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Population (year 2000): 2,182
Males: 1,074 (49.2%), Females: 1,108 (50.8%)
Lee
County
Zip code:
33920
Median resident age: 48.1 years
Median household income: $41,937 (year 2000)
Median house value: $124,700 (year 2000)
Races in Alva:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
- Hispanic (2.9%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Other race (1.2%)
Ancestries: English (18.3%), German (17.7%),
United States (14.3%), Irish (14.1%), Italian (5.6%), Scottish
(3.4%).
Elevation: 10 feet
Land area: 18.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Alva
- High school or higher: 81.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
- Unemployed: 7.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 36.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Alva CDP
- Never married: 13.0%
- Now married: 64.1%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 12.5%
2.7% Foreign born (2.3% Europe).
Hospitals/medical centers near Alva:
- LEHIGH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles;
LEHIGH ACRES, FL)
- SOUTHWEST FLORIDA REG MED CENTER (about 18 miles;
FORT MYERS, FL)
- LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; FORT MYERS,
FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Alva:
- SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTL (about 15 miles; FORT MYERS,
FL; ID: RSW)
- CHARLOTTE COUNTY (about 29 miles; PUNTA GORDA, FL;
ID: PGD)
- NAPLES MUNI (about 40 miles; NAPLES, FL; ID: APF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alva:
- LA BELLE MUNI (about 15 miles; LA BELLE, FL; ID:
X14)
- PAGE FIELD (about 18 miles; FORT MYERS, FL; ID: FMY)
- IMMOKALEE (about 26 miles; IMMOKALEE, FL; ID: IMM)
Amtrak station near Alva:
- 18 miles: FORT MYERS (13000 N. CLEVELAND AVE.) - Bus
Station. Services: public payphones, call for taxi
service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Alva:
- EDISON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; FT MYERS,
FL; Full-time enrollment: 5,032)
- FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; FT
MYERS, FL; FT enrollment: 2,466)
- MANATEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles;
BRADENTON, FL; FT enrollment: 4,539)
- TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER (about 93 miles; LAKELAND,
FL; FT enrollment: 2,057)
- POLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; WINTER
HAVEN, FL; FT enrollment: 3,028)
- INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles; FT
PIERCE, FL; FT enrollment: 6,149)
- HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 103 miles;
TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 9,630)
Private high school in Alva:
- FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ALVA S (Students: 32;
Location: P O BOX 577; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Alva:
- ALVA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 653; Location:
P O BOX 128; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ALVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 425;
Location: P O BOX 278; Grades: PK - 05)
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