Besides Collier County (approx. 321,000 residents) Charlotte County (approx. 160,000 residents) Sarasota County (approx. 379,000 residents) Lee County with more than 618,000 residents is the most populated county in Southwest Florida.
The tourism is the major industry in addition real estate. 45% of sold properties, which is almost half of all sold real properties, fall upon Cape Coral, headquarter of the International Business Organization, LLC. With 120 sqm (310 km ) Cape Coral is the 3rd biggest city (after Tampa and Jacksonville) in Southwest Florida. About 7,5 Mill. passengers per year touch down at the International Southwest regional Airport Ft. Myers.
Cape Coral/Ft. Myers is the number 20 in the statistics of the biz journal for the beginning of a new “small Business” compared to the complete USA.
Southwest Florida demographics
Lee County
Collier County
Charlotte County
Sarasota Conty
Total population
618,754
321,520
159,965
379,448
Ø Household income
USD 45,624
USD 53,934
USD 40,874
USD 45,953
Average age
45,2
46.0
55.7
50.5
Employment Unemployment
285,839 11.2 %
151,806 11.4 %
70,038 11.3 %
170,903 10.9 %
High school degree: Bachelor degree or higher
86.7 % 24.9 %
84.7 % 30.7 %
87.9 % 20.8 %
89.9 % 28.9 %
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