Census › Florida › Lee County › Estero
Estero village, Florida
| Population | 37,858 | B01003 |
|---|---|---|
| Population, 2020 census | 36,939 | P1 |
| Median age | 66.0 | B01002 |
| Under 18 | 9.9% | B01001 |
| 65 and over | 51.9% | B01001 |
| Households | 18,573 | B11001 |
| Foreign born | 11.0% | B05002 |
| Median household income | $104,102 | B19013 |
|---|---|---|
| Median family income | $117,058 | B19113 |
| Per capita income | $75,647 | B19301 |
| Poverty rate | 7.7% | B17001 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1% | B23025 |
| Civilian labor force | 13,993 | B23025 |
| Mean commute (minutes) | 26.0 | B08013 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 50.8% | B15003 |
|---|
| Housing units | 26,937 | B25001 |
|---|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 86.0% | B25003 |
| Renters | 14.0% | B25003 |
| Median home value | $461,900 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,920 | B25064 |
| White, not Hispanic | 86.1% | B03002 |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 0.9% | B03002 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8.7% | B03002 |
| Asian | 2.6% | B03002 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% | B03002 |
Figures from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey five-year estimates (table codes link to the same table for this area at data.census.gov) and the 2020 census (P1), via IPUMS NHGIS. Estimates for small areas carry wide margins of error; a tract's figures describe its residents, not any one organization.
Against the county: median household income here is 137% of Lee County's ($76,107); poverty 7.7% against 12.0%.
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FURP records in Estero, FL
| Records | How many | Total | Biggest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 290 | $76,844,353 revenue (latest return) | SHADOW WOOD COUNTRY CLUB INC ($23,049,674) |
| Nonprofit contractors | 33 | $4,708,715,371 paid by nonprofits | SUFFOLK CONSTRUCTION CO INC ($4,618,412,209) |
| Form D issuers | 9 | $612,831,002 amount sold | TerraCap Partners IV (Institutional) LP ($430,300,000) |
| Political committees | 4 | SHAWN HOWARD FOR PRESIDENT 2020 | |
| Form 5500 plan sponsors | 176 | 214 plans | THE HERTZ CORPORATION (14) |
| Open Payments recipients | 148 | $916,193 industry payments | ROBIN P GEHRIS ($583,217) |
| Food recall firms | 1 | 1 recalls | NATURIPE VALUE ADDED FRESH LLC (1) |
| Patent and trademark owners | 185 | 553 patents and marks | HERTZ SYSTEM, INC. (84) |
| IPO registrants | 3 | 34 filings | Aspire-Lakewood Holdings, Inc. (18) |
| Federal award recipients | 1,517 | $347,064,443 federal awards | WESTERN GLOBAL AIRLINES INC ($245,885,680) |
| State business registrations | 7,906 | DDQ REALTY LLC |
Cross-reference: 290 nonprofits for 37,858 residents is 76.6 per 10,000 people; their latest-year revenue of $76,844,353 is $2,030 per resident, 4.0% of all household income here (households at the median income).
Highest-paid people on nonprofit returns here
| # | Name | Title | Organization | Pay | Year | Times the median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRIAN BARTOLEC | GENERAL MANAGER | SHADOW WOOD COUNTRY CLUB INC | $1,560,381 | 2024 | 15.0x |
| 2 | SOREN SPIERS | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (THROUGH 6/23) | SHADOW WOOD COUNTRY CLUB INC | $531,752 | 2023 | 5.1x |
| 3 | ANDREW SCRIVNER | ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER | SHADOW WOOD COUNTRY CLUB INC | $405,905 | 2024 | 3.9x |
| 4 | ERIC RUHA | DIRECTOR OF AGRONOMY | SHADOW WOOD COUNTRY CLUB INC | $403,577 | 2024 | 3.9x |
| 5 | RICHARD CRISANTI | EXECUTIVE CHEF | SHADOW WOOD COUNTRY CLUB INC | $392,515 | 2024 | 3.8x |
| 6 | ANDY SCRIVNER | ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER | SHADOW WOOD COUNTRY CLUB INC | $381,238 | 2023 | 3.7x |
| 7 | ROBERT DIBIASE | GENERAL MANAGER/COO | WILDCAT RUN COUNTRY CLUB ASSOCIATION INC | $315,456 | 2024 | 3.0x |
| 8 | DANITA OSBORN | MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR | SHADOW WOOD COUNTRY CLUB INC | $262,460 | 2024 | 2.5x |
| 9 | JEFF BROWN | DIRECTOR OF FOOD & BEVERAGE | SHADOW WOOD COUNTRY CLUB INC | $261,413 | 2022 | 2.5x |
| 10 | DANIEL NEWMAN | GENERAL MANAGER | ESTERO COUNTRY CLUB INC | $244,626 | 2024 | 2.3x |
Each person's latest year on a 990 at a nonprofit placed here (reported pay including related organizations and other compensation); people paid under $50,000 are left out. The median household income here is $104,102.
