| Quick Facts About the Area and Our People |
Punta Gorda |
Florida |
| Population, 2016 estimate |
18,796 |
20,612,439 |
| Population, percent change, 2010 to 2016 |
13% |
9.6% |
| Population, 2000 |
14,344 |
15,982,378 |
| Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2010 |
2.3% |
5.7% |
| Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2010 |
9.2% |
5.7% |
| Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2010 |
47.9% |
17.3% |
| Female persons, percent, 2010 |
52.5% |
51.1% |
| Male persons, percent, 2010 |
47.8% |
48.9% |
| White persons, percent, 2010 |
89.6% |
75.0% |
| Black persons, percent, 2010 |
4.3% |
16.0% |
| Asian persons, percent, 2010 |
0.5% |
2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 |
0.4% |
| Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 |
0.8% |
2.5% |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 |
4.1% |
22.58% |
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| Living in same house 1 year & over, 2012-2016 |
83.9% |
83.9% |
| Foreign born persons, percent, 2005 – 2009 |
9.1% |
18.7% |
| Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2005-2009 |
9.7% |
25.8% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2005 – 2009 |
95.2% |
84.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2005 – 2009 |
39.0% |
25.6% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2012-2016 |
26.8 |
26.7 |
| Housing units, 2010 (PG) / 2016 (FL) |
11,580 |
9,301,642 |
| Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2012-2016 |
79.7% |
64.8% |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2005 – 2009 |
32.2% |
30.0% |
| Estimated median house or condo value in 2016 |
$350,790 |
$197,700 |
| Households, 2005 – 2009 |
8,521 |
7,076,539 |
| Persons per household, 2005 – 2009 |
1.99 |
2.52 |
| Median gross rent in 2016 |
$905 |
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| Median household income, 2016 |
$55,287 |
$50,860 |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 2005 – 2009 |
8.3% |
13.2% |
