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Statistics · City
estimate
Speak Spanish at home in Cape Coral
2016 – 2024 · 9 data points
113 of 391 · Towns of Florida
Updated Nov 8, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 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
21.0%
+1.3 pp
since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024
113 of 391
Place 1 is the highest value.
vs Lee County
+1.3 pp
Lee County: 19.8% · 2024
Speak Spanish at home, 2016 – 2024 percent · Cape Coral · Lee County · Florida · United States
0%
10%
20%
30%
2016
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2024
Cape Coral
Lee County
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024
Compared with Speak Spanish at home · percent
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Cape Coral · 2016 – 2024
Latest value
21.0% · 2024
First value
15.2% · 2016
Highest
21.0% · 2024
Lowest
15.2% · 2018
Data points
9
By year
All years · 2016 – 2024
| Year | Cape Coral | Change | Lee County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 21.0% | +1.3 pp | 19.8% | 22.6% | 13.6% |
| 2023estimate | 19.7% | +0.8 pp | 18.7% | 22.2% | 13.4% |
| 2022estimate | 18.9% | +0.4 pp | 18.4% | 22.2% | 13.3% |
| 2021estimate | 18.5% | +0.4 pp | 18.2% | 22.1% | 13.3% |
| 2020estimate | 18.1% | +1.7 pp | 17.8% | 21.8% | — |
| 2019estimate | 16.3% | +1.2 pp | 17.6% | 21.8% | — |
| 2018estimate | 15.2% | −0.3 pp | 17.0% | 21.6% | — |
| 2017estimate | 15.4% | +0.2 pp | 16.6% | 21.3% | — |
| 2016estimate | 15.2% | 16.1% | 20.9% | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024
Ranking · Towns of Florida
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Speak Spanish at home | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hialeah Gardens | 94.0% | |
| 2 | Hialeah | 92.5% | |
| 3 | Sweetwater | 89.7% | |
| 4 | Medley | 88.1% | |
| 5 | West Miami | 87.3% | |
| 6 | Westchester | 86.9% | |
| 7 | Miami Lakes | 84.6% | |
| 8 | Kendale Lakes | 82.9% | |
| 9 | Olympia Heights | 82.8% | |
| 10 | Doral | 81.8% | |
| 11 | The Hammocks | 79.9% | |
| 12 | Sunset | 77.8% | |
| 13 | Virginia Gardens | 74.8% | |
| 14 | Key Biscayne | 74.0% | |
| 15 | South Miami Heights | 71.0% | |
| 16 | Miami | 70.1% | |
| 17 | Miami Springs | 69.9% | |
| 18 | Fellsmere | 65.8% | |
| 19 | Princeton | 65.6% | |
| 20 | The Crossings | 64.7% | |
| 21 | Glenvar Heights | 64.2% | |
| 22 | Kendall | 64.0% | |
| 23 | Immokalee | 63.2% | |
| 24 | North Bay Village | 61.5% | |
| 25 | Three Lakes | 60.8% | |
| … | |||
| 114 | Fort Myers | 19.2% | |
| 115 | Seffner | 19.0% | |
| 116 | Lake Magdalene | 18.8% | |
| 117 | Cape Coral | 18.5% | |
| 118 | Riverview | 18.4% | |
| 119 | Bayshore Gardens | 18.2% | |
| 120 | Palmetto | 18.1% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021
What it means
The share of residents who speak Spanish at home.
How it is calculated
Residents aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, from the survey.
People
Cape Coral in numbers
Population
236K
2025
Population of the urban area
308K
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
858
2025
Size of the urban area
270
2025
Density of the urban area
1,142
2025
Median age
48.6
2024
Children under 15
15.7%
2024 · Florida
Children under 18
17.6%
2024
Residents 65 and over
25.0%
2024
Life expectancy
77.9
2022 · Florida
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States