Cape Coral, Florida demographics

Cape Coral, FL demographics: median age 48.6; 26.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Cape Coral city, Florida · Incorporated city · GEOID 1210275. The survey estimates a population of 215,536 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Cape Coral is 48.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.8 years. There are 82,914 households (±1,533). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	48.6 ±0.8	42.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 215,536
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Under 18	37,907 ±1,788	17.6% ±0.8 pp	19.5%	22.0%
18–34	36,803 ±1,766	17.1% ±0.8 pp	20.7%	22.8%
35–64	86,987 ±2,665	40.4% ±1.2 pp	38.4%	38.0%
65 and older	53,839 ±1,980	25.0% ±0.9 pp	21.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 215,536
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Male	107,827 ±1,435	50.0% ±0.7 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	107,709 ±1,422	50.0% ±0.7 pp	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 215,536
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
White alone	149,574 ±2,900	69.4% ±1.3 pp	55.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	9,127 ±1,427	4.2% ±0.7 pp	15.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	190 ±107 · low precision	0.1% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	3,058 ±702	1.4% ±0.3 pp	2.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	32 ±48 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	10,451 ±1,641	4.8% ±0.8 pp	6.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	43,104 ±2,800	20.0% ±1.3 pp	19.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 215,536
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	158,569 ±2,631	73.6% ±1.2 pp	72.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	56,967 ±2,620	26.4% ±1.2 pp	27.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 82,914
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Married-couple family	45,002 ±1,297	54.3% ±1.2 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	3,726 ±719	4.5% ±0.9 pp	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	8,564 ±774	10.3% ±0.9 pp	12.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	20,313 ±1,738	24.5% ±2.0 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	5,309 ±466	6.4% ±0.5 pp	7.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 82,914
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Households with people under 18	19,216 ±896	23.2% ±1.0 pp	26.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	63,698 ±1,848	76.8% ±1.7 pp	73.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 82,914
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	20,313 ±1,738	24.5% ±2.0 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	36,023 ±1,414	43.4% ±1.5 pp	36.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	11,742 ±1,132	14.2% ±1.3 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	8,488 ±743	10.2% ±0.9 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	4,664 ±670	5.6% ±0.8 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,057 ±273	1.3% ±0.3 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	627 ±269	0.8% ±0.3 pp	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 215,536
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Native	174,325 ±2,492	80.9% ±1.2 pp	78.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	41,211 ±2,482	19.1% ±1.2 pp	21.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 205,360
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
English only	153,131 ±2,846	74.6% ±1.3 pp	69.4%	77.7%
Spanish	43,200 ±2,647	21.0% ±1.3 pp	22.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	1,528 ±546	0.7% ±0.3 pp	2.7%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	1,219 ±358	0.6% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	1,427 ±511	0.7% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2,333 ±795	1.1% ±0.4 pp	1.9%	2.0%
Korean	72 ±106 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	549 ±327 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	375 ±242 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	520 ±234	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	243 ±134 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	96 ±98 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	667 ±545 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 164,746
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	11,884 ±1,362	7.2% ±0.8 pp	10.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	57,276 ±2,760	34.8% ±1.6 pp	27.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	35,400 ±1,912	21.5% ±1.1 pp	18.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	15,804 ±1,287	9.6% ±0.8 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	28,853 ±1,512	17.5% ±0.9 pp	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15,529 ±1,178	9.4% ±0.7 pp	12.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 213,296
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Same house	188,148 ±2,213	88.2% ±1.0 pp	86.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	10,327 ±1,653	4.8% ±0.8 pp	6.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	3,059 ±854	1.4% ±0.4 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	10,053 ±1,757	4.7% ±0.8 pp	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	1,709 ±544	0.8% ±0.3 pp	1.1%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

11.6% of Cape Coral residents (±1.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.5% in Florida and 8.4% nationally. 92.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cape Coral	Florida	U.S.	Compared with Florida
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	11.6% ±1.1 pp	11.5%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.9% ±0.4 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.1% ±0.7 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Cape Coral . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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