San Carlos Park is home to 19,159 people in Florida. Density works out to 4,057 people per square mile. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2,842 more people live here than in 2000. That is roughly 15% ahead of the Florida median.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $85,952, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 85%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about San Carlos Park
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share2.9% → 29.2%(+26.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share95.4% → 61.6%(−33.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate4.5% → 9.4%(+4.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
San Carlos Park's population equals 2.3% of Lee County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.6% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 1.3% of the county's.
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)20.1%(150)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)34%(254)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.7%(282)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(34)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 748 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
San Carlos Park, decade by decade
San Carlos Park population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
11,785
$83,870
$175,925
12.2%
11.2
2000
16,317
$83,559
$175,608
13.4%
26.0
2010
16,824
$74,367
$305,409
12.8%
55.8
2020
18,563
$81,547
$267,133
25.4%
67.5
2024
19,159
$85,952
$325,000
28.9%
66.3
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.
