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Statistics · City
estimate
Speak Spanish at home in Fort Myers
2016 – 2024 · 9 data points
120 of 391 · Towns of Florida
Updated Nov 8, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024
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Overview
7 figures
People
21 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
8 figures
Latest value · 2024
19.6%
+0.8 pp
since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024
120 of 391
Place 1 is the highest value.
vs Lee County
−0.1 pp
Lee County: 19.8% · 2024
Speak Spanish at home, 2016 – 2024 percent · Fort Myers · Lee County · Florida · United States
0%
10%
20%
30%
2016
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2024
Fort Myers
Lee County
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024
Compared with Speak Spanish at home · percent
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Fort Myers · 2016 – 2024
Latest value
19.6% · 2024
First value
18.2% · 2016
Highest
20.3% · 2019
Lowest
18.2% · 2016
Data points
9
By year
All years · 2016 – 2024
| Year | Fort Myers | Change | Lee County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 19.6% | +0.8 pp | 19.8% | 22.6% | 13.6% |
| 2023estimate | 18.8% | −0.8 pp | 18.7% | 22.2% | 13.4% |
| 2022estimate | 19.6% | +0.4 pp | 18.4% | 22.2% | 13.3% |
| 2021estimate | 19.2% | −0.4 pp | 18.2% | 22.1% | 13.3% |
| 2020estimate | 19.6% | −0.6 pp | 17.8% | 21.8% | — |
| 2019estimate | 20.3% | +1.0 pp | 17.6% | 21.8% | — |
| 2018estimate | 19.3% | +0.0 pp | 17.0% | 21.6% | — |
| 2017estimate | 19.3% | +1.1 pp | 16.6% | 21.3% | — |
| 2016estimate | 18.2% | 16.1% | 20.9% | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024
Ranking · Towns of Florida
2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Speak Spanish at home | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 391 | Yankeetown | 0.0% | |
| 390 | Steinhatchee | 0.0% | |
| 389 | Sopchoppy | 0.0% | |
| 388 | Panacea | 0.0% | |
| 387 | Otter Creek | 0.0% | |
| 386 | Molino | 0.0% | |
| 385 | Masaryktown | 0.0% | |
| 384 | Layton | 0.0% | |
| 383 | Goodland | 0.0% | |
| 382 | Ebro | 0.0% | |
| 381 | Chokoloskee | 0.0% | |
| 380 | Cedar Key | 0.0% | |
| 379 | Anna Maria | 0.0% | |
| 378 | Century | 0.1% | |
| 377 | Monticello | 0.1% | |
| 376 | Jay | 0.2% | |
| 375 | South Beach | 0.3% | |
| 374 | Cortez | 0.5% | |
| 373 | Manasota Key | 0.6% | |
| 372 | Hernando | 0.6% | |
| 371 | Siesta Key | 0.6% | |
| 370 | St James City | 0.6% | |
| 369 | Holmes Beach | 0.6% | |
| 368 | Fort Myers Beach | 0.7% | |
| 367 | Wabasso Beach | 0.7% | |
| … | |||
| 114 | Mango | 19.4% | |
| 113 | Coconut Creek | 19.4% | |
| 112 | Ellenton | 19.6% | |
| 111 | Fort Myers | 19.6% | |
| 110 | Lake Magdalene | 19.9% | |
| 109 | Pompano Beach | 20.1% | |
| 108 | Tampa | 20.5% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020
What it means
The share of residents who speak Spanish at home.
How it is calculated
Residents aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, from the survey.
People
Statistics: Fort Myers
Population
102K
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
978
2025
Median age
41.3
2024
Children under 15
15.7%
2024 · Florida
Children under 18
19.1%
2024
Residents 65 and over
23.2%
2024
Life expectancy
77.9
2022 · Florida
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States
Birth rate
10.6
2024 · United States
Infant mortality
5.5
2024 · United States
Net migration
3.9
2023 · United States