Charlotte County, Florida

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 195,083
Median household income: $66,154
Median home value: $291,000

Charlotte County is a county in Florida with a population of 195,083. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $66,154 is below the Florida median ($71,711).

From 2019 to 2023, Charlotte County's population grew 7.7% from 181,067 to 195,083, while its median household income rose 28.5% from $51,499 to $66,154.

9.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.18 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 195,083
Median age: 60.0 yrs
Median household income: $66,154
Median home value: $291,000
Median gross rent: $1,289
Housing units: 114,821
Homeownership rate: 83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

181,067195,083

Median household income

$51,499$66,154

Median home value

$195,400$291,000

Median gross rent

$1,032$1,289

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	181,067	$51,499	$195,400	$1,032
2020	185,926	$52,724	$209,500	$1,042
2021	184,837	$57,887	$226,700	$1,094
2022	189,900	$62,164	$265,800	$1,206
2023	195,083	$66,154	$291,000	$1,289

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 179.0%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 347.7%

35 to 447.9%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6417.4%

65 to 7421.6%

75 and over18.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,433	2.8%
5 to 17	17,637	9.0%
18 to 24	9,629	4.9%
25 to 34	15,074	7.7%
35 to 44	15,392	7.9%
45 to 54	19,189	9.8%
55 to 64	33,856	17.4%
65 to 74	42,210	21.6%
75 and over	36,663	18.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	160,819	82.4%
Black or African American	9,957	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	175	0.1%
Asian	2,526	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	62	0.0%
Some other race	481	0.2%
Two or more races	5,785	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15,278	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.8%

High school graduate33.0%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree9.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12,591	7.8%
High school graduate	53,509	33.0%
Some college or associate's	55,184	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	25,246	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	15,854	9.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone73.0%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home15.3%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	49,941	73.0%
Carpooled	5,257	7.7%
Public transit	150	0.2%
Walked	708	1.0%
Bicycle	345	0.5%
Worked from home	10,471	15.3%
Other means	1,524	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,780	25.5%
15 to 29 min	22,450	38.8%
30 to 44 min	9,766	16.9%
45 to 59 min	5,216	9.0%
60+ min	5,713	9.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 9.6% (18,219 of 190,668)

	Count	Share
Family households	57,718	66.1%
Nonfamily households	29,658	33.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	87,376	76.1%
Vacant	27,445	23.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	72,670	83.2%
Renter-occupied	14,706	16.8%

1-unit, detached67.8%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units7.1%

20 or more units5.9%

Mobile home & other11.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	77,823	67.8%
1-unit, attached	3,654	3.2%
2 to 4 units	5,897	5.1%
5 to 19 units	8,108	7.1%
20 or more units	6,762	5.9%
Mobile home & other	12,577	11.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 12015
State: Florida
Land area: 681 sq mi
Water area: 266 sq mi
Center point: 26.9064, -82.0037