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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

2018 · 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
144 Alva 2.64
319 Anna Maria 2.09
264 Apalachicola 2.28
181 Apollo Beach 2.53
284 Atlantic Beach 2.20
275 Atlantis 2.24
334 Aventura 2.01
149 Bagdad 2.62
333 Bal Harbour 2.02
90 Baldwin 2.93
208 Bay Harbor Islands 2.44
304 Bay Pines 2.13
235 Bayonet Point 2.38
172 Bayshore Gardens 2.55
34 Bell 3.34
79 Belle Glade 2.98
245 Belleair 2.35
321 Belleair Beach 2.07
346 Belleair Bluffs 1.95
242 Bellview 2.36
274 Beverly Hills 2.24
227 Big Pine Key 2.39
56 Biscayne Park 3.13
85 Bloomingdale 2.95
262 Boca Raton 2.28
…
58 Florida Ridge 3.13
146 Fort Denaud 2.63
237 Fort Lauderdale 2.37
189 Fort Myers 2.49
351 Fort Myers Beach 1.93
128 Fort Pierce 2.68
260 Fort Walton Beach 2.29
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2018

What it means

How many people share an average home.

How it is calculated

Residents of households divided by the number of households.