Nonprofits: biggest by revenue (latest return)
- SHADOW WOOD COUNTRY CLUB INC Estero, FL · $23,049,674
- HAMEL FAMILY FOUNDATION Estero, FL · $13,752,224
- WILDCAT RUN COUNTRY CLUB ASSOCIATION INC Estero, FL · $8,365,133
- ESTERO COUNTRY CLUB INC Estero, FL · $6,540,082
- ABANTIKA PIYUSH SHAH FOUNDATION Estero, FL · $3,679,432
- LIFE CHOICE CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER INC Estero, FL · $2,862,686
- GULFSHORE OPERA INC Estero, FL · $1,149,741
- STANLEY LEE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Estero, FL · $1,002,381
- ORNDORFF FAMILY FOUNDATION Estero, FL · $979,094
- WAYNE C KAUFMANN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Estero, FL · $829,352
Nonprofit contractors: biggest by paid by nonprofits
- SUFFOLK CONSTRUCTION CO INC Estero, FL · $4,618,412,209
- SOFTRIM LLC Estero, FL · $37,792,557
- WHISTLESTOP STRATEGIES LLC Estero, FL · $26,516,184
- WELLS & WATER SYSTEMS INC Estero, FL · $6,661,764
- A Contruction LLC Estero, FL · $2,465,442
- NOLLER DESIGN GROUP Estero, FL · $1,834,325
- WESTWIND CONCEPTS Estero, FL · $1,802,317
- BIG DOG STRATEGIES Estero, FL · $1,699,665
- Lifecare of Estero Estero, FL · $1,553,029
- WILLIAM DONOVAN Estero, FL · $1,234,012
Form D issuers: biggest by amount sold
- TerraCap Partners IV (Institutional) LP Estero, FL · $430,300,000
- Rentvine Holdings, LLC Estero, FL · $96,000,000
- TERRACAP PARTNERS IV (HNW) LP Estero, FL · $48,920,000
- TerraCap Partners IV (ERISA) LP Estero, FL · $30,000,000
- Rentvine LLC Estero, FL · $4,025,000
- Testimonial Tree, Inc. Estero, FL · $2,500,002
- AnchorBlock Capital Fund I LP Estero, FL · $986,000
- Gray Tower Capital LLC Estero, FL · $100,000
- Panther Duplexes LLC Estero, FL
Political committees
- 5050 BY 2020 COMMITTEE Estero, FL
- BYRNES FOR CONGRESS Estero, FL
- SCHERER FOR YOUR CONGRESSMAN Estero, FL
- SHAWN HOWARD FOR PRESIDENT 2020 Estero, FL
Form 5500 plan sponsors: biggest by plans
- THE HERTZ CORPORATION Estero, FL · 14
- SHADOW WOOD COUNTRY CLUB, INC Estero, FL · 4
- ESTERO RIVER OUTFITTERS, INC. Estero, FL · 3
- EZLANDLORD INC Estero, FL · 3
- WESTERN GLOBAL AIRLINES, INC. Estero, FL · 3
- ATLANTIC DENTAL CARE, PLC Estero, FL · 2
- DONALD H. LEMIRE, JR., D.D.S., P.A. Estero, FL · 2
- DRIFTWOOD GARDEN CENTER OF FT MYERS INC. Estero, FL · 2
- ESTERO ANIMAL HOSPITAL Estero, FL · 2
- HIGGS ENTERPRISES INC Estero, FL · 2
Open Payments recipients: biggest by industry payments
- ROBIN P GEHRIS Estero, FL · $583,217
- JASON M RIZZO Estero, FL · $60,344
- Lauren Bond Estero, FL · $21,317
- AHSAN SHAH Estero, FL · $20,103
- ROBERT POLLACK Estero, FL · $18,738
- JONATHAN MICHAEL SIGG Estero, FL · $13,165
- SCOTT MATTHEW GREENBERG Estero, FL · $12,251
- BENJAMIN J KONYNENBELT Estero, FL · $10,534
- STEPHANIE GILES Estero, FL · $10,038
- MICHELLE WRASSE Estero, FL · $8,432
Food recall firms: biggest by recalls
- NATURIPE VALUE ADDED FRESH LLC Estero, FL · 1
Patent and trademark owners: biggest by patents and marks
- HERTZ SYSTEM, INC. Estero, FL · 84
- THRIFTY RENT-A-CAR SYSTEM, LLC Estero, FL · 38
- DOLLAR RENT A CAR, INC. Estero, FL · 24
- HATBERG BRAND COLLECTIVE LLC Estero, FL · 23
- Cloud Linux Software, Inc. Estero, FL · 22
- Naturipe Brands, LLC Estero, FL · 20
- Share His Love & Promises, Inc. Estero, FL · 20
- Atocha Treasure Company, LLC Estero, FL · 18
- BigBoyMusic, Inc Estero, FL · 11
- Applied Mobility Devices, LLC Estero, FL · 7
IPO registrants: biggest by filings
- Aspire-Lakewood Holdings, Inc. Estero, FL · 18
- HERTZ CORP Estero, FL · 10
- HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC Estero, FL · 6
Federal award recipients: biggest by federal awards
- WESTERN GLOBAL AIRLINES INC Estero, FL · $245,885,680
- THE HERTZ CORPORATION Estero, FL · $36,408,788
- NATURIPE VALUE ADDED FOODS, LLC Estero, FL · $25,744,643
- DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC Estero, FL · $12,627,201
- MESA MACHINERY SERVICES, INC. Estero, FL · $8,534,307
- ACCESS ELECTRONICS LLC Estero, FL · $6,381,879
- SAND SPRINGS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Estero, FL · $2,546,519
- YOSWAY MARK P Estero, FL · $1,655,846
- VALTEQ, INC. Estero, FL · $1,097,632
- C.J. FOODS, INC. Estero, FL · $933,169
Census figures are from IPUMS NHGIS: the American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates (ACS table codes shown with each figure) and the 2020 decennial census (Demographic and Housing Characteristics), by state, county, place and census tract. FURP records are placed by ZIP code (the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA-to-county and ZCTA-to-tract relationship files: the county or tract holding most of the ZIP's land) and by city name (Census place names, normalized), so a record's tract is its ZIP's main tract, not its street's. Cite: Jonathan Schroeder, David Van Riper, Steven Manson, Grace Cooper, Zachary Krause, Tracy Kugler, Tsu Zhu, and Steven Ruggles. IPUMS National Historical Geographic Information System: Version 21.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS. 2026. http://doi.org/10.18128/D050.V21.0