SWFL cities among top 30 fastest-growing, midsize metro areas
The Cape Coral-Fort Myers and Naples-Marco Island areas are ranked 12th and 28th, respectively, in Inspection Support Network’s Fastest-growing Midsize Metropolitan Areas in the U.S. Cape Coral-Fort Myers had a population of 787,976 in 2021, growing by 65,327 or 9% from 2016 to 2021. The most common origin for recent movers to the area was from the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach area. Naples-Marco Island’s population jumped by 20,535, or 5.6%, from 2016 to 2021. The area’s 2021 population was 385,980. The most common recent movers to the area were from the Cape Coral-Fort Myers area.
- BY ADAM REGAN
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