Whiskey CreekFL
5,371 people live in this town in Florida.
Is Whiskey Creek a good place to live?
A town of contrasts. Overall, Whiskey Creek earns a C: better than just over a third of U.S. towns, and 308th of 634 in Florida. Where it falls short is cost of living (C−): the typical home is worth about $380K, 5 years of the Cape Coral metro’s $76K median household income. Hazard risk is weaker too: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 84% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Its strongest is incomes: the median household earns $104K. A third of residents are 65 or older in the town, above both the Florida town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%).
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · FEMA National Risk Index.
97% of working residents leave Whiskey Creek for work
Where Whiskey Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Whiskey Creek grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Whiskey Creek is from typical.
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Moving to Whiskey Creek: who provides what
Whiskey Creek 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 Whiskey Creek.
Whiskey Creek has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
Natural hazards: very high risk in Whiskey Creek, mostly hurricanes
Since 1982, 18 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Whiskey Creek. Expected losses in Whiskey Creek break down as 71% from hurricanes and 23% from inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Whiskey Creek once, in 2017.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On CDC estimates, Whiskey Creek is healthier than 77% of U.S. towns
40% of adults have high blood pressure in Whiskey Creek. CDC measures, 31 in all: Whiskey Creek beats Florida on 16 and trails on 4. In Whiskey Creek, 31% of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 83% had a checkup this year.
| Whiskey Creek | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 37% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 79% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | Whiskey Creek | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.9% | 16.8% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7% | 13.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.1% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Whiskey Creek’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
Jobs based here fell from 1,643 in 2013 to 1,180.
The top destinations are Fort Myers (26%), Cape Coral (7%) and Villas (4%). Just 3% of Whiskey Creek’s working residents have a job in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Whiskey Creek dropped by 463, to 1,180. Among residents in the town, 7.4% live below the poverty line.
| Whiskey Creek | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $104,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.4% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 9.7% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Older than Florida overall
In Whiskey Creek, just over one in ten residents are under 18. For Whiskey Creek, the midpoint age is 53.5 years. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 39%, against 34% across Florida.
| Whiskey Creek | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 33% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 11% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 53.5 years | 42.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 31% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 37% and 59% women
The Census survey reached too few of Whiskey Creek’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.6 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Whiskey Creek | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.3% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.6% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.7% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.2% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.3% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.4% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.1% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.1% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 15.4% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.8% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.1% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.2% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.9% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.3% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.7% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Whiskey Creek has mild winters and hot summers
The Punta Gorda 4 Ese weather station, 25 miles away, records that about 136 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. January nights average 54.6°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.4°.
Snow almost never falls. The January low for Whiskey Creek comes to 55°F.
| Whiskey Creek | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 55°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Whiskey Creek sells for about $370K at the median
For households in Whiskey Creek, the share who are owner-occupiers is 90%. The town’s rent at the middle of the market is $1,814 a month. Sellers in Whiskey Creek got 96.2% of the asking price, typically.
| Whiskey Creek | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,814 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Edison and Ford Winter Estates and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Whiskey Creek. Close and well known come first.
4 mi MuseumEdison and Ford Winter Estates
11 mi Stadium & arenaHertz Arena10 mi State parkMound Key Archeological State Park
11 mi State parkKoreshan State Historic Site
23 mi State parkCayo Costa State Park
16 mi MuseumBailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & AquariumPhoto credits
Edison and Ford Winter Estates: Rolf Müller (User:Rolfmueller), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hertz Arena: Tthaas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Koreshan State Historic Site: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cayo Costa State Park: https://www.flickr.com/photos/andrea_pauline/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium: Invertzoo, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Whiskey Creek
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Whiskey Creek
About 5 of every 100 Whiskey Creek residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
About Whiskey Creek
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Whiskey Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,842 at the 2020 census, up from 4,655 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 10 ft
- Area code
- 239
Whiskey Creek’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Whiskey Creek.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whiskey Creek | #308 | C | C− | — | C+ | A− |
| McGregor | #246 | C+ | C− | — | C+ | A |
| Fort Myers | #570 | D | D− | C− | C+ | C+ |
| Pine Manor | #585 | D− | C− | — | C+ | D |
| Cypress Lake | #287 | C+ | C | — | C+ | B+ |
Whiskey Creek, McGregor, Pine Manor and Cypress Lake report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Whiskey Creek with a neighbor →
Questions about Whiskey Creek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Whiskey Creek, FL a good place to live?
Whiskey Creek grades C overall, better than 34% of U.S. towns and #308 of 634 in Florida. It grades A− for health and C+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Whiskey Creek, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $380,000, 1% above the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.