Fort Myers Shores is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,774 at the 2020 census, up from 5,487 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Fort Myers Shores is located in northeastern Lee County on the south side of the Caloosahatchee River. It is bordered to the east by Olga. Florida State Road 80 forms the southern edge of the community, leading east to LaBelle and southwest to the center of Fort Myers, the Lee county seat. State Road 31 forms the western edge of the community, leading north to Arcadia.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Fort Myers Shores CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 18.42%, are water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Fort Myers Shores had a population of 5,774. The median age was 44.8 years. 20.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 102.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.6 males age 18 and over.
99.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,369 households in Fort Myers Shores, of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.0% were married-couple households, 20.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.