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33991

Cape Coral, FL · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
27,725
Median household income
$84,470
People below poverty
9.3%
Median home value
$390,300

Income

The median income of households in 33991 was $84,470. An estimated 4.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 33991 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.1
$10,000 to $14,999 1.3
$15,000 to $24,999 3.8
$25,000 to $34,999 8.8
$35,000 to $49,999 9.5
$50,000 to $74,999 15
$75,000 to $99,999 14.5
$100,000 to $149,999 26.5
$150,000 to $199,999 7.4
$200,000 or more 9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 33991 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 56839
Female 52473

An estimated 69.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 43.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 31.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,939. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 33991 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 69.7
Social Security 43.6
Retirement income 31.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.4
Cash public assistance income 0.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 9.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 10.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 33991 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 9.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 10.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9

In 2020-2024, 5.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 45.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 72.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 13.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 33991 in 2020-2024, 87.7% had health insurance coverage and 12.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 65.1% and public coverage was 38.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 12.8%.


In 2020-2024, 33991 had a total population of 27,725 - 14,287 (51.5%) females and 13,438 (48.5%) males. The median age was 46.9 years. An estimated 19.2% of the population was under 18 years, 26% was 19 to 44 years, 28.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 24.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 33991 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 670 1091
5 to 9 780 546
10 to 14 721 610
15 to 19 705 797
20 to 24 620 593
25 to 29 439 530
30 to 34 558 969
35 to 39 1059 806
40 to 44 686 952
45 to 49 717 675
50 to 54 820 1246
55 to 59 1235 1041
60 to 64 1087 1103
65 to 69 942 1031
70 to 74 873 1281
75 to 79 579 294
80 to 84 754 480
85 and over 193 242

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 70.5% were White; 4.7% were Black or African American; 6.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.9% were Asian; 1.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 16% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 23.4% of the people in 33991 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 66.9% of the people in 33991 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 10,413 households in 33991. The average household size was 2.64 people.

Married-couple households made up 62.7% of the households in 33991 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 21.5% of all households, while 9.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 6.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 11.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 17.9% of all households.

In 33991, 25% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 40.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 33991 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 62.7
Cohabiting Couples 6.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
9.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 61.5% of males and 53.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 25.3 23.5
Now married, except separated 61.5 53.4
Separated 0.8 1.2
Widowed 4.1 9.2
Divorced 8.2 12.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 33991, 545 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 32.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 84.2% of the people living in 33991 were U.S. natives. 23.3% of the 33991 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 15.8% of 33991 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 62% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 53.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 33991 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 33991.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 33991 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 72.8
Asia 4.6
Europe 19.7
Africa 0.4
Northern America 2.5
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 33991 in 2020-2024, 21.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 17.6% of people at least five years old; 8.3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 33991 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 17.6
Other Indo-European languages 2.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.8
Other languages 1.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 84.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 33991 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 33991 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 84.1
Different house, same county 8.6
Different county, same state 1.5
Different state 4.9
Abroad 1

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 27% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 33991 was 4,963 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 410 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,688. College or graduate school enrollment was 865.

Educational Attainment of People in 33991 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.8
High school diploma or equivalency 33.2
Some college, no degree 23.6
Associate's degree 9.4
Bachelor's degree 17.4
Graduate or professional degree 9.5

Disability

In 33991, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0.8% of people under 18 years old, to 9.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 26.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 33991, 54.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 43.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 10,129 81.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,559 12.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 790 6.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 33991 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 33991 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.4
Construction 13.1
Manufacturing 1.5
Wholesale trade 0.7
Retail trade 14
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.1
Information 1.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.9
Other Services, except public administration 6.5
Public administration 3.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 33991 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,518 36.2
Service occupations 2,279 18.2
Sales and office occupations 2,874 23
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,384 11.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,439 11.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 75.2% of 33991 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 30.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 33991 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 75.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.1
Walked 0.4
Other means 1.6
Worked from home 16.4

In 2020-2024, 33991 had a total of 12,367 housing units. Of these housing units, 89.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 9.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 33991 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 89.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 9.7
Mobile homes 0.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

32.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 33991 was 5.8 rooms, and of these housing units 83.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 33991 had 10,413 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,954 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 78.7% while renters occupied 21.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.58 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.86.

6.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 1.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.6% and another 17.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 33991:

House Heating Fuel Used in 33991 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 1.7
Electricity 93.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.9
No fuel used 4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 33991 was $390,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 63.4 % had a mortgage. 36.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,083 and for owners without a mortgage it was $728.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 33991 was $2,033. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.