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| Quick Facts About the Area and Our People | Punta Gorda | Florida |
| Population, 2010 estimate | 16,641 | 18,801,310 |
| Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 16% | 17.6% |
| 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% |
| White persons, percent, 2010 | 93.3% | 75.0% |
| Black persons, percent, 2010 | 3.3% | 16.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Asian persons, percent, 2010 | 1.1% | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 | 0.1% | |
| Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.3% | 2.5% |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 | 4.5% | 22.58% |
| White persons, not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 90.0% | 57.9% |
| Living in same house 1 year & over, 2005-2009 | 88.4% | 82.5% |
| 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 | 94.5% | 84.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2005 – 2009 | 38.1% | 25.6% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2005 – 2009 | 20.3 | 25.8 |
| Housing units, 2010 | 11,580 | 8,989,580 |
| Homeownership rate, 2005 – 2009 | 86.2% | 69.7% |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2005 – 2009 | 32.2% | 30.0% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2005 – 2009 | $377,200 | $211,300 |
| Households, 2005 – 2009 | 8,521 | 7,076,539 |
| Persons per household, 2005 – 2009 | 1.99 | 2.52 |
| Per capita money income in past 12 months (2009 dollars) 2005-2009 | $43,481 | $26,503 |
| Median household income, 2005 – 2009 | $60,660 | $47,450 |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 2005 – 2009 | 8.3% | 13.2% |
| Business QuickFacts | Punta Gorda | Florida |
| Total number of firms, 2007 | 2351 | 2,009,589 |
| Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 1.8% | 9.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 | 0.5% | |
| Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 3.2% | |
| Native Hawaiian, Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 | 0.1% | |
| Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 22.4% | |
| Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 27.3% | 27.3% |
| Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 | 9.5% | 22.0% |
| Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 | 27.9% | 25.9% |
| Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) | 106,507 | 104,832,907 |
| Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 29,846 | 221,641,518 |
| Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 232,870 | 262,341,127 |
| Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $13,652 | $14,353 |
| Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 25,101 | 41,922,059 |
| Geography QuickFacts | PG / CC | Florida |
| Land area, 2010 (square miles) | 15.01 / 680.20 | 53,624.76 |
| Persons per square mile, 2010 | 1,108.9 / 235.2 | 350.6 |
| FIPS Code | 59200 / 015 | 12 |
| County is Charlotte County | Punta Gorda / FL Metro Area |
Information gathered from the following places: quickfacts.census.gov, fedstats.gov/qf/statesl,
www.flhome4u.com/QuickFacts.htm
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