Port St. Joe

Population: 3,499
Median household income: $60,347
Median home value: $280,600

Port St. Joe, a community in Gulf County, Florida, has 3,499 residents. At $60,347, its median household income sits below Gulf County's $67,361.

Between 2019 and 2023, Port St. Joe's population held roughly steady from 3,488 to 3,499, while its median home value rose 54.4% from $181,700 to $280,600.

The median gross rent is $1,342. 33.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,499
Median age: 52.9 yrs
Median household income: $60,347
Median home value: $280,600
Median gross rent: $1,342
Housing units: 2,037
Homeownership rate: 79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4883,499

Median household income

$52,092$60,347

Median home value

$181,700$280,600

Median gross rent

$1,116$1,342

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,488	$52,092	$181,700	$1,116
2020	3,502	$60,682	$215,000	$1,121
2021	3,680	$61,827	$227,800	$1,152
2022	3,533	$59,429	$232,600	$1,227
2023	3,499	$60,347	$280,600	$1,342

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1712.1%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6422.1%

65 to 7415.9%

75 and over10.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	242	6.9%
5 to 17	424	12.1%
18 to 24	142	4.1%
25 to 34	379	10.8%
35 to 44	282	8.1%
45 to 54	325	9.3%
55 to 64	774	22.1%
65 to 74	555	15.9%
75 and over	376	10.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,831	80.9%
Black or African American	379	10.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	30	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	12	0.3%
Two or more races	109	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	138	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.5%

High school graduate25.2%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree19.4%

Graduate or professional degree13.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	202	7.5%
High school graduate	679	25.2%
Some college or associate's	922	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	523	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	365	13.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone68.5%

Carpooled17.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home10.4%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	926	68.5%
Carpooled	238	17.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	0.5%
Bicycle	5	0.4%
Worked from home	141	10.4%
Other means	34	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	653	54.0%
15 to 29 min	205	16.9%
30 to 44 min	165	13.6%
45 to 59 min	156	12.9%
60+ min	31	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 10.3% (346 of 3,363)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,016	65.0%
Nonfamily households	548	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,564	76.8%
Vacant	473	23.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,247	79.7%
Renter-occupied	317	20.3%

1-unit, detached84.5%

1-unit, attached5.1%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units4.1%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,721	84.5%
1-unit, attached	103	5.1%
2 to 4 units	102	5.0%
5 to 19 units	23	1.1%
20 or more units	83	4.1%
Mobile home & other	5	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1258675
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.37 sq mi
Water area: 2.6 sq mi
Center point: 29.8176, -85.3091

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