North Fort Myers is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 42,719 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, North Fort Myers is the 82nd largest community in Florida.North Fort Myers is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, North Fort Myers is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in North Fort Myers who work in office and administrative support (17.18%), sales jobs (11.44%), and food service (8.29%). A relatively large number of people in North Fort Myers telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.86% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) North Fort Myers has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. North Fort Myers has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in North Fort Myers than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, North Fort Myers may be for you. North Fort Myers is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. North Fort Myers is a decent-sized town, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the town has no real transit system.The education level of North Fort Myers citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.11% of adults 25 and older in North Fort Myers have a college degree. The per capita income in North Fort Myers in 2022 was $35,992, which is middle income relative to Florida, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,968 for a family of four. However, North Fort Myers contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. North Fort Myers is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call North Fort Myers home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Fort Myers residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. North 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 10.49% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in North Fort Myers include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in North Fort Myers is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
