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Housing Statistics · City estimate

Homeownership rate in Fort Myers

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 352 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 8, 2026

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

Homeownership rate, 2013 – 2024 percent · Fort Myers · Lee County · Florida · United States
+1.9 pp since 2014
Fort Myers Lee County Florida United States

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

Compared with Homeownership rate · percent
Fort Myers
49.1%
Lee County
74.3%
Florida
67.6%

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

The series at a glance Fort Myers · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 49.1% · 2024
First value 46.1% · 2013
Highest 49.6% · 2019
Lowest 46.1% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort MyersChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 49.1% −0.3 pp 74.3% 67.6% 65.2%
2023estimate 49.4% +0.7 pp 74.0% 67.3% 65.0%
2022estimate 48.6% +0.5 pp 73.3% 66.9% 64.8%
2021estimate 48.2% −0.0 pp 72.7% 66.4% 64.6%
2020estimate 48.2% −1.4 pp 72.7% 66.2% —
2019estimate 49.6% +1.5 pp 72.3% 65.4% —
2018estimate 48.1% +1.3 pp 70.6% 65.0% —
2017estimate 46.7% +0.3 pp 69.8% 64.8% —
2016estimate 46.5% −0.9 pp 69.0% 64.8% —
2015estimate 47.4% +0.2 pp 69.0% 65.3% —
2014estimate 47.1% +1.0 pp 69.3% 66.1% —
2013estimate 46.1% 70.8% 67.1% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryHomeownership rate
1 Captiva 100.0%
2 Wabasso Beach 98.3%
3 Jupiter Farms 98.3%
4 Southwest Ranches 97.4%
5 Indian River Shores 96.5%
6 South Beach 96.3%
7 Hernando Beach 96.2%
8 Pineland 96.0%
9 Panacea 95.8%
10 St James City 95.5%
11 Westlake 95.5%
12 Sewall's Point 95.3%
13 Micco 95.0%
14 Longboat Key 95.0%
15 Lake Clarke Shores 94.8%
16 Golden Beach 94.3%
17 Anna Maria 94.2%
18 Horseshoe Beach 93.9%
19 Citrus Hills 93.8%
20 Tierra Verde 93.7%
21 Melbourne Village 93.5%
22 Malabar 93.0%
23 Grant-Valkaria 93.0%
24 St George Island 92.5%
25 Homosassa 92.0%
…
348 Tampa 49.3%
349 Sunny Isles Beach 49.0%
350 Dania Beach 48.8%
351 Fort Myers 48.2%
352 Bay Harbor Islands 48.2%
353 West Palm Beach 48.2%
354 Baldwin 48.1%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020

What it means

The share of homes lived in by their owners.

How it is calculated

Owner-occupied homes divided by all occupied homes.