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DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: Fort Myers city, Florida

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.

Subject	Number	Percent

Total population	48,208	100.0

SEX AND AGE
Male	23,806	49.4
Female	24,402	50.6

Under 5 years	3,895	8.1
5 to 9 years	3,529	7.3
10 to 14 years	3,382	7.0
15 to 19 years	3,295	6.8
20 to 24 years	4,080	8.5
25 to 34 years	7,636	15.8
35 to 44 years	6,996	14.5
45 to 54 years	5,193	10.8
55 to 59 years	1,783	3.7
60 to 64 years	1,516	3.1
65 to 74 years	2,991	6.2
75 to 84 years	2,408	5.0
85 years and over	1,504	3.1

Median age (years)	32.4	(X)

18 years and over	35,532	73.7
Male	17,334	36.0
Female	18,198	37.7
21 years and over	33,315	69.1
62 years and over	7,794	16.2
65 years and over	6,903	14.3
Male	2,673	5.5
Female	4,230	8.8

RACE
One race	46,707	96.9
White	27,166	56.4
Black or African American	16,095	33.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	181	0.4
Asian	471	1.0
Asian Indian	197	0.4
Chinese	72	0.1
Filipino	60	0.1
Japanese	11	0.0
Korean	31	0.1
Vietnamese	27	0.1
Other Asian ¹	73	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	49	0.1
Native Hawaiian	3	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	33	0.1
Samoan	3	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	10	0.0
Some other race	2,745	5.7
Two or more races	1,501	3.1

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	27,877	57.8
Black or African American	16,989	35.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	351	0.7
Asian	623	1.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	107	0.2
Some other race	3,826	7.9

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	48,208	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	6,984	14.5
Mexican	2,588	5.4
Puerto Rican	2,258	4.7
Cuban	261	0.5
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,877	3.9
Not Hispanic or Latino	41,224	85.5
White alone	23,700	49.2

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	48,208	100.0
In households	45,901	95.2
Householder	19,107	39.6
Spouse	6,171	12.8
Child	13,118	27.2
Own child under 18 years	10,712	22.2
Other relatives	3,277	6.8
Under 18 years	1,476	3.1
Nonrelatives	4,228	8.8
Unmarried partner	1,567	3.3
In group quarters	2,307	4.8
Institutionalized population	2,205	4.6
Noninstitutionalized population	102	0.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	19,107	100.0
Family households (families)	10,735	56.2
With own children under 18 years	5,515	28.9
Married-couple family	6,171	32.3
With own children under 18 years	2,555	13.4
Female householder, no husband present	3,517	18.4
With own children under 18 years	2,424	12.7
Nonfamily households	8,372	43.8
Householder living alone	6,459	33.8
Householder 65 years and over	2,380	12.5

Households with individuals under 18 years	6,310	33.0
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,785	25.0

Average household size	2.40	(X)
Average family size	3.10	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	21,836	100.0
Occupied housing units	19,107	87.5
Vacant housing units	2,729	12.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	804	3.7

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	3.7	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	10.0	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	19,107	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	7,593	39.7
Renter-occupied housing units	11,514	60.3

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.50	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.34	(X)

Subject	Number	Percent

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.