Cape Coral

Population & Demographics

Cape Coral, FL

Cape Coral is home to 215,536 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 83,363 resident workers commute each day.

FloridaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
215,536
people
Population

215,536 residents

Median age 48.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Cape Coral population & demographics

Who lives in Cape Coral — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
215,536
Median age
48.6yrs
Median household income
$78,104
Median home value
$373,500
Median gross rent
$1,858/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
26.9%
Poverty rate
10.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Cape Coral

How Cape Coral breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White64.6%
Hispanic or Latino26.4%
Black4.0%
Two or more races3.1%
Asian1.4%
Some other race0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Cape Coral

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Cape Coral.

Cape Coral at a glance
Employed Residents
83,363
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
8.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
23.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
15.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Fort Myers
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Cape Coral proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Cape Coral commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

44 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Cape Coral

83,363 commutes, one dot at a time

Cape Coral

Where 83,363 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Cape Coral, by worker count.

1Cape Coral0.0 mi19,185
2Fort Myers8.6 mi15,749
3Villas9.3 mi2,856
4North Fort Myers7.7 mi2,039
5Cypress Lake8.6 mi1,049
6Bonita Springs23.5 mi1,039
7Tampa96.4 mi995
8Lehigh Acres21.5 mi807

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Cape Coral.

1Cape Coral0.0 mi19,185
2Lehigh Acres21.5 mi2,397
3Fort Myers8.6 mi2,233
4North Fort Myers7.7 mi1,806
5Port Charlotte25.6 mi543
6Bonita Springs23.5 mi398
7Lochmoor Waterway Estates4.6 mi381
8San Carlos Park15.4 mi358

Top industries

The sectors that employ Cape Coral’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade17.4%
COConstruction15.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services14.1%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance13.9%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services6.0%
INInformation5.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.1%
PAPublic Administration4.6%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.1%
Connectivity

Internet options for Cape Coral

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

6 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps99%
8 Gbps99%
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