Cape Coral, FL

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2022 Population

198,912

3.06% 1-year growth

US Senator

Marco Rubio

Republican Party

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

48.2

0.207% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

9.84%

0.306% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$72,474

11% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$302,400

18.3% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Cape Coral, FL had a population of 199k people with a median age of 48.2 and a median household income of $72,474. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Cape Coral, FL grew from 193,003 to 198,912, a 3.06% increase and its median household income grew from $65,282 to $72,474, a 11% increase.

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None of the households in Cape Coral, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.4% of the residents in Cape Coral, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Cape Coral Technical College (239 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Cape Coral, FL was $302,400, and the homeownership rate was 77.4%.

Most people in Cape Coral, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Cape Coral, FL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Cape Coral, FL is home to a population of 199k people, from which 94.4% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Cape Coral, FL residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Cape Coral, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

94.4%

2022 Citizenship

94.1%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 94.4% of Cape Coral, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Cape Coral, FL was 94.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cape Coral, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

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Hispanic Population

N/A people

N/A% of the people in Cape Coral, FL are hispanic (N/A people).

The following chart shows the N/A races represented in Cape Coral, FL as a share of the total population.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
5,208 ± 453
Gulf War (2001-)
2,048 ± 406
Gulf War (1990s)
1,256 ± 314

Cape Coral, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.54 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Cape Coral, FL employs 93.3k people. The largest industries in Cape Coral, FL are , and the highest paying industries are Information ($62,956), Public Administration ($57,648), and Utilities ($54,375).

Employment

Occupations

93.3k

2022 Value

± 3,249

3.3%

1 Year growth

± 4.79%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Cape Coral, FL grew at a rate of 3.3%, from 90.4k employees to 93.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cape Coral, FL, are Sales & Related Occupations (12,164 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (11,116 people), and Management Occupations (9,398 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cape Coral, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

93.3k

2022 Value

± 3,249

3.3%

1 Year growth

± 4.79%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Cape Coral, FL grew at a rate of 3.3%, from 90.4k employees to 93.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cape Coral, FL, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cape Coral, FL, though some of these residents may live in Cape Coral, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,967

Median earning men ± $1,400

$37,011

Median earning women ± $1,287

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The industries with the best median earnings for women in N/A are N/A.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 51.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (47.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.635%).

Marco Rubio and Rick Scott are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 28 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (51.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (47.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.635%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 51.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (47.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.635%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Marco Rubio

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Marco Rubio and Rick Scott are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 28 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

The largest universities in Cape Coral, FL by number of degrees awarded are Cape Coral Technical College (239 and NaNk%).

The most popular majors in N/A are Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (38 and NaNk%), Medical Assistant (22 and NaNk%), and Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (22 and NaNk%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.19% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.2% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.97M), Some college (3.58M), and Bachelors Degree (3.32M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cape Coral, FL was $302,400 in 2022, which is 1.07 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $255,700 to $302,400, a 18.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Cape Coral, FL is 77.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Cape Coral, FL have an average commute time of 28.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cape Coral, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$302,400

Median Property Value 2022

±$6,607

$59,536

Median Property Taxes

±$2,271

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cape Coral, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cape Coral, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

77.4%

Homeownership

2022

65.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 77.4% of the housing units in Cape Coral, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cape Coral, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Cape Coral, FL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$72,474

Median Household Income

± $2,918

76.9k

Number of Households

± 2,683

In 2022, the median household income of the 76.9k households in Cape Coral, FL grew to $72,474 from the previous year's value of $65,282.

The following chart displays the households in Cape Coral, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cape Coral, FL is from Florida.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2022, the income inequality in Florida was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (78.3%)
Worked At Home (11.1%)
Carpooled (7.85%)

In 2022, 78.3% of workers in Cape Coral, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.1%) and those who carpooled to work (7.85%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cape Coral, FL have a longer commute time (28.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Cape Coral, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cape Coral, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cape Coral, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cape Coral, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.84% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cape Coral, FL (19.5k out of 198k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 55 - 64.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Cape Coral, FL has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lee County, FL see 1544 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.39% increase from the previous year (1538 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1863 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 753 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,544 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lee County, FL

Primary care physicians in Lee County, FL see an average of 1,544 patients per year. This represents a 0.39% increase from the previous year (1,538 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Lee County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.6% under 18 years, 16.4% between 18 and 34 years, 40.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cape Coral, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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