
Chinese0.5%(980)
Filipino0.4%(825)
Asian Indian0.2%(517)
Vietnamese0.2%(391)
Korean0%(91)
Thai0%(59)
Japanese0%(47)
Burmese0%(31)
Uzbek0%(22)
Pakistani0%(16)
Laotian0%(9)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(5)
Ancestry
German13.5%(29,107)
Irish11.3%(24,305)
American10%(21,571)
English9.1%(19,687)
Italian8.4%(18,107)
Polish3.4%(7,230)
French1.9%(4,114)
Scottish1.5%(3,207)
West Indian1.2%(2,486)
Norwegian1%(2,177)
Swedish0.9%(2,014)
Dutch0.8%(1,739)
+ 45 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.8%(1,657)
Haitian0.7%(1,595)
Hungarian0.6%(1,337)
Russian0.6%(1,203)
French Canadian0.5%(1,184)
Portuguese0.5%(1,120)
Czech0.5%(980)
Welsh0.4%(957)
Canadian0.4%(902)
Swiss0.4%(784)
Slovak0.4%(771)
British0.4%(762)
Ukrainian0.4%(758)
Greek0.3%(648)
Arab0.3%(635)
Brazilian0.3%(626)
Jamaican0.2%(499)
Lebanese0.2%(468)
Belgian0.2%(447)
Austrian0.2%(413)
Finnish0.2%(401)
Lithuanian0.2%(396)
Danish0.2%(382)
Nigerian0.2%(369)
Romanian0.2%(359)
Israeli0.1%(186)
Slovene0.1%(157)
Croatian0.1%(141)
Turkish0.1%(138)
Serbian0.1%(125)
Armenian0%(91)
Bulgarian0%(76)
Latvian0%(69)
Guyanese0%(57)
Syrian0%(49)
Iranian0%(41)
Egyptian0%(35)
Moroccan0%(30)
Iraqi0%(16)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
26.9%
+9.4 ptssince 2000
from 17.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.8%
+7.3 ptssince 2000
from 85.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.4%
+3.7 ptssince 2000
from 5.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
29.9 min
+82%since 2000
from 16.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
73.6%
−8.3 ptssince 2009
from 82.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.6%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 10.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
15.0%
+9.7 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.8%
−8.8 ptssince 2011
from 12.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
57.9%
−5.2 ptssince 2011
from 63.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.6%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 72.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.3%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
35.4%
+7.3 ptssince 2009
from 28.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.6% in 2009
Female
50.0%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.4% in 2009
Foreign born
19.1%
+4.5 ptssince 2009
from 14.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.1%
−4.8 ptssince 2009
from 12.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.4%
+3.0 ptssince 2012
from 11.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
11.6%
−8.4 ptssince 2013
from 20.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.9%
+9.4 ptssince 2017
from 83.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.0%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 94.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.2%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 87.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
74.6%
−5.7 ptssince 2016
from 80.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
21.0%
+5.9 ptssince 2016
from 15.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married28.5%(25,962)
Married55.5%(50,453)
Widowed4.1%(3,756)
Divorced11.9%(10,779)
Women 15+
Never married21.2%(19,628)
Married52.3%(48,329)
Widowed10.8%(9,969)
Divorced15.7%(14,558)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
11.6%
−8.4 ptssince 2013
from 20.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
47.4%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 48.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
18.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 19.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
26.3%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 25.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
15.5%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 14.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 3.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
64.0%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 64.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
39.1%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 37.8% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18%(2,591)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.1%(2,890)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.9%(5,303)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.8%(833)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.6%(375)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 14,390 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Cape Coral, decade by decade

Cape Coral population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199074,991$74,827$215,52615.2%12.7
2000102,286$79,078$194,00617.5%28.3
2010154,305$75,900$320,37020.4%52.4
2020194,016$74,880$287,73823.1%62.4
2024215,536$78,104$373,50026.9%63.7

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Cape Coral, Florida?

Cape Coral, Florida has about 215,536 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Cape Coral, Florida?

The typical household in Cape Coral, Florida earns about $78,104 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Cape Coral, Florida expensive?

In Cape Coral, Florida, the median home is worth about $373,500, and the typical rent is about $1,858 a month.

How educated are people in Cape Coral, Florida?

About 26.9% of adults age 25 and over in Cape Coral, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Cape Coral, Florida?

About 10.7% of people in Cape Coral, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Cape Coral, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Cape Coral, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 140,545 residents, a change of about 187 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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