Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores, Florida

Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores, Florida
—  CDP  —
Location in Lee County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 26°38′10″N 82°3′46″W / 26.63611°N 82.06278°W / 26.63611; -82.06278Coordinates: 26°38′10″N 82°3′46″W / 26.63611°N 82.06278°W / 26.63611; -82.06278
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Lee
Area
– Total	0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
– Land	0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
– Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Population (2000)
– Total	304
– Density	760/sq mi (276.4/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	12-43484[1]

Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 304 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Cape Coral–Fort Myers Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores is located at 26°38′10″N 82°3′46″W / 26.63611°N 82.06278°W / 26.63611; -82.06278 (26.636214, -82.062766)^[2].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), of which, 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) of it (47.50%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 304 people, 159 households, and 96 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,391.5 people per square mile (533.5/km²). There were 205 housing units at an average density of 938.4/sq mi (359.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.01% White, 0.33% Native American, 0.33% Asian and 0.33% Pacific Islander. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.32% of the population.

There were 159 households out of which 5.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.6% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.91 and the average family size was 2.40.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 6.6% under the age of 18, 2.6% from 18 to 24, 15.5% from 25 to 44, 40.1% from 45 to 64, and 35.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 59 years. For every 100 females there were 109.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,528, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $22,500 versus $32,500 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,116. About 7.4% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty five or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.