What percentage of people rent in Fort Myers, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in Fort Myers, FL, 2020–2024
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50.9% (±2.0 points) of the occupied homes in Fort Myers, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 19,539 renting households against 18,825 that own their home.

In Fort Myers, the share of households that rent went from 50.4% in 2015–2019 to 50.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 50.9% (±2.0 points)
Renting households: 19,539 (±958)
Median renter income: $47,377 (±$3,830)

Who rents and who owns in Fort Myers

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Myers	Lee County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	50.9% (±2.0 points)	25.7% (±0.7 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	19,539 (±958)	84,149 (±2,424)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	18,825 (±900)	243,654 (±2,971)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$47,377 (±$3,830)	$54,866 (±$2,613)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$92,561 (±$4,296)	$86,271 (±$1,837)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In Fort Myers, the renter share is higher than in Lee County (25.7%).

It is also higher than in Florida (32.4%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Lee County, Fort Myers ranks 7 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 92 of 857.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Fort Myers has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	50.4% (±1.6 points)	50.9% (±2.0 points)	+0.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,033 (±$27)	$1,580 (±$44)	+53.0%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$46,409 (±$1,817)	$63,732 (±$3,074)	+37.3%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Fort Myers

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Myers
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fort Myers	—	50.9% (±2.0 points)	—
Tice	3.9 mi	56.6% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Pine Manor	4.3 mi	71.3% (±20.9 points)	Not measurably different
Whiskey Creek	4.9 mi	10.3% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Lochmoor Waterway Estates	4.9 mi	14.0% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Villas	5.3 mi	35.8% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Buckingham	5.5 mi	5.0% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Gateway	5.9 mi	15.1% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Palmona Park	6.2 mi	51.5% (±22.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Whiskey Creek, FL (10.3%), Lochmoor Waterway Estates, FL (14.0%), Villas, FL (35.8%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Lee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Florida Gulf Coast University	100.0% (±35.9 points)
2	Pine Manor	71.3% (±20.9 points)
3	Punta Rassa	63.9% (±9.3 points)
4	Tice	56.6% (±11.7 points)
5	Palmona Park	51.5% (±22.1 points)
6	Harlem Heights	51.4% (±23.3 points)
7	Fort Myers	50.9% (±2.0 points)
8	Fort Myers Shores	46.2% (±11.4 points)
9	Three Oaks	41.1% (±6.3 points)
10	Suncoast Estates	38.5% (±10.6 points)
11	Villas	35.8% (±5.1 points)
12	Lehigh Acres	30.0% (±1.9 points)
13	Pine Island Center	28.3% (±10.1 points)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Lee County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fort Myers

How many renters are there in Fort Myers?

Fort Myers has an estimated 19,539 (±958) renting households, 50.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fort Myers?

In Fort Myers, the share of households that rent went from 50.4% in 2015–2019 to 50.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fort Myers?

A renting household in Fort Myers has 2.3 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fort Myers?

The median renting household in Fort Myers, FL has an income of $47,377 (±$3,830) a year, against $92,561 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Fort Myers city, Florida (place:24125, in state:12).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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