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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in North Fort Myers

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 104 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · North Fort Myers · Lee County · Florida · United States
+2.2 pp since 2014
North Fort Myers Lee County Florida United States

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

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
North Fort Myers
14.8%
Lee County
12.0%
Florida
12.6%

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

The series at a glance North Fort Myers · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 14.8% · 2024
First value 11.3% · 2013
Highest 14.8% · 2024
Lowest 11.3% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearNorth Fort MyersChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 14.8% +0.1 pp 12.0% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 14.7% +0.4 pp 11.7% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 14.3% +0.9 pp 11.7% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 13.4% +0.7 pp 12.0% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 12.8% +1.0 pp 11.8% 13.3% —
2019estimate 11.8% −1.2 pp 13.1% 14.0% —
2018estimate 13.0% −0.7 pp 14.0% 14.8% —
2017estimate 13.8% −0.3 pp 14.9% 15.5% —
2016estimate 14.1% +0.8 pp 15.5% 16.1% —
2015estimate 13.3% +0.7 pp 16.1% 16.5% —
2014estimate 12.6% +1.3 pp 16.0% 16.7% —
2013estimate 11.3% 15.4% 16.3% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Captiva 53.9%
2 St Leo 50.0%
3 Opa-locka 47.2%
4 Seville 44.4%
5 Chiefland 43.8%
6 Dover 43.2%
7 Immokalee 42.4%
8 Belle Glade 42.1%
9 Brownsville 40.2%
10 Gladeview 39.9%
11 Florida City 38.3%
12 Pahokee 37.9%
13 University 37.4%
14 Fellsmere 36.0%
15 Masaryktown 35.4%
16 Carrabelle 34.1%
17 Inglis 32.6%
18 Mangonia Park 32.5%
19 Tice 32.4%
20 Fort Pierce 32.4%
21 Perry 32.2%
22 South Bay 31.8%
23 Naranja 31.2%
24 Goulding 30.3%
25 Goodland 30.2%
…
174 Lake Magdalene 13.2%
175 Port Charlotte 13.1%
176 Freeport 13.0%
177 North Fort Myers 13.0%
178 Gulfport 13.0%
179 Kendale Lakes 13.0%
180 Davie 12.9%
…

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

What it means

The share of residents living in households below the official poverty threshold.

How it is calculated

Residents in households whose income is below the federal poverty threshold for their size, from the survey.