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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Bachelor's degree or higher in Fort Myers Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 114 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 8, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Bachelor's degree or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Fort Myers Beach · Lee County · Florida · United States
+6.6 pp since 2014
Fort Myers Beach Lee County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Bachelor's degree or higher · percent
Fort Myers Beach
44.7%
Lee County
31.2%
Florida
34.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

The series at a glance Fort Myers Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 44.7% · 2024
First value 37.4% · 2013
Highest 45.0% · 2023
Lowest 36.6% · 2017
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort Myers BeachChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 44.7% −0.4 pp 31.2% 34.1% 35.7%
2023estimate 45.0% +0.4 pp 30.8% 33.2% 35.0%
2022estimate 44.6% +2.8 pp 30.1% 32.3% 34.3%
2021estimate 41.8% −1.1 pp 29.0% 31.5% 33.7%
2020estimate 42.9% +1.2 pp 28.5% 30.5% —
2019estimate 41.7% +3.0 pp 28.2% 29.9% —
2018estimate 38.7% +2.2 pp 27.8% 29.2% —
2017estimate 36.6% −1.8 pp 27.2% 28.5% —
2016estimate 38.3% +0.0 pp 26.7% 27.9% —
2015estimate 38.3% +0.2 pp 26.0% 27.3% —
2014estimate 38.1% +0.7 pp 25.3% 26.8% —
2013estimate 37.4% 24.7% 26.4% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBachelor's degree or higher
1 Golden Beach 76.2%
2 Sea Ranch Lakes 75.3%
3 South Beach 74.0%
4 Key Biscayne 73.5%
5 Palm Beach 66.0%
6 Wabasso Beach 65.6%
7 Coral Gables 65.5%
8 Longboat Key 65.2%
9 Indian River Shores 65.1%
10 Pinecrest 64.4%
11 Ocean Ridge 64.4%
12 Highland Beach 64.3%
13 Navarre Beach 64.2%
14 Weston 61.7%
15 Tierra Verde 61.1%
16 Parkland 61.1%
17 Sanibel 60.7%
18 Belleair 59.7%
19 Gulf Breeze 59.5%
20 Juno Beach 59.5%
21 Surfside 59.3%
22 Nocatee 59.3%
23 Sawgrass 58.9%
24 South Palm Beach 58.9%
25 Siesta Key 58.7%
…
111 Greater Northdale 39.1%
112 Punta Gorda 38.9%
113 Odessa 38.8%
114 Fort Myers Beach 38.7%
115 Madeira Beach 38.7%
116 Lake Magdalene 38.6%
117 Coral Springs 38.6%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2018

What it means

The share of adults with at least a bachelor's degree.

How it is calculated

Adults 25 and over with a bachelor's, master's, professional or doctoral degree, from the survey.