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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 5, 2026
Economy & jobs · North Fort Myers Lee County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 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 14.8% +0.1 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 104 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +2.2 pp
vs Lee County +2.8 pp Lee County: 12.0% · 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%
United States
12.5%

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

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
298 Alva 7.1%
377 Anna Maria 3.2%
130 Apalachicola 14.2%
369 Apollo Beach 3.9%
364 Atlantic Beach 4.2%
317 Atlantis 6.3%
38 Ave Maria 23.7%
195 Aventura 11.2%
379 Bagdad 3.0%
44 Bal Harbour 21.7%
169 Baldwin 12.5%
251 Bay Harbor Islands 8.8%
236 Bay Pines 9.3%
78 Bayonet Point 18.0%
104 Bayshore Gardens 15.7%
89 Bell 17.1%
8 Belle Glade 34.6%
349 Belleair 4.7%
293 Belleair Beach 7.3%
143 Belleair Bluffs 13.4%
166 Bellview 12.5%
21 Beverly Hills 27.6%
138 Big Pine Key 13.9%
20 Biscayne Park 27.8%
347 Bloomingdale 4.8%
…
365 Nocatee 4.2%
213 Nokomis 10.4%
267 North Bay Village 8.1%
142 North Fort Myers 13.4%
84 North Lauderdale 17.6%
61 North Miami 19.4%
178 North Miami Beach 12.0%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021

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.