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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 7, 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

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBachelor's degree or higher
391 Panacea 4.2%
390 Century 4.4%
389 Dover 4.4%
388 Ebro 5.1%
387 Indiantown 5.4%
386 Mangonia Park 6.1%
385 South Bay 6.7%
384 Carrabelle 6.8%
383 Florida City 7.0%
382 Goulding 7.3%
381 Opa-locka 7.4%
380 Homosassa Springs 7.6%
379 Immokalee 7.7%
378 Crystal Springs 7.9%
377 Laurel Hill 8.2%
376 Chokoloskee 8.5%
375 Beverly Hills 8.9%
374 Chiefland 9.2%
373 Cross City 9.2%
372 Medley 9.4%
371 Jay 9.5%
370 Baldwin 9.8%
369 Wimauma 10.0%
368 Pierson 10.0%
367 Ellenton 10.5%
…
118 St Leo 41.1%
117 St. Augustine 41.6%
116 Tampa 41.8%
115 Fort Myers Beach 41.8%
114 Gulfport 42.5%
113 Hypoluxo 42.6%
112 Cortez 42.9%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021

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.