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Housing Statistics · City estimate

Seasonal & vacation homes in Fort Myers Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 15 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 8, 2026

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

Seasonal & vacation homes, 2013 – 2024 percent · Fort Myers Beach · Lee County · Florida · United States
−8.5 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 Seasonal & vacation homes · percent
Fort Myers Beach
48.1%
Lee County
18.0%
Florida
7.8%

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

The series at a glance Fort Myers Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 48.1% · 2024
First value 55.3% · 2013
Highest 65.3% · 2021
Lowest 48.1% · 2024
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort Myers BeachChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 48.1% −6.7 pp 18.0% 7.8% 3.3%
2023estimate 54.8% −9.6 pp 18.6% 8.2% 3.4%
2022estimate 64.4% −0.9 pp 19.4% 8.5% 3.5%
2021estimate 65.3% +5.4 pp 20.5% 8.8% 3.6%
2020estimate 59.9% −1.0 pp 21.1% 9.1% —
2019estimate 61.0% +0.6 pp 23.0% 9.6% —
2018estimate 60.3% +1.0 pp 22.9% 9.7% —
2017estimate 59.4% −0.3 pp 23.4% 9.8% —
2016estimate 59.7% +0.5 pp 23.3% 9.9% —
2015estimate 59.2% +2.6 pp 22.9% 9.9% —
2014estimate 56.6% +1.3 pp 22.5% 9.8% —
2013estimate 55.3% 21.4% 9.6% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritorySeasonal & vacation homes
96 Alva 18.8%
51 Anna Maria 35.9%
186 Apalachicola 8.4%
250 Apollo Beach 4.1%
238 Atlantic Beach 4.6%
105 Atlantis 16.6%
53 Aventura 34.6%
377 Bagdad 0.0%
26 Bal Harbour 43.5%
279 Baldwin 2.6%
117 Bay Harbor Islands 15.3%
132 Bay Pines 12.9%
232 Bayonet Point 4.8%
108 Bayshore Gardens 16.2%
273 Bell 2.8%
289 Belle Glade 2.1%
114 Belleair 15.9%
75 Belleair Beach 25.4%
194 Belleair Bluffs 7.5%
291 Bellview 2.1%
198 Beverly Hills 7.2%
65 Big Pine Key 29.9%
328 Biscayne Park 1.0%
357 Bloomingdale 0.3%
127 Boca Raton 13.7%
…
91 Fort Denaud 19.8%
138 Fort Lauderdale 12.3%
121 Fort Myers 14.7%
5 Fort Myers Beach 56.6%
170 Fort Pierce 9.8%
298 Fort Walton Beach 2.0%
240 Freeport 4.6%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2014

What it means

The share of homes kept for holidays or occasional use.

How it is calculated

Homes for seasonal, recreational or occasional use divided by all homes.