Captiva, Florida Captiva, Florida Location in Lee County and the state of Florida Location in Lee County and the state of Florida Captiva is a census-designated place in Lee County, Florida, United States.

It is positioned on Captiva Island.

There is a toll to use the causeway that goes from Fort Myers to Sanibel Island.

Captiva is accessed by a small bridge that crosses Blind Pass from Sanibel Island.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the CDP has a total region of 10.5 square miles (27 km2), of which 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2) is territory and 9.2 square miles (24 km2) (88.10%) is water.

There were 194 homeholds out of which 10.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were married couples living together, 1.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families.

In the CDP, the populace was spread out with 8.2% under the age of 18, 1.1% from 18 to 24, 14.2% from 25 to 44, 44.1% from 45 to 64, and 32.5% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a homehold in the CDP was $64,821, and the median income for a family was $120,488.

Travel, tourism and hospitality project as the number one trade on Captiva Island (and its sister island immediately to the south, Sanibel).

"Ding" Darling. Both the Old Captiva House restaurant and a number of guest cottages have been designated historically-significant sites by Lee County, Florida. The Wall Street Journal chose Sanibel and Captiva Islands as one of the 10 Best Places for Second Homes in 2010.

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Sanibel-Captiva Chamber of Commerce Official site for Sanibel & Captiva Islands.

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Census-designated places in Lee County, Florida - Census-designated places in Florida - Populated coastal places in Florida on the Gulf of Mexico - Beaches of Lee County, Florida - Beaches of Florida