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Statistics · City
estimate
Below the poverty line in Cape Coral
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
188 of 391 · Towns of Florida
Updated Oct 23, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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Overview
8 figures
People
24 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
8 figures
Latest value · 2024
10.7%
+0.9 pp
since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024
188 of 391
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−3.0 pp
vs Lee County
−1.3 pp
Lee County: 12.0% · 2024
Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Cape Coral · Lee County · Florida · United States
−3.0 pp since 2014
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
Cape Coral
Lee County
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Cape Coral · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
10.7% · 2024
First value
14.1% · 2013
Highest
14.2% · 2015
Lowest
9.7% · 2020
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Cape Coral | Change | Lee County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 10.7% | +0.9 pp | 12.0% | 12.6% | 12.5% |
| 2023estimate | 9.8% | −0.0 pp | 11.7% | 12.6% | 12.4% |
| 2022estimate | 9.8% | −0.0 pp | 11.7% | 12.9% | 12.5% |
| 2021estimate | 9.9% | +0.2 pp | 12.0% | 13.1% | 12.6% |
| 2020estimate | 9.7% | −0.7 pp | 11.8% | 13.3% | — |
| 2019estimate | 10.4% | −1.2 pp | 13.1% | 14.0% | — |
| 2018estimate | 11.6% | −1.1 pp | 14.0% | 14.8% | — |
| 2017estimate | 12.7% | −0.4 pp | 14.9% | 15.5% | — |
| 2016estimate | 13.1% | −1.2 pp | 15.5% | 16.1% | — |
| 2015estimate | 14.2% | +0.5 pp | 16.1% | 16.5% | — |
| 2014estimate | 13.7% | −0.3 pp | 16.0% | 16.7% | — |
| 2013estimate | 14.1% | 15.4% | 16.3% | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Towns of Florida
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Below the poverty line | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 391 | Chokoloskee | 0.0% | |
| 390 | Goodland | 0.0% | |
| 389 | Hurlburt Field | 1.3% | |
| 388 | Tierra Verde | 2.2% | |
| 387 | Highland Beach | 2.3% | |
| 386 | Manasota Key | 2.4% | |
| 385 | Sewall's Point | 2.5% | |
| 384 | Eglin AFB | 2.7% | |
| 383 | Fruit Cove | 2.7% | |
| 382 | Jupiter Farms | 2.8% | |
| 381 | Malabar | 3.0% | |
| 380 | Neptune Beach | 3.1% | |
| 379 | Sea Ranch Lakes | 3.2% | |
| 378 | Westlake | 3.2% | |
| 377 | Valparaiso | 3.4% | |
| 376 | Pineland | 3.5% | |
| 375 | Navarre Beach | 3.5% | |
| 374 | Atlantis | 3.6% | |
| 373 | Southwest Ranches | 3.8% | |
| 372 | Odessa | 3.9% | |
| 371 | Satellite Beach | 4.1% | |
| 370 | Parkland | 4.3% | |
| 369 | Pinecrest | 4.3% | |
| 368 | Redington Shores | 4.4% | |
| 367 | Bagdad | 4.4% | |
| … | |||
| 191 | Palm Coast | 10.6% | |
| 190 | Sunrise | 10.7% | |
| 189 | Big Pine Key | 10.7% | |
| 188 | Cape Coral | 10.7% | |
| 187 | Ruskin | 10.8% | |
| 186 | Lake Park | 10.8% | |
| 185 | Key West | 10.9% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024
What it means
The share of residents living in households below the official poverty threshold.
How it is calculated
Residents in households whose income is below the federal poverty threshold for their size, from the survey.
Economy & jobs
Cape Coral in numbers
GDP per person
$73,879
2024 · Florida
GDP per person (PPP)
$73,879
2024 · Florida
Gross domestic product
$54B
2024 · Lee County
Economic growth
3.4%
2024 · Lee County
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
4.1%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.9%
Aug 2026
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Employment rate
68.2%
2024 · Florida
Labour force participation
57.9%
2024
Labour force
110K
2025
Household income per person
$64,167
2024 · Florida