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North Port Demographics and Statistics

According to recent United States Census Bureau reports, North Port has grown in recent years. The population is composed of people of many different heritages. Statistics and demographics present some very interesting findings. It is filled with heritage, culture and people from all walks of life.

North Port, FL

People QuickFacts Fort Myers Florida
Population, 2006 estimate 60,531 18,089,888
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 15.7% 13.2%
Population, 2000 48,208 15,982,378
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 8.1% 5.9%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 26.3% 22.8%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 14.3% 17.6%
Female persons, percent, 2000 50.6% 51.2%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 56.4% 78.0%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 33.4% 14.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4% 0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.0% 1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% 0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 3.1% 2.4%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 14.5% 16.8%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 37.8% 48.9%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 13.4% 16.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 21.1% 23.1%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 70.7% 79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 18.3% 22.3%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 23.0 26.2
 
Housing units, 2000 21,836 7,302,947
Homeownership rate, 2000 39.7% 70.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $76,700 $105,500
 
Households, 2000 19,107 6,337,929
Persons per household, 2000 2.40 2.46
Median household income, 1999 $28,514 $38,819
Per capita money income, 1999 $17,312 $21,557
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 21.8% 12.5%
Business QuickFacts Fort Myers Florida
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 623,656 219,490,896
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,885,256 191,805,685
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $35,281 $11,501
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 150,916 29,366,940
Total number of firms, 2002 6,788 1,539,207
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 4.3% 6.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 2.7%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 4.9% 17.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 22.3% 28.4%
 
Geography QuickFacts Fort Myers Florida
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 31 53,926
Persons per square mile, 2000 1,514.5 296.4
FIPS Code 24125 12
Counties Lee County