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Marco Island, Florida, in Collier county, is 45 miles S of Cape Coral, Florida (center to center) and 95 miles W of Miami, Florida. The city is included in the Naples metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 14,879 people lived in Marco Island.
In Marco Island, about 73% of adults are married. Marco Island is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in city is married (though of course they're not).
If you spend a lot of time in the city, you'll notice that retired and elderly people are a common sight.
In 2000, Marco Island had a median family income of $68,979. Many people in Marco Island make a good living. The bulk of the population of the city is doing well, with money to spend. Marco Island doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the city have earned college degrees than have people in most other cities in Florida. In Marco Island, a noticeable number of people work from home rather than commuting every day. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in the city.)
Marco Island residents donated more money ($70,570) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from the city.
A low crime rate is one of the plusses in Marco Island.
An estimated 87% of living spaces in Marco Island are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Vacation or seasonal housing units are not uncommon in the city. The housing stock in Marco Island is younger than in most places. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in the city as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Marco Island, 86% of commuters drive to work. More so than most places, Marco Island is a decent place to commute to work on foot (or bicycle saddle).
Marco Island strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Florida):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Short Commute Times (vs. State) | Top 4% |  |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. State) | Top 7% | |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 9% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. State) | Top 10% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. State) | Top 12% | |
| Low Property Crime (vs. State) | Top 14% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 15% | |
| Walking and Biking to Work (vs. Peers) | Top 16% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 19% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. State) | Top 19% | |
Comparing Marco Island to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Florida (State):
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| Senior Citizens | | |
| Age of the Population | | |
| Well-Paid Single Men |  | |
| Male Share of the Population |  | |
| Well-Paid Single Women | | |
| Female Share of the Population |  | |
| Racial Diversity | |  |
| Children Under 5 Years Old | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Portion of People Married | | |
| Average Household Size | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| College Educated Adults | | |
| Median Family Income | | |
| People in Middle Class or Better | | |
| People Above Poverty |  | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Working at Home | | |
| Walking and Biking to Work | | |
| Short Commute Times | | |
| Public Transportation Use | |  |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Seasonal and Vacation Housing | | |
| Housing Recently Built | | |
| People Living Alone | | |
| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals | | |
| Affordability of Rents | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Violent Crime | | |
| Low Property Crime | | |
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