Estero, Florida demographics

Estero, FL demographics: median age 66.0; 50.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Estero village, Florida · Incorporated village · GEOID 1221150. The survey estimates a population of 37,858 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Estero is 66.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.0 years. There are 18,573 households (±449). 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	66.0 ±1.0	42.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 37,858
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Under 18	3,743 ±520	9.9% ±1.4 pp	19.5%	22.0%
18–34	4,012 ±581	10.6% ±1.5 pp	20.7%	22.8%
35–64	10,446 ±795	27.6% ±2.1 pp	38.4%	38.0%
65 and older	19,657 ±1,146	51.9% ±3.0 pp	21.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 37,858
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Male	18,407 ±533	48.6% ±1.4 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	19,451 ±535	51.4% ±1.4 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: 37,858
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
White alone	33,660 ±757	88.9% ±2.0 pp	55.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	324 ±186 · low precision	0.9% ±0.5 pp · low precision	15.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	153 ±165 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	974 ±324	2.6% ±0.9 pp	2.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	9 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	681 ±293	1.8% ±0.8 pp	6.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,057 ±537	5.4% ±1.4 pp	19.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 37,858
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	34,580 ±584	91.3% ±1.5 pp	72.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,278 ±587	8.7% ±1.6 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: 18,573
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Married-couple family	11,221 ±555	60.4% ±2.6 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	311 ±219 · low precision	1.7% ±1.2 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	778 ±200	4.2% ±1.1 pp	12.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,873 ±622	26.2% ±3.3 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,390 ±455	7.5% ±2.4 pp	7.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 18,573
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,932 ±277	10.4% ±1.5 pp	26.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	16,641 ±561	89.6% ±2.1 pp	73.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 18,573
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,873 ±622	26.2% ±3.3 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	11,102 ±713	59.8% ±3.6 pp	36.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,467 ±287	7.9% ±1.5 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	730 ±153	3.9% ±0.8 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	243 ±128 · low precision	1.3% ±0.7 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	144 ±86 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	14 ±39 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	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: 37,858
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Native	33,687 ±599	89.0% ±1.6 pp	78.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	4,171 ±592	11.0% ±1.6 pp	21.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 37,113
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
English only	33,413 ±600	90.0% ±1.5 pp	69.4%	77.7%
Spanish	1,991 ±507	5.4% ±1.4 pp	22.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	206 ±151 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.7%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	293 ±186 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	193 ±152 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	431 ±157	1.2% ±0.4 pp	1.9%	2.0%
Korean	9 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	65 ±61 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	50 ±43 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	152 ±107 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	114 ±105 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	95 ±71 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	101 ±75 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 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: 32,595
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	945 ±305	2.9% ±0.9 pp	10.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	6,049 ±630	18.6% ±1.9 pp	27.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	5,664 ±626	17.4% ±1.9 pp	18.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,363 ±593	10.3% ±1.8 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	9,462 ±646	29.0% ±1.9 pp	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7,112 ±671	21.8% ±2.0 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: 37,695
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Same house	33,222 ±773	88.1% ±2.0 pp	86.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,205 ±368	3.2% ±1.0 pp	6.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	812 ±344	2.2% ±0.9 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	2,064 ±493	5.5% ±1.3 pp	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	392 ±233 · low precision	1.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	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

5.5% of Estero residents (±1.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.5% in Florida and 8.4% nationally. 94.4% 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	Estero	Florida	U.S.	Compared with Florida
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.5% ±1.2 pp	11.5%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.4% ±1.3 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.6% ±1.4 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

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 Estero . 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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