Naples Housing & Residents
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2000: 4065 buildings, average cost: $165,100
- 2001: 3878 buildings, average cost: $173,500
- 2002: 4173 buildings, average cost: $164,600
- 2003: 3376 buildings, average cost: $203,500
- 2004: 4202 buildings, average cost: $247,300
- 2005: 4052 buildings, average cost: $287,100
- 2006: 2829 buildings, average cost: $280,800
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,882 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,901 (0.5%)
Area name: Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Collier County is $765 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $861 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1070 a month.
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 56,869
- One, attached: 8,493
- Two: 3,992
- 3 or 4: 9,533
- 5 to 9: 14,402
- 10 to 19: 13,016
- 20 or more: 26,339
- Mobile homes: 10,772
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1,120
Housing units in Collier County with a mortgage: 31,302 (3,324 second mortgage, 4,902 home equity loan, 138 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15,191
Agriculture in Collier County
Average size of farms: 662 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $980353
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 16.89%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.44%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $730867
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $123655
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 67.40%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.46
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.22%
Vegetables: 17947 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 36059 acres
Collier County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Florida state average. It is 1.7 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 22 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/9/1968, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 17 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 54,158 (50,728 aged, 3,430 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Household type by relationship
Households: 246,589
- In family households: 207,261 (57,787 male householders, 14,036 female householders)
60,386 spouses, 55,143 children (50,067 natural, 1,525 adopted, 3,551 stepchildren), 2,977 grandchildren, 2,947 brothers or sisters, 1,883 parents, 5,030 other relatives, 7,072 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 39,328 (13,719 male householders (9,768 living alone)), 17,584 female householders (15,416 living alone)), 8,025 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 4,788 (2,232 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 42,013 2-persons, 11,289 3-persons, 9,758 4-persons, 5,079 5-persons, 1,869 6-persons, 1,815 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 25,184 1-person, 5,078 2-persons, 595 3-persons, 243 4-persons, 120 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 55 7-or-more-persons.
32,732 married couples with children.
11,064 single-parent households (3,154 men, 7,910 women).
74.9% of residents of Collier County speak English at home.
17.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% very well, 21% well, 23% not well, 16% not at all).
6.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% very well, 23% well, 15% not well, 5% not at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% very well, 30% well, 14% not well, 4% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (62% very well, 16% well, 8% not well, 15% not at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,332,323,000 ($4491 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $43,295,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $820,625,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $318,269,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,478,000
Federal grants: $109,623,000
Federal procurement contracts: $34,369,000 ($4,572,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $42,958,000 ($42,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,094,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $130,866,000
Federal Government insurance: $13,169,641,000
- Charges - Air Transportation: $1,580,000
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $185,612,000
- Charges - All Other: $33,852,000
Solid Waste Management: $20,698,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,161,000
Parks & Recreation: $343,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $97,475,000
Regular Highways: $51,037,000
General: $17,515,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,219,000
Corrections - Other: $2,234,000
Air Transportation: $1,819,000
Libraries: $1,101,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $76,868,000
Water Utilities: $35,520,000
Health Services - Other: $25,355,000
General - Other: $24,702,000
Regular Highways: $23,307,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,627,000
Corrections - Other: $20,986,000
Solid Waste Management: $19,776,000
Financial Administration: $19,360,000
Parks & Recreation: $15,706,000
Central Staff Services: $12,008,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $9,124,000
General Public Buildings: $6,650,000
Libraries: $5,136,000
Welfare - Other: $3,847,000
Housing & Community Development: $3,723,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,642,000
Air Transportation: $2,118,000
Fire Protection: $1,850,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,449,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $15,273,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health: $1,026,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $136,554,000
Water Utilities: $113,053,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $95,236,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $106,828,000
Water Utilities: $64,539,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $189,605,000
Industrial Revenue: $125,561,000
Water Utilities: $123,461,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $10,993,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $54,131,000
Other, NEC: $12,459,000
- Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $27,232,000
Interest Earnings: $24,740,000
General Revenue, NEC: $18,625,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $511,000
Solid Waste Management: $69,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $216,472,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $58,955,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $133,254,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $33,021,000
All Other: $16,198,000
Highways: $12,623,000
Housing & Community Development: $2,570,000
- Tax - Property: $177,716,000
NEC: $32,831,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $12,853,000
Other Selective Sales: $8,377,000
Public Utilities: $1,453,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $118,740,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $6,260,000
Total population: 20,987 (Urban population: 20,974, Rural population: 13 (all nonfarm))

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Housing density: 1410 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $519,200
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $963
Median gross rent in Naples, FL in 2000: $687
Housing units in Naples with a mortgage: 2,365 (251 second mortgage, 430 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,876
Household type by relationship
Households: 20,716
- In family households: 15,893 (5,457 male householders, 1,143 female householders)
5,914 spouses, 2,828 children (2,567 natural, 116 adopted, 145 stepchildren), 103 grandchildren, 138 brothers or sisters, 60 parents, 144 other relatives, 106 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4,823 (1,525 male householders (1,170 living alone)), 2,723 female householders (2,525 living alone)), 575 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 271 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 5,078 2-persons, 750 3-persons, 500 4-persons, 197 5-persons, 42 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,695 1-person, 526 2-persons, 27 3-persons.
