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Cape Coral, FL
233,025 people, 2024 · Census GEOID 1210275 · Census profile · mayors: being verified
Overall in 2023, Cape Coral ranked #59 of 340 cities and 3rd of 14 in its peer group, on 8 of 9 measures. Weigh the measures yourself · how ranks are made
Its peer group is Cape Coral and the 13 cities most like it in 2005 (size, income, poverty, industry, growth, density, place), fixed since: Port St. Lucie FL, Mesquite TX, Grand Prairie TX, Clearwater FL, Lewisville TX, Pompano Beach FL, Davie FL, Killeen TX, Clarksville TN, Hampton VA, Fort Lauderdale FL, Broken Arrow OK, Pembroke Pines FL · on the map, and why
| Topline | 2005–2024 | Latest rank | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Overall rankamong all cities with a score that year | #59 of 340 cities · 3rd of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | #173 | #132 | #40 | #260 | #166 | #158 | #107 | #144 | #156 | #94 | #168 | #105 | #144 | #28 | #81 | #8 | #42 | #45 | #59 | #55 | |
| people · size, not ranked | 134,741 | 142,398 | 148,690 | 151,056 | 152,141 | 154,731 | 157,330 | 160,558 | 164,336 | 168,365 | 173,572 | 178,534 | 183,701 | 189,468 | 194,495 | 195,436 | 204,053 | 218,013 | 227,022 | 233,025 | ||
| net movers per 100 residents · estimate · higher is better | #42 of 340 cities · 4th of 14 in its peer group | +5.1 | +3.9 | +2.7 | +0.1 | -0.8 | — | +1.3 | +1.6 | +2.0 | +2.2 | +2.7 | +2.7 | +1.9 | +1.6 | +1.9 | +0.8 | +3.5 | +3.5 | +0.9 | +0.6 | |
| new homes per 1,000 residents · higher is better | #12 of 271 cities with data · 2nd of 12 in its peer group with data | — | 31.6 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 8.9 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 18.0 | 26.5 | 21.7 | 17.6 | 14.6 | |
| rent as % of income · lower is better | #283 of 340 cities · 8th of 14 in its peer group | 23.5% | 25.7% | 24.3% | 24.6% | 24.6% | 25.9% | 25.5% | 24.6% | 27.6% | 24.1% | 25.7% | 24.7% | 26.8% | 26.1% | 24.0% | — | 26.8% | 28.1% | 31.7% | 28.0% | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #13 of 309 cities with data · 1st of 12 in its peer group with data · 2023 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.4 | — | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.5 | — | 1.8 | 0.9 | — | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| jobs · size, not ranked | 23,899 | 24,795 | 24,132 | 21,557 | 19,627 | 19,641 | 23,204 | 25,693 | 26,669 | 29,259 | 31,721 | 33,334 | 33,282 | 35,806 | 36,868 | 35,935 | 40,129 | 43,587 | 44,755 | — | ||
| points ahead of the metro · higher is better | #168 of 329 cities with data · 7th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | -6.8 | -2.4 | +4.8 | -4.9 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +10.8 | +7.1 | +0.9 | +4.7 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -1.5 | +4.0 | -1.0 | +0.8 | +8.5 | +2.5 | -0.2 | — | |
| people · size, not ranked | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60,487 | 67,958 | 68,726 | 73,878 | 75,937 | 81,359 | 85,544 | 88,343 | 89,420 | — | 98,560 | 102,700 | 104,891 | 111,920 | ||
| % of workforce · lower is better | #39 of 340 cities · 1st of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16.8% | 14.3% | 11.7% | 6.4% | 6.9% | 6.3% | 7.9% | 3.6% | 5.8% | — | 5.1% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 3.4% | |
| % of promises funded · not ranked: 38 cities report | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| surplus as % of revenue · higher is better | #121 of 314 cities with data · 4th of 14 in its peer group | 38% | 32% | 44% | 33% | 27% | 12% | 21% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 22% | 18% | 15% | 31% | 37% | 42% | 42% | 22% | 25% | 28% | |
| dollars per resident · lower is better | #191 of 314 cities with data · 11th of 14 in its peer group | $2,607 | $2,921 | $2,720 | $5,307 | $5,590 | $6,462 | $6,271 | $6,773 | $7,261 | $6,660 | $6,472 | $6,237 | $5,715 | $4,943 | $4,615 | $4,804 | $4,726 | $4,239 | $3,664 | $3,230 |
Click a row for its source and its rank in every year. 1st is best whichever way the measure points. A rank is out of all 340 cities, or out of its peer group of 14; where some had no value that year it says “with data” and counts only those. An em dash is a year the source does not hold for Cape Coral. A greyed homicide figure is a year the FBI holds as a transition year for this department. What each row is, and is not, is on the main page, with a link to every source in Sources.