| Quick Facts About the Area and Our People |
Punta Gorda |
Charlotte County |
Florida |
| Population, 2021 estimate |
19,981 |
194,843 |
21,781,128 |
| Population, percent change, 2010 to 2021 |
20% |
82.1% |
15.85% |
| Population, 2010 |
16,641 |
159,978 |
18,801,310 |
| Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2021 |
3.0% |
2.8% |
5.1% |
| Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2021 |
10.0% |
11.8% |
19.7% |
| Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2021 |
50.4% |
40.5% |
21.1% |
| Female persons, percent, 2021 |
54.1% |
50.9% |
50.8% |
| Male persons, percent, 2021 |
45.9% |
49.1% |
49.2% |
| White persons, percent, 2021 |
94.6% |
90.3% |
76.9% |
| Black persons, percent, 2021 |
4.3% |
6.0% |
16.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2021 |
0.3% |
0.4% |
0.5% |
| Asian persons, percent, 2021 |
0.8% |
1.5% |
3.0% |
| Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2021 |
1.3% |
1.8% |
2.4% |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2021 |
5.8% |
8.2% |
26.8% |
| Veterans, 2016-2020 |
2,816 |
21,986 |
1,416,472 |
| Living in same house 1 year ago (age 1+ years), 2016-2020 |
84.5% |
86.0% |
84.9% |
| Foreign-born persons, percent, 2016 – 2020 |
8.0% |
10.0% |
20.8% |
| Language other than English spoken at home (age 5+), 2016-2020 |
6.3% |
9.6% |
29.4% |
| High school graduates, persons age 25+, 2016-2020 |
94.9% |
90.8% |
88.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher, persons age 25+, 2016-2020 |
38.5% |
23.8% |
30.5% |
| Households with a computer, 2016-2020 |
92.2% |
91.3% |
93.1% |
| Households with a broadband Internet subscription, 2016-2020 |
88.7% |
87.0% |
85.4% |
| In civilian labor force, total, workers age 16+, 2016-2020 |
31.5% |
41.3% |
58.6% |
| Housing units, 2022 |
x |
113,474 |
10,054,457 |
| Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2016-2020 |
82.9% |
81.6% |
66.2% |
| Households, 2016-2020 |
9,780 |
79,789 |
7,931,313 |
| Persons per household, 2016-2020 |
2.04 |
2.29 |
2.62 |
| Median gross rent, 2016-2020 |
$1,152 |
$1,042 |
$1,218 |
| Median household income, 2016-2020 |
$61,868 |
$52,724 |
$57,703 |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 2021 |
9.6% |
9.8% |
12.4% |
