Cape Coral is a relatively large coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 224,455 people and 43 associated neighborhoods, Cape Coral is the ninth largest community in Florida. Cape Coral has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Cape Coral, where the median household income is $76,062.00.

Also of interest is that Cape Coral has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.13% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Cape Coral is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

In terms of college education, Cape Coral is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.70% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Cape Coral in 2022 was $39,603, which is middle income relative to Florida, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $158,412 for a family of four. However, Cape Coral contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Cape Coral is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cape Coral home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cape Coral residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Cape Coral also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.05% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cape Coral include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Cape Coral's cultural character, accounting for 17.90% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Cape Coral is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.