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People Statistics · City estimate

Population in North Fort Myers

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 14 of 148 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 22, 2026

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

Population, 2013 – 2024 people
+15% since 2014

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

Compared with Population · people
North Fort Myers 44,993
Lee County 876K · 2025
Florida 23M · 2025
United States 342M · 2025
World 8.2B · 2025

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance North Fort Myers · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 44,993 · 2024
First value 39,283 · 2013
Highest 44,993 · 2024
Lowest 39,143 · 2014
Average change +1.2% a year on average
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearNorth Fort Myers±Change Lee CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 44,993 2,137 +1.8% 862K 23M 340M 8.1B
2023estimate 44,189 2,275 +4.0% 846K 23M 337M 8.1B
2022estimate 42,492 2,081 +2.3% 828K 22M 334M 8B
2021estimate 41,551 2,152 −1.8% 791K 22M 332M 7.9B
2020estimate 42,315 2,516 −1.1% 766K 22M 332M 7.9B
2019estimate 42,770 1,650 +2.6% 748K 21M — 7.8B
2018estimate 41,690 1,641 +1.9% 734K 21M — 7.7B
2017estimate 40,916 1,682 +0.7% 722K 21M — 7.6B
2016estimate 40,642 1,559 +0.2% 707K 21M — 7.5B
2015estimate 40,560 1,507 +3.6% 687K 20M — 7.4B
2014estimate 39,143 1,453 −0.4% 667K 20M — 7.4B
2013estimate 39,283 1,558 652K 20M — 7.3B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation
1 Lehigh Acres 112K
2 Brandon 110K
3 Spring Hill 103K
4 Riverview 84,590
5 Town 'N' Country 82,554
6 Kendall 74,559
7 Palm Harbor 60,236
8 Kendale Lakes 59,217
9 Port Charlotte 58,001
10 The Hammocks 56,105
11 Wesley Chapel 51,229
12 University 43,871
13 North Fort Myers 40,642
14 South Miami Heights 38,736
15 The Acreage 38,103
16 Valrico 36,774
17 Merritt Island 35,916
18 Land O' Lakes 35,122
19 Carrollwood 34,531
20 Navarre 33,473
21 Ferry Pass 33,060
22 Fruit Cove 31,419
23 Westchester 30,058
24 Lake Magdalene 29,233
25 Princeton 27,799
…

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

What it means

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

How it is calculated

Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.