Bayonet Point vs New Port Richey

A side-by-side comparison of Bayonet Point and New Port Richey: population, income, housing, and more.

Bayonet Point and New Port Richey are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bayonet Point has the higher population (23,787 vs 17,057 in New Port Richey). New Port Richey has the higher median household income ($46,160 vs $42,157 in Bayonet Point). New Port Richey has the higher median home value ($164,600 vs $160,000 in Bayonet Point).

Population, income & housing

	Bayonet Point	New Port Richey
Population	23,787	17,057
Median age	52.8 yrs	53.5 yrs
Median household income	$42,157	$46,160
Median home value	$160,000	$164,600
Median gross rent	$1,231	$1,154
Housing units	13,712	9,423
Homeownership rate	72.3%	57.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bayonet Point	New Port Richey
Population	27,418 → 23,787 (-13.2%)	16,223 → 17,057 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$39,916 → $42,157 (+5.6%)	$35,384 → $46,160 (+30.5%)
Median home value	$92,500 → $160,000 (+73.0%)	$87,500 → $164,600 (+88.1%)
Median gross rent	$974 → $1,231 (+26.4%)	$823 → $1,154 (+40.2%)

Bayonet Point

Population

27,41823,787

Median household income

$39,916$42,157

Median home value

$92,500$160,000

Median gross rent

$974$1,231

New Port Richey

Population

16,22317,057

Median household income

$35,384$46,160

Median home value

$87,500$164,600

Median gross rent

$823$1,154

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bayonet Point	New Port Richey
Under 5	3.1%	2.1%
5 to 17	12.5%	10.2%
18 to 24	4.4%	6.3%
25 to 34	12.6%	10.1%
35 to 44	10.1%	11.1%
45 to 54	9.3%	12.5%
55 to 64	14.7%	18.9%
65 to 74	16.3%	16.2%
75 and over	16.9%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bayonet Point	New Port Richey
White (non-Hispanic)	78.2%	74.0%
Black or African American	2.9%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	15.5%	16.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bayonet Point	New Port Richey
No high school diploma	11.4%	10.2%
High school graduate	46.0%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bayonet Point	New Port Richey
Drove alone	80.3%	71.5%
Carpooled	4.7%	8.7%
Public transit	0.9%	0.2%
Walked	0.1%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	1.3%
Worked from home	10.8%	11.3%
Other means	3.0%	5.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bayonet Point	New Port Richey
1-unit, detached	68.5%	45.8%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	10.5%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	13.7%
20 or more units	6.2%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	14.8%

Poverty & households

	Bayonet Point	New Port Richey
Poverty rate	16.3%	12.7%
Average household size	2.05	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1979	1980