Demographics Information and statistics for Cape Coral

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Cape Coral Demographics Information

Population: 102,286
Males: 49,584 (48.5%), Females: 52,702 (51.5%)

Elevation: 5 feet

County: Lee

Land area: 105.2 square miles

Zip codes: 33990, 33904, 33991, 33993, 33909, 33910, 33915, 33914.

Median resident age: 41.6 years
Median household income: $43,410
Median house value: $200,000

Races in Cape Coral:

White Non-Hispanic (87.5%)
Hispanic (8.3%)
Other race (2.2%)
Black (2.0%)
Two or more races (1.6%)
American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (20.9%), Irish (15.9%), Italian (13.1%), English (11.9%), United States (7.7%), Polish (4.9%).

For population 25 years and over in Cape Coral

High school or higher: 85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
Unemployed: 3.7%
Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cape Coral city

Never married: 17.0%
Now married: 63.2%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 7.1%
Divorced: 11.3%

8.7% Foreign born (3.6% Latin America, 3.3% Europe, 0.9% Asia).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Petersburg, FL (92.0 miles, pop. 248,232).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (945.7 miles, pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Lochmoor Waterway Estates, FL (4.8 miles), Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores, FL (5.5 miles), Matlacha, FL (6.3 miles), Palmona Park, FL (6.7 miles), McGregor, FL (7.3 miles), Whiskey Creek, FL (7.7 miles), North Fort Myers, FL (8.0 miles), Pine Manor, FL (8.6 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1041 buildings, average cost: $52,700
1997: 1189 buildings, average cost: $53,100
1998: 1420 buildings, average cost: $52,400
1999: 1719 buildings, average cost: $79,500
2000: 1753 buildings, average cost: $97,100
2001: 2558 buildings, average cost: $97,400
2002: 2985 buildings, average cost: $96,300

Area code: 239

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.5%), Retail trade (16.4%), Construction (12.3%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (10.5%).

Crime in Cape Coral (2001):

2 murders (2.0 per 100,000)
13 rapes (12.7 per 100,000)
34 robberies (33.2 per 100,000)
297 assaults (290.4 per 100,000)
855 burglaries (835.9 per 100,000)
2,293 larceny counts (2241.8 per 100,000)
176 auto thefts (172.1 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 237.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)