Verandah is a census-designated place (CDP) in northeastern Lee County, Florida, United States. It is bordered to the north by Fort Myers Shores, to the northeast by Olga, and to the south by Buckingham. Fort Myers, the Lee county seat, is to the southwest via Florida State Road 80 (Palm Beach Boulevard).
Verandah was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The population was 1,791 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Demographics
Verandah first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.
2020 census As of the 2020 census, Verandah had a population of 1,791. The median age was 67.2 years. 3.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 58.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.8 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 917 households in Verandah, of which 5.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 72.8% were married-couple households, 8.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 13.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 1,294 housing units, of which 29.1% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.1%.
+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census Race Number Percent White 1,677 93.6% Black or African American 30 1.7% American Indian and Alaska Native 5 0.3% Asian 15 0.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0% Some other race 11 0.6% Two or more races 53 3.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 51 2.8%
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