Whiskey Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,842 at the 2020 census, up from 4,655 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Whiskey Creek is located in central Lee County. It is bordered to the north by the city of Fort Myers, the Lee county seat. To the west it is bordered by the Caloosahatchee River and by a small tributary, Whiskey Creek, for which the community is named. To the west across Whiskey Creek is the CDP of McGregor, while to the south is Cypress Lake and to the east are Villas, Pine Manor, and a southern extension of Fort Myers.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Whiskey Creek CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 4.50%, are water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Whiskey Creek had a population of 4,842. The median age was 56.0 years. 14.6% 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 87.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 85.5 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,309 households in Whiskey Creek, of which 18.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.0% were married-couple households, 13.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.