It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

U.S. Route 41 passes through Villas, leading north 6 miles (10 km) to the center of Fort Myers, the Lee county seat, and south 9 miles (14 km) to Estero.

[5] As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 11,346 people, 5,682 households, and 2,909 families residing in the CDP.

There were 6,574 housing units at an average density of 1,402.8 per square mile (541.6/km2).

38.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.