North Fort Myers is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 42,719 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, North Fort Myers is the 82nd largest community in Florida.
A relatively large number of people in North Fort Myers telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.64% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) North Fort Myers has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. North Fort Myers has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in North Fort Myers than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, North Fort Myers may be for you.
One of the nice things about North Fort Myers is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
The percentage of adults in North Fort Myers who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.74% of the adults in North Fort Myers have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in North Fort Myers in 2022 was $36,868, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $147,472 for a family of four. However, North Fort Myers contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
North Fort Myers is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call North Fort Myers home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Fort Myers residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. North Fort Myers also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.99% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in North Fort Myers include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in North Fort Myers is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.