Punta Gorda, FL

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A total of 181k people lived in Punta Gorda, Florida in 2019, with a median age of 59.1 and a median family income of $51,499 dollars. Punta Gorda, Florida saw population growth from 176,954 to 181,067 between 2018 and 2019, a 2.32% increase, and income growth from $49,225 to $51,499, a 4.62% increase.

White (Non-Hispanic) (83.9%), White (Hispanic) (6.02%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.35%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.55%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.29%) make up the top 5 ethnic groups in Punta Gorda, Florida. In Punta Gorda, Florida, 0% of households have English as the only language spoken at home.

In Punta Gorda, Florida, 95.7% of the population is an American citizen.

In Punta Gorda, Florida, Charlotte Technical College is the largest university (326 degrees awarded in 2020).

2019 saw a $195,400 median home price in Punta Gorda, Florida, with a 79.7% homeownership rate. The majority of residents of Punta Gorda, Florida commuted alone by car, and the trip took an average of 22.6 minutes. In Punta Gorda, Florida, there were typically two cars per household.

Arcadia, Florida, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Clewiston, North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, and Sebring, Florida are all located nearby Punta Gorda, Florida.

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DIVERSITY

There are 181k people living in Punta Gorda, Florida, of which 95.7% are citizens. As of 2019, 10.9% of Punta Gorda, Florida inhabitants were born overseas (19.8k people).

In Punta Gorda, Florida, White (non-Hispanic) citizens made up 152k of the city's population in 2019, 13.9 times more than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groupings were White (Hispanic) (10.9k) and Black or African American (9.69k) (non-Hispanic).

Race and Ethnicity

Punta Gorda, Florida has 7.28% Hispanic residents (13.2k people).

Population of Foreigners

In comparison to the national average of 13.7%, 10.9% of Punta Gorda, Florida's 19.8k residents were born abroad as of 2019. Punta Gorda, Florida, had a 10.4% percentage of residents who were foreign-born in 2018, a growing percentage.

Age at Birth

All residents of Punta Gorda, Florida, were 59.1 years old on average in 2019. Citizens of domestic birth, with a median age of 59, were typically younger than those of foreign birth, with a median age of 62. The population of Punta Gorda, Florida, is aging, though. All residents of Punta Gorda, Florida, were 59 years old on average in 2018.

Globally Diverse

Cuba accounted for 986,238 of the 986,238 foreign-born Floridians in 2019; it was followed by Haiti (338,524) and Colombia (270,705) as the most frequent birthplaces.

Citizenship

In comparison to the national average of 93.4%, 95.7% of Punta Gorda, Florida residents were US citizens as of 2019. Punta Gorda, Florida, had 95.8% of its population who were US citizens in 2018, indicating a declining citizenship rate.

Veterans

Punta Gorda, Florida has a sizable military population that served in Vietnam, 2.78 times more than in any other combat.

ECONOMY

$51,499 is the median household income in Punta Gorda, Florida. In Punta Gorda, Florida, St. Johns County had the highest Median Household Income in 2019 with a value of $90,356, followed by Clay County, FL, and Collier County, FL, with values of $76,687 and $76,025, respectively.

In Florida, men earn an average of $1,34 more per year than women do, who make $46,958 on average. Florida has less income inequality than the rest of the country (as determined by the Gini index), at 0.473.

62.3k persons are employed in Punta Gorda, Florida's economy. Retail Trade, which employs 10,853 people, Health Care & Social Assistance, which employs 8,965 people, and Construction, which employs 6,165 people, are the three largest industries in Punta Gorda, Florida. The industries with the highest salaries are Utilities ($55,265), Finance & Insurance ($52,172), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($50,417).