Port Charlotte

Population: 64,971
Median household income: $60,729
Median home value: $249,400

Port Charlotte is a community in Charlotte County, Florida, home to 64,971 residents. At $60,729, its median household income sits below Charlotte County's $66,154.

Between 2019 and 2023, Port Charlotte's population grew 4.2% from 62,327 to 64,971, while its median home value rose 52.1% from $164,000 to $249,400.

The median gross rent is $1,335. 19.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 64,971
Median age: 55.5 yrs
Median household income: $60,729
Median home value: $249,400
Median gross rent: $1,335
Housing units: 32,045
Homeownership rate: 82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

62,32764,971

Median household income

$46,603$60,729

Median home value

$164,000$249,400

Median gross rent

$1,016$1,335

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	62,327	$46,603	$164,000	$1,016
2020	64,335	$50,255	$177,800	$1,040
2021	62,531	$54,956	$192,900	$1,101
2022	63,913	$58,799	$229,600	$1,214
2023	64,971	$60,729	$249,400	$1,335

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 179.7%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 7419.5%

75 and over13.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,481	3.8%
5 to 17	6,333	9.7%
18 to 24	3,977	6.1%
25 to 34	6,214	9.6%
35 to 44	5,817	9.0%
45 to 54	7,186	11.1%
55 to 64	11,471	17.7%
65 to 74	12,654	19.5%
75 and over	8,838	13.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	48,533	74.7%
Black or African American	5,037	7.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	101	0.2%
Asian	1,130	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.0%
Some other race	258	0.4%
Two or more races	2,295	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,610	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate36.0%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,442	10.4%
High school graduate	18,794	36.0%
Some college or associate's	17,733	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	6,837	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3,374	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone74.5%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,908	74.5%
Carpooled	2,311	9.1%
Public transit	64	0.3%
Walked	208	0.8%
Bicycle	58	0.2%
Worked from home	3,121	12.3%
Other means	704	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,652	29.9%
15 to 29 min	8,271	37.2%
30 to 44 min	3,493	15.7%
45 to 59 min	1,919	8.6%
60+ min	1,918	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 11.2% (7,157 of 64,152)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,175	66.3%
Nonfamily households	9,231	33.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	27,406	85.5%
Vacant	4,639	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	22,625	82.6%
Renter-occupied	4,781	17.4%

1-unit, detached85.3%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units5.7%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	27,340	85.3%
1-unit, attached	724	2.3%
2 to 4 units	565	1.8%
5 to 19 units	1,190	3.7%
20 or more units	1,840	5.7%
Mobile home & other	386	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1258350
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 28 sq mi
Water area: 3.86 sq mi
Center point: 26.9895, -82.1137