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People Statistics · City estimate

Average household size in Fort Myers

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 181 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 7, 2026
People · Fort Myers Lee County Florida United States

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

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Latest value · 2024 2.40per household −0.03 since 2023 ± 0.06 · margin of error
Towns of Florida · 2024 181 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −0.18
vs Lee County −0.05 Lee County: 2.45 · 2024
Average household size, 2013 – 2024 people per household · Fort Myers · Lee County · Florida · United States
−0.18 since 2014
Fort Myers Lee County Florida United States

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

Compared with Average household size · people per household
Fort Myers
2.40
Lee County
2.45
Florida
2.51
United States
2.53

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

The series at a glance Fort Myers · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 2.40 · 2024
First value 2.65 · 2013
Highest 2.65 · 2013
Lowest 2.40 · 2024
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort Myers±Change Lee CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 2.40 0.06 −0.03 2.45 2.51 2.53
2023estimate 2.43 0.07 +0.02 2.44 2.51 2.54
2022estimate 2.41 0.07 −0.05 2.44 2.53 2.57
2021estimate 2.46 0.07 −0.07 2.49 2.57 2.60
2020estimate 2.53 0.07 +0.01 2.58 2.62 —
2019estimate 2.52 0.06 +0.03 2.64 2.65 —
2018estimate 2.49 0.06 −0.04 2.61 2.65 —
2017estimate 2.53 0.07 +0.03 2.61 2.64 —
2016estimate 2.50 0.07 −0.04 2.60 2.64 —
2015estimate 2.54 0.08 −0.04 2.59 2.63 —
2014estimate 2.58 0.08 −0.07 2.59 2.62 —
2013estimate 2.65 0.09 2.59 2.61 —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryAverage household size
188 Alva 2.47
325 Anna Maria 2.03
278 Apalachicola 2.23
146 Apollo Beach 2.59
231 Atlantic Beach 2.36
280 Atlantis 2.22
321 Aventura 2.04
142 Bagdad 2.61
359 Bal Harbour 1.84
67 Baldwin 2.97
267 Bay Harbor Islands 2.26
282 Bay Pines 2.21
288 Bayonet Point 2.20
209 Bayshore Gardens 2.42
78 Bell 2.93
45 Belle Glade 3.16
291 Belleair 2.19
252 Belleair Beach 2.30
357 Belleair Bluffs 1.85
147 Bellview 2.59
309 Beverly Hills 2.10
194 Big Pine Key 2.46
136 Biscayne Park 2.63
70 Bloomingdale 2.96
237 Boca Raton 2.33
…
156 Florida Ridge 2.58
127 Fort Denaud 2.67
255 Fort Lauderdale 2.29
148 Fort Myers 2.58
358 Fort Myers Beach 1.84
149 Fort Pierce 2.58
196 Fort Walton Beach 2.45
…

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

What it means

How many people share an average home.

How it is calculated

Residents of households divided by the number of households.