BokeeliaFL
A town of 1,930, settled in 1906.
Is Bokeelia a good place to live?
The best of Bokeelia’s subject grades is an A for the outdoors; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. Bokeelia’s median age is 58.1 years, above both the Florida town median (42.5 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). 13% of the land in Bokeelia is conserved, against 3% in Florida’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Only 31 of Florida’s 779 towns score higher on the outdoors. Bokeelia has 11 places on the National Register. Bokeelia has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Bokeelia stand out
Where Bokeelia beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Bokeelia lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 21% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
How Bokeelia grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Bokeelia is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Bokeelia: who provides what
Bokeelia is unincorporated, so Lee County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bokeelia.
Bokeelia faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 87% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 737 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bokeelia.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.7 jobs for every working resident, most of Bokeelia’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Bokeelia for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Bokeelia has added 49 jobs, to 362 in 2023. 7.5% of Bokeelia residents live below the poverty line.
| Bokeelia | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Older than Florida overall
People 65 and older are 35% of residents (21% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 30% of residents (38% statewide). 17% of residents are under 18 in Bokeelia. 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Florida.
| Bokeelia | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 31% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.9 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Bokeelia | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.6% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 2.5% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.2% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.2% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 3.6% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20.5% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.7% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 21.8% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 21.4% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 16.5% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.5% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.8% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.1% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.7% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
Bokeelia has mild winters and hot summers
Bokeelia has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Bokeelia’s July high is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
13.4% of Bokeelia is conserved land
5.2 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Randell Research Center, at 522 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Randell Research Center | — | 522 |
| 2. Bocilla Preserve | — | 194 |
| 3. Carver Preserve | — | 189 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Bokeelia is less healthy than 63% of U.S. towns
Bokeelia beats the Florida average on 9 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| Bokeelia | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 37% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Bokeelia | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.4% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.6% | 8.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.9% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A typical Bokeelia home is worth about $374K
The typical Bokeelia home is worth about $374,000, down 2.3% in a year, close to the Florida typical home. The median rent in Bokeelia is $1,255 a month.
| Bokeelia | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,255 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Cayo Costa State Park and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bokeelia. Close and well known come first.
7 mi State parkCayo Costa State Park
16 mi MuseumEdison and Ford Winter Estates
28 mi Stadium & arenaHertz Arena
27 mi Ancient siteWarm Mineral Springs30 mi Park & preserveMyakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park25 mi State parkMound Key Archeological State ParkPhoto credits
Cayo Costa State Park: https://www.flickr.com/photos/andrea_pauline/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Edison and Ford Winter Estates: Rolf Müller (User:Rolfmueller), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hertz Arena: Tthaas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Warm Mineral Springs: Blas0082, Public domain
Everything we know about Bokeelia
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Bokeelia; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Bokeelia residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
94% of working residents leave Bokeelia for work
Where Bokeelia’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bokeelia
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Bokeelia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located on Pine Island in Lee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 1,855, up from 1,780 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bokeelia is still home to one of Lee County's first pioneer families, the Padillas, who came by way of Cayo Costa.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 11 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2 ft
- ZIP code
- 33922
- Area code
- 239
Bokeelia’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Bokeelia.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bokeelia | — | — | C+ | — | C+ | C+ |
| Pineland | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pine Island Center | — | — | C | — | C+ | C+ |
Bokeelia and Pine Island Center have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Bokeelia and Pine Island Center report no FBI crime data of their own. Pineland isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Bokeelia with a neighbor →
Questions about Bokeelia
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bokeelia, FL expensive?
That is 4.9 years of the area's median household income ($76,107 across the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.