Punta Gorda

Population: 19,886
Median household income: $79,291
Median home value: $482,300

Located in Charlotte County, Florida, Punta Gorda is a community with a population of 19,886. Its median household income of $79,291 runs above the Charlotte County figure of $66,154.

From 2019 to 2023, Punta Gorda's population grew 1.6% from 19,571 to 19,886, while its median home value rose 48.0% from $325,800 to $482,300.

The median gross rent is $1,235. 40.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,886
Median age: 66.5 yrs
Median household income: $79,291
Median home value: $482,300
Median gross rent: $1,235
Housing units: 13,426
Homeownership rate: 83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,57119,886

Median household income

$61,395$79,291

Median home value

$325,800$482,300

Median gross rent

$1,029$1,235

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,571	$61,395	$325,800	$1,029
2020	20,044	$61,868	$342,200	$1,152
2021	19,230	$68,923	$377,100	$1,152
2022	19,605	$75,898	$446,100	$1,172
2023	19,886	$79,291	$482,300	$1,235

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

Age distribution

Under 51.9%

5 to 176.9%

18 to 243.6%

25 to 343.4%

35 to 444.7%

45 to 547.3%

55 to 6418.6%

65 to 7425.4%

75 and over28.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	371	1.9%
5 to 17	1,370	6.9%
18 to 24	723	3.6%
25 to 34	683	3.4%
35 to 44	944	4.7%
45 to 54	1,449	7.3%
55 to 64	3,698	18.6%
65 to 74	5,044	25.4%
75 and over	5,604	28.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,499	88.0%
Black or African American	728	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.1%
Asian	136	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	19	0.1%
Some other race	8	0.0%
Two or more races	929	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	549	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate21.5%

Some college or associate's34.2%

Bachelor's degree22.7%

Graduate or professional degree17.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	672	3.9%
High school graduate	3,738	21.5%
Some college or associate's	5,956	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,963	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3,093	17.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone73.0%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home18.6%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,040	73.0%
Carpooled	230	4.2%
Public transit	9	0.2%
Walked	22	0.4%
Bicycle	65	1.2%
Worked from home	1,031	18.6%
Other means	141	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,767	39.2%
15 to 29 min	1,238	27.5%
30 to 44 min	605	13.4%
45 to 59 min	486	10.8%
60+ min	411	9.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.97
Poverty rate: 9.0% (1,766 of 19,681)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,642	66.4%
Nonfamily households	3,364	33.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,006	74.5%
Vacant	3,420	25.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,316	83.1%
Renter-occupied	1,690	16.9%

1-unit, detached57.4%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units9.2%

5 to 19 units12.1%

20 or more units9.7%

Mobile home & other6.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,705	57.4%
1-unit, attached	649	4.8%
2 to 4 units	1,234	9.2%
5 to 19 units	1,621	12.1%
20 or more units	1,305	9.7%
Mobile home & other	912	6.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1259200
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 17 sq mi
Center point: 26.8978, -82.0658