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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 356 | Alva | 1.4% | |
| 379 | Anna Maria | 0.0% | |
| 314 | Apalachicola | 3.0% | |
| 147 | Apollo Beach | 12.2% | |
| 287 | Atlantic Beach | 3.7% | |
| 161 | Atlantis | 10.3% | |
| 75 | Ave Maria | 31.3% | |
| 47 | Aventura | 44.9% | |
| 345 | Bagdad | 1.8% | |
| 65 | Bal Harbour | 36.4% | |
| 349 | Baldwin | 1.6% | |
| 34 | Bay Harbor Islands | 54.3% | |
| 313 | Bay Pines | 3.0% | |
| 193 | Bayonet Point | 7.4% | |
| 103 | Bayshore Gardens | 21.6% | |
| 233 | Bell | 5.5% | |
| 93 | Belle Glade | 25.1% | |
| 281 | Belleair | 3.8% | |
| 240 | Belleair Beach | 5.2% | |
| 351 | Belleair Bluffs | 1.6% | |
| 365 | Bellview | 0.8% | |
| 229 | Beverly Hills | 5.8% | |
| 172 | Big Pine Key | 9.4% | |
| 55 | Biscayne Park | 41.9% | |
| 152 | Bloomingdale | 11.1% | |
| … | |||
| 155 | Florida Ridge | 10.7% | |
| 329 | Fort Denaud | 2.3% | |
| 126 | Fort Lauderdale | 17.0% | |
| 111 | Fort Myers | 19.6% | |
| 368 | Fort Myers Beach | 0.7% | |
| 123 | Fort Pierce | 17.8% | |
| 191 | Fort Walton Beach | 7.5% | |
| … |
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