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People Statistics · City estimate

Speak another language at home in Fort Myers

2016 – 2024 · 9 data points 114 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 8, 2026
People · Fort Myers Lee County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 29.5% +1.7 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 114 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
vs Lee County +3.7 pp Lee County: 25.8% · 2024
Speak another language at home, 2016 – 2024 percent · Fort Myers · Lee County · Florida · United States
Fort Myers Lee County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024

Compared with Speak another language at home · percent
Fort Myers
29.5%
Lee County
25.8%
Florida
30.6%
United States
22.3%

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

The series at a glance Fort Myers · 2016 – 2024
Latest value 29.5% · 2024
First value 27.5% · 2016
Highest 29.5% · 2024
Lowest 27.1% · 2020
Data points 9

By year

All years · 2016 – 2024

YearFort MyersChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 29.5% +1.7 pp 25.8% 30.6% 22.3%
2023estimate 27.8% −0.3 pp 24.4% 30.1% 22.0%
2022estimate 28.1% +0.8 pp 24.0% 29.9% 21.7%
2021estimate 27.3% +0.3 pp 23.7% 29.8% 21.7%
2020estimate 27.1% −1.4 pp 23.1% 29.4% —
2019estimate 28.4% +0.4 pp 22.9% 29.4% —
2018estimate 28.0% −0.5 pp 22.5% 29.1% —
2017estimate 28.4% +1.0 pp 22.1% 28.7% —
2016estimate 27.5% 21.6% 28.3% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritorySpeak another language at home
273 Alva 9.5%
372 Anna Maria 2.6%
365 Apalachicola 3.1%
202 Apollo Beach 14.7%
302 Atlantic Beach 7.4%
142 Atlantis 23.2%
120 Ave Maria 27.9%
31 Aventura 68.8%
347 Bagdad 4.4%
52 Bal Harbour 55.5%
336 Baldwin 5.6%
29 Bay Harbor Islands 70.1%
236 Bay Pines 11.6%
201 Bayonet Point 14.8%
147 Bayshore Gardens 22.6%
166 Bell 18.6%
73 Belle Glade 44.7%
222 Belleair 13.0%
198 Belleair Beach 15.5%
284 Belleair Bluffs 8.7%
311 Bellview 7.0%
279 Beverly Hills 9.1%
281 Big Pine Key 9.1%
63 Biscayne Park 49.9%
204 Bloomingdale 14.7%
…
209 Florida Ridge 14.4%
361 Fort Denaud 3.5%
107 Fort Lauderdale 30.4%
121 Fort Myers 27.8%
297 Fort Myers Beach 7.8%
118 Fort Pierce 28.3%
211 Fort Walton Beach 14.2%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2023

What it means

The share of residents who speak a language other than English at home.

How it is calculated

Residents aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, from the survey.