Fort Myers is a medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 48,046 people and 30 constituent neighborhoods, Fort Myers is the 49th largest community in Florida.

Unlike some cities, Fort Myers isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Fort Myers are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fort Myers is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Fort Myers who work in sales jobs (14.86%), office and administrative support jobs (12.62%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (7.87%).

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Fort Myers are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Fort Myers has public transportation that is used by many people for their daily commute to and from work: primarily, this consists of people taking the bus.

Fort Myers Information and Demographics

The citizens of Fort Myers are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 18.27% of adults in Fort Myers having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Fort Myers in 2000 was $17,312, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $69,248 for a family of four.

Fort Myers is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fort Myers home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Fort Myers is White, followed by African-American. Fort Myers also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.23% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Fort Myers include German, English, Irish, Haitian, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Fort Myers is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.