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Economic Development
P.O. Box 150027
Cape Coral, FL 33915-0027
Phone: 239.574.0444
Fax: 239.574.0452
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| City
Profile & Demographics |
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| Cape Coral is the most populous city between Tampa and Miami. More than 60 percent of the population is between the ages of 15-64 and residents under 25 outnumber residents over 65. Southwest Florida's 18-24 age group is growing at a faster rate than the state of Florida and almost triple that of the United States. |
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| PERMANENT
POPULATION* |
MEDIAN
AGE** |
| Cape
Coral |
2000 |
2007 |
2011 |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
2011 |
| 102,286 |
167,572 |
193,257 |
50.0 |
39.9 |
41.6 |
46.2 |
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| FUNCTIONAL
POPULATION PROJECTIONS* |
| Cape
Coral |
2008 |
2011 |
2015 |
2020 |
| 187,543 |
247,543 |
307,534 |
367,534 |
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| RACE
DISTRIBUTION** |
| Cape
Coral |
White |
Black |
Asian |
Hispanic* |
Some
Other Race |
| 90.2 |
3.2 |
1.3 |
13.6 |
3.2 |
| Hispanic
is an Ethnic group and includes other races. Totals are not
equal to 100%. |
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| GENDER** |
FEMALE |
MALE |
| Cape
Coral |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
2006 |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
2006 |
| 17,820 |
38,842 |
52,702 |
83,775 |
16,324 |
36,149 |
49,584 |
78,265 |
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| AGE
DISTRIBUTION** |
| Cape
Coral |
0
to 14 |
15
to 24 |
25
to 44 |
45
to 64 |
65+ |
| 16.8% |
10.9% |
22.4% |
27.7% |
22.4% |
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| PERSONAL
INCOME |
MEDIAN
HOUSEHOLD** |
| Cape
Coral |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
2006 |
| $19,288 |
$33,999 |
$43,410 |
$51,635 |
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| LABOR
STATISTICS**** |
| Cape
Coral |
Labor
Force |
Persons
Employed |
Persons
Unemployed |
Unemployment
Rate |
| 82,618 |
79,865 |
2,753 |
3.3% |
*Population
statistics and projections provided by City of Cape Coral Economic
Development Office. Functional population is a combination of
both permanent and seasonal residents and is the figure used
for long range planning.
**Median Age, Race Distribution, Gender, Age Distribution from
U.S. Census 2000.
***Personal Income/Median Household from U.S. Census 2000 and
City of Cape Coral Department of Community Development.
****Labor Statistics from State of Florida, Dept. of Labor &
Employment Security as of December 2004. |
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| Workforce
& Education:
Florida's
community colleges rank No. 1 in retaining and graduating students
and have performed significantly higher in retaining and graduating
students than the other 15 Southern states in the SREB* district,
including Texas, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia.
(*Southern Regional Education Board, December 2002)
The
total labor force in the tri-county area of Lee, Charlotte and Collier
is about 389,200. With several regional colleges and universities,
businesses have a large pool of skilled workers.
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| SCHOOL
ENROLLMENT PROJECTS |
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2005 |
2010 |
2015 |
2020 |
2025 |
| K-5 |
8,898 |
10,895 |
13,161 |
15,284 |
17,159 |
| 6-8 |
4,694 |
5,747 |
6,942 |
8,062 |
9,051 |
| 9-12 |
5,153 |
6,309 |
7,622 |
8,851 |
9,937 |
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| Cost
of Living |
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| COST
OF LIVING COMPARISONS |
| Metro
Area |
Composite
Score |
Housing
Index |
| Atlanta,
GA |
95.9% |
90.1% |
| Boston,
MA |
135.9% |
180.5% |
| Cape
Coral, FL |
106.4% |
107.3% |
| Charlotte,
NC |
94.7% |
87.8% |
| Chicago,
IL |
132.8% |
177.4% |
| Cleveland,
OH |
104.5% |
97.9% |
| Philadelphia,
PA |
N/A |
N/A |
| San
Diego, CA |
137.6% |
197.3% |
| Sarasota,
FL |
106.0% |
115.1% |
| New
York, NY |
217.2% |
399.8% |
| Tampa,
FL |
97.3% |
92.0% |
| Washington,
DC |
134.8% |
188.9% |
| West
Palm Beach, FL |
106.9% |
105.9% |
| Source: American
Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association; Urban Area Index;
Second Quarter 2003, Published August 2003. N/A – Not
Available |
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| Housing
Costs |
Cape
Coral has one of the nation’s hottest housing markets. The
City issued more than 3,400 single-family housing permits in 2003. |
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| MEDIAN
SALES PRICE OF EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES |
| CITY |
2002 |
2003 |
| Atlanta |
$146,500 |
$151,400 |
| Cape
Coral/Fort Myers |
$133,600 |
$152,900 |
| Baltimore |
$179,600 |
$204,200 |
| Chicago |
$220,900 |
$241,900 |
| Newark |
$300,500 |
$328,900 |
| Los
Angeles |
$286,000 |
$337,200 |
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| Crime
Index Information |
| Cape
Coral is one of the safest cities in Florida, according to the Florida
Department of Law Enforcement. To view the most recent crime statistics,
click
here. |
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