Fort Myers Florida Economic and demographic information

Fort Myers Florida Economic information

   

Summary - Age, Sex, Race

   
  More Census Data:      
  Social Demographics - School, Marital, Ancestry Economic - Employment, Income, Industry Housing - Occupancy, Mortgage, Rent  

 

Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Fort Myers city
 

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS       INCOME IN 1999    
  Population 16 years and over 36,746 100.0     Households 19,139 100.0
In labor force 21,826 59.4   Less than $10,000 3,079 16.1
     Civilian labor force 21,819 59.4   $10,000 to $14,999 1,611 8.4
          Employed 20,470 55.7   $15,000 to $24,999 3,579 18.7
          Unemployed 1,349 3.7   $25,000 to $34,999 3,242 16.9
               Percent of civilian labor force 6.2 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 3,076 16.1
     Armed Forces 7 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 2,222 11.6
Not in labor force 14,920 40.6   $75,000 to $99,999 1,063 5.6
        $100,000 to $149,999 748 3.9
   Females 16 years and over 18,808 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 169 0.9
In labor force 10,475 55.7   $200,000 or more 350 1.8
     Civilian labor force 10,475 55.7   Median household income (dollars) 28,514 (X)
          Employed 9,776 52.0        
             
  Own children under 6 years 4,087 100.0   With earnings 14,418 75.3
All parents in family in labor force 2,810 68.8        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 42,143 (X)
        With Social Security income 5,276 27.6
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,241 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 20,079 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 1,163 6.1
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 13,881 69.1        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 6,650 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 4,199 20.9   With public assistance income 935 4.9
Public transportation (including taxicab) 463 2.3        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,391 (X)
Walked 681 3.4   With retirement income 2,702 14.1
Other means 502 2.5        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 16,567 (X)
Worked at home 353 1.8        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 23.0 (X)        
          Families 10,854 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 20,470 100.0   Less than $10,000 1,388 12.8
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 723 6.7
Management, professional, and related occupations 5,237 25.6   $15,000 to $24,999 1,823 16.8
Service occupations 4,782 23.4   $25,000 to $34,999 1,896 17.5
Sales and office occupations 5,625 27.5    $35,000 to $49,999 1,750 16.1
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 220 1.1   $50,000 to $74,999 1,460 13.5
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 2,604 12.7   $75,000 to $99,999 860 7.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,002 9.8   $100,000 to $149,999 541 5.0
        150,000 to $199,999 132 1.2
        $200,000 or more 281 2.6
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 32,477 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 196 1.0   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 17,312 (X)
Construction 2,318 11.3   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 908 4.4   Male full-time, year-round workers 26,292 (X)
Wholesale trade 591 2.9   Female full-time, year-round workers 20,529 (X)
Retail trade 3,189 15.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 534 2.6                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 732 3.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 1,174 5.7   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 2,456 12.0     Families 1,970 18.1
Educational, health and social services 3,879 18.9   With related children under 18 years 1,642 26.3
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 2,657 13.0        With related children under 5 years 875 31.1
Other services (except public administration) 1,018 5.0        
Public administration 818 4.0     Families with female householder, no husband present 1,395 39.5
        With related children under 18 years 1,263 46.2
             With related children under 5 years 662 53.6
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 9,934 21.8
Private wage and salary workers 17,211 84.1   18 years and over 5,936 17.7
Government workers 2,338 11.4        65 years and over 828 13.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 893 4.4   Related children under 18 years 3,876 32.3
Unpaid family workers 28 0.1        Related children 5 to 17 years 2,562 30.8
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 3,096 25.6
             
 
Date: December 30, 2004
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
¹ If the denominator of a mean value or per capita value is less than 30, then that value is calculated using a rounded aggregate in the numerator. See text.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.

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