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People Statistics · City estimate

Residents 65 and over in Fort Myers Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 31 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 8, 2026

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

Residents 65 and over, 2013 – 2024 percent · Fort Myers Beach · Lee County · Florida · United States · World
+4.8 pp since 2014
Fort Myers Beach Lee County Florida United States World

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Residents 65 and over · percent
Fort Myers Beach
53.5%
Lee County
28.9%
Florida
21.3%
World
10.4% · 2025

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Fort Myers Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 53.5% · 2024
First value 44.6% · 2013
Highest 57.6% · 2019
Lowest 44.6% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort Myers BeachChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 53.5% −1.6 pp 28.9% 21.3% 17.2% 10.2%
2023estimate 55.1% −1.3 pp 28.9% 21.1% 16.8% 10.0%
2022estimate 56.3% +5.0 pp 28.9% 20.9% 16.5% 9.7%
2021estimate 51.4% −1.8 pp 28.4% 20.4% 16.0% 9.5%
2020estimate 53.2% −4.4 pp 28.5% 20.5% — 9.3%
2019estimate 57.6% +2.0 pp 28.1% 20.1% — 9.1%
2018estimate 55.6% +0.3 pp 27.6% 19.7% — 8.9%
2017estimate 55.3% +1.3 pp 27.0% 19.4% — 8.7%
2016estimate 54.0% +0.2 pp 26.3% 19.1% — 8.4%
2015estimate 53.9% +5.2 pp 25.6% 18.6% — 8.3%
2014estimate 48.7% +4.1 pp 24.9% 18.2% — 8.1%
2013estimate 44.6% 24.3% 17.8% — 7.9%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryResidents 65 and over
1 Horseshoe Beach 84.3%
2 Indian River Shores 73.2%
3 Hutchinson Island South 71.7%
4 Wabasso Beach 67.4%
5 Longboat Key 67.0%
6 The Meadows 67.0%
7 Manasota Key 65.4%
8 Highland Beach 63.2%
9 Sun City Center 62.4%
10 Palm Beach 62.1%
11 Juno Beach 62.1%
12 Bradenton Beach 61.9%
13 South Pasadena 61.4%
14 South Palm Beach 60.3%
15 Venice 59.9%
16 South Beach 59.7%
17 Englewood 59.4%
18 Sanibel 59.0%
19 Marco Island 59.0%
20 Goodland 58.4%
21 Holmes Beach 57.2%
22 Citrus Hills 57.2%
23 Micco 56.9%
24 Naples 56.2%
25 Grove City 56.0%
26 Cedar Key 55.2%
27 Fort Myers Beach 55.1%
28 Hillsboro Beach 53.6%
29 Punta Gorda 53.5%
30 Ponce Inlet 52.8%
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2023

What it means

The share of residents aged 65 and over — retirees and seniors.

How it is calculated

Residents aged 65 and older divided by the total population.