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Estero
Floridavillage
Total population
37,858
Median home value
$461,900
Bachelor's+
Median income
$104,102
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Special Marine Warning · SevereSpecial Marine Warning issued September 18 at 3:11PM EDT until September 18 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Overview
Within Florida, United States, Estero stands as a village. Public datasets list a population of roughly 37,858. Its coordinates of 26.426°, -81.800° place it in the subtropical zone of the northern hemisphere. Resident density is around 600 per km², indicating a medium-density urban fabric. It covers roughly 63.1 km² of land area. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,835 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 72% of daylight hours. Based on its subtropical position, residents likely encounter hot summers and mild winters typical of the subtropics. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Estero, FL from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- SOUTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · FORT MYERS · 1,917 students · 23.1:1 ratio
- BONITA SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · BONITA SPRINGS · 1,543 students · 27.1:1 ratio
- ESTERO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · ESTERO · 1,433 students · 23.5:1 ratio
- BONITA SPRINGS CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · BONITA SPRINGS · 1,302 students · 18.3:1 ratio
- GATEWAY CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · FORT MYERS · 1,245 students · 20.1:1 ratio
- LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · FORT MYERS · 1,138 students · 20.7:1 ratio
- THREE OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · FORT MYERS · 1,099 students · 22.9:1 ratio
- PINEWOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · ESTERO · 1,089 students · 20.2:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Florida
- Florida Gulf Coast University3.7 mi away
- Bonita Springs5 mi away · pop. 53,644
- Fort Myers Beach7.1 mi away
- Harlem Heights10.1 mi away
- Heritage Bay12.9 mi away
- Buckingham15.5 mi away
- Lochmoor Waterway Estates16.4 mi away
- Golden Gate17.7 mi away
- Berkshire Lakes18.8 mi away
- Fort Myers Shores20.2 mi away
- Lely22.6 mi away
- Alva23.1 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Estero
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-18 14:45 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library