1,503 married couples with children.
611 single-parent households (150 men, 461 women).
90.1% of residents of Naples speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% very well, 25% well, 12% not well, 3% not at all).
6.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% very well, 15% well, 13% not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% very well, 38% well, 10% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 1,863 (8.9%)
(47.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
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Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.7%
Number of people working at home: 896 (12.6% of all workers)
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Naples:
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 2840
- English: 2762
- Irish: 2219
- Italian: 1349
- Other groups: 1316
- United States or American: 1180
- Scottish: 615
- Swedish: 562
- Scotch-Irish: 554
- Polish: 496
- French (except Basque): 484
- Dutch: 305
- Norwegian: 290
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 267
- Haitian: 234
- British: 209
- Russian: 205
- Welsh: 163
- European: 154
- Hungarian: 142
- Greek: 141
- French Canadian: 138
- Swiss: 130
- Canadian: 115
- Danish: 99
- Lithuanian: 76
- Slovak: 71
- Austrian: 66
- Czech: 61
- Romanian: 58
- Arab:: 53
- Ukrainian: 50
- Subsaharan African:: 47
- South African: 32
- Armenian: 32
- Portuguese: 30
- Bahamian: 26
- Czechoslovakian: 23
- Belgian: 22
- Lebanese: 20
- Croatian: 19
- Brazilian: 19
- Arab/Arabic: 18
- Scandinavian: 18
- Finnish: 17
- Syrian: 15
- African: 15
- Eastern European: 14
- Pennsylvania German: 14
- Yugoslavian: 14
- Estonian: 10
- Alsatian: 7
- Luxemburger: 7
- Australian: 7
- Northern European: 7
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 7
- Maltese: 5
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2451
- Northeast: 6509
- Midwest: 6833
- South: 2479
- West: 528
56% of Naples residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 18% lived in Florida.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 37
- Nursery to 4th grade: 8
- 5th and 6th grade: 25
- 7th and 8th grade: 60
- 9th grade: 94
- 10th grade: 60
- 11th grade: 29
- 12th grade, no diploma: 146
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,242
- Less than 1 year of college: 360
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,205
- Associate degree: 452
- Bachelor's degree: 2,802
- Master's degree: 793
- Professional school degree: 754
- Doctorate degree: 256
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 53
- Nursery to 4th grade: 18
- 5th and 6th grade: 88
- 7th and 8th grade: 202
- 9th grade: 35
- 10th grade: 98
- 11th grade: 108
- 12th grade, no diploma: 221
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,238
- Less than 1 year of college: 712
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,729
- Associate degree: 789
- Bachelor's degree: 2,595
- Master's degree: 704
- Professional school degree: 244
- Doctorate degree: 63
Median house value for:
- White Non-Hispanic householders: $426,500
- Black or African American householders: $77,500
- Asian householders: $1,000,001
- Some other race householders: $45,000
- Two or more races householders: $140,000
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $150,000
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 5,859
- One, attached: 415
- Two: 359
- 3 or 4: 897
- 5 to 9: 1,138
- 10 to 19: 1,289
- 20 to 49: 3,037
- 50 or more: 3,809
- Mobile homes: 148
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,100
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%





