Pelican Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) in Collier County, Florida, United States. The population was 6,660 at the 2020 census, up from 6,346 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Pelican Bay is located in northwestern Collier County. It is part of the area known as North Naples and is located just south of Naples Park and west of Pine Ridge. It is bordered to the south by the city of Naples, to the east by U.S. Route 41 (the Tamiami Trail), to the north by Vanderbilt Beach Road, and to the west by the Gulf of Mexico.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 11.87%, is water.

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2020 census

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|+Pelican Bay racial composition<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Race

!Number

!Percentage

|-

|White (NH)

|6,410

|96.25%

|-

|Black or African American (NH)

|7

|0.11%

|-

|Native American or Alaska Native (NH)

|3

|0.05%

|-

|Asian (NH)

|61

|0.92%

|-

|Some Other Race (NH)

|8

|0.12%

|-

|Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)

|71

|1.07%

|-

|Hispanic or Latino

|100

|1.5%

|-

|Total

|6,660

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As of the 2020 census, there were 6,660 people, 3,483 households, and 2,165 families residing in the CDP.

Of households, 2.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 61.9% were married-couple households, 8.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 27.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.