Pine Island Center is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located on Pine Island in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,942 at the 2020 census, up from 1,854 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Pine Island Center is located on the north-central part of Pine Island. It is bordered to the north by Pineland and Bokeelia and to the south by St. James City. The four communities together comprise all of Pine Island. To the east are Pine Island Creek and Matlacha Pass, and to the west is Pine Island Sound, all arms of the Gulf of Mexico.
The southern edge of Pine Island Center passes through the intersection of County Road 78 (Pine Island Road NW) with County Road 767 (Stringfellow Road). CR-78 leads east across Little Pine Island to the mainland and to North Fort Myers, while Stringfellow Road runs the length of Pine Island, to Bokeelia at the north end and to St. James City at the south end.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Pine Island Center CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 6.08%, are water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Pine Island Center had a population of 1,942. The median age was 58.3 years. 13.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 34.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.1 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 930 households in Pine Island Center, of which 10.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.9% were married-couple households, 21.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 18.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.