North Fort Myers is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 42,719 at the 2020 census, up from 39,407 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
North Fort Myers is located in northern Lee County northwest across the Caloosahatchee River from Fort Myers proper. It is bordered to the west by the city of Cape Coral and to the north by Charlotte County.
Interstate 75 runs through North Fort Myers, with access from Exit 143 (State Road 78). I-75 leads northwest 67 miles (to the Sarasota area and south 38 miles (to the Naples area, while SR-78 leads east 34 miles (to LaBelle and west 16 miles (to Pine Island Center. U.S. Route 41 (Tamiami Trail) passes through the center of North Fort Myers, leading southeast across the Caloosahatchee Bridge into the center of Fort Myers and northwest 24 miles (to Port Charlotte.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the North Fort Myers CDP has a total area of 54.4 square miles (of which 50.6 square miles (are land and 3.8 square miles (or 6.97%, are water.
As of the 2020 census, North Fort Myers had a population of 42,719. The median age was 64.0 years. 9.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 47.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.6 males age 18 and over.
90.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 9.9% lived in rural areas.
There were 21,718 households in North Fort Myers, of which 10.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 46.8% were married-couple households, 18.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 28,395 housing units, of which 23.5% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 12.7%.
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 39,407 people, 20,468 households, and 12,082 families residing in the CDP.
Of the 20,468 households in 2010, 12.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were headed by married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.8% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.0% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.98, and the average family size was 2.45.
In 2010, in the CDP, 10.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.1% were from 18 to 24, 12.3% were from 25 to 44, 29.3% were from 45 to 64, and 43.4% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 61.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.