Pine Island Center is a census-designated place (CDP) located on Pine Island in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,721 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.GeographyPine Island Center is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.3sqmi, of which 4.3sqmi is land and 0.23% is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 1,721 people, 750 households, and 527 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 400.4 people per square mile (154.5/km²). There were 953 housing units at an average density of 221.7/sq mi (85.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.75% White, 1.16% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 1.16% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.44% of the population.There were 750 households out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.67.