Matlacha

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Matlacha
Lee County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Matlacha Highlighted.svg
County and state location
Basic data
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Lee County
Coordinates : 26 ° 38 ′  N , 82 ° 4 ′  W Coordinates: 26 ° 38 ′  N , 82 ° 4 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 677 (as of 2010)
Population density : 1,692.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 0.4 km 2  (approx. 0 mi 2 ) of
which 0.4 km 2  (approx. 0 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 0 m
Postal code : 33993
Area code : +1 239
FIPS : 12-43475
GNIS ID : 0286522

Matlacha is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County in the US state of Florida with 677 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Matlacha is located on an island in a strait between Pine Island and mainland Florida in the Gulf of Mexico . The Pine Island Road connects the CDP with Pine Island and the mainland near Cape Coral via several bridges . Matlacha is around 23 km west of Fort Myers . Tampa is approximately 190 km and Miami 250 km away.

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 677 inhabitants were distributed among 626 households. The population density was 1692.5 inh / km². 98.7% of the population identified themselves as white , 0.3% as African American and 0.4% as Asian Americans . 0.6% said they belonged to several ethnic groups. 1.0% of the population was Hispanic or Latino .

In 2010 children under 18 years of age and 47.8% of all households lived in 5.4% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 48.3% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 1.68 people and the average family size was 2.24 people.

5.4% of the population were younger than 20 years old, 7.8% were 20 to 39 years old, 32.7% were 40 to 59 years old, and 54.0% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 62 years. 50.8% of the population were male and 49.2% were female.

The median annual income was $ 33,182, with 13.9% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 100% of the population.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  2. ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved April 15, 2013.