Fort Myers Shores, FL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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23%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

3%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fort Myers Shores	Florida	National
Income per capita	$34,603	$40,554	$44,883
Median household income	$83,925	$72,078	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$77,226	$88,075	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$85,357	$51,794	$52,080
Median earnings male	$44,205	$45,688	$54,343
Median earnings female	$33,356	$37,493	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.4%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.7%	16.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fort Myers Shores is 23% lower than the national average
The median household income in Fort Myers Shores is 3% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fort Myers Shores is 51% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fort Myers Shores is 36% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$55,944 $83,925 $167,850

City

$48,047 $72,078 $144,156

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Fort Myers Shores median earnings by income bracket

Fort Myers Shores employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	31.4%	31.4%
Manufacturing sector	4.1%	4.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	19.3%	19.3%
Public administration	0.9%	0.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	17.4%	17.4%
Education, health & social services	6.2%	6.2%
Other	19.7%	19.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Buckingham, FL	4,389	$149,755	84.1%
Alva, FL	3,129	$133,793	64.5%
Gateway, FL	10,802	$122,405	50.5%
Whiskey Creek, FL	5,657	$114,737	41.1%
Lochmoor Waterway Estates, FL	5,159	$111,192	36.7%
Fort Myers Shores, FL	6,915	$83,925	3.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Catalina, AZ	6,915	$88,780	9.2%
Parkwood, WA	6,914	$94,857	16.6%
Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, QC	6,916	n/a
Carbondale, CO	6,913	$125,318	54.1%
Pointe-Calumet, QC	6,912	n/a
Fort Myers Shores, FL	6,915	$83,925	3.2%

Source: The Fort Myers Shores, FL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.