2024 population: 212,122 ( 25,298 from 2020)
Land area: 681.1 square miles
Population density: 311.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	173,103	81.61%	10.8%
Black:	12,244	5.77%	16.0%
Indian:	589	0.28%	13.1%
Asian:	3,615	1.70%	33.4%
2+ races:	3,246	1.53%	21.4%
Hispanic:	19,325	9.11%	37.3%

Total non-White:	39,019	18.39%	27.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,483	6.0
Deaths:	13,926	18.6
Net Migration:	31,738	42.5
Net Immigration:	3,164	4.2

Change in White population:	16,804	9.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	8,494	4.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
186,824
156,299	83.66%
10,551	5.65%
521	0.28%
2,709	1.45%
2,674	1.43%
14,070	7.53%
30,525	16.34%

2010
159,978
137,628	86.03%
8,622	5.39%
348	0.22%
1,933	1.21%
2,050	1.28%
9,213	5.76%
22,350	13.97%

2000
141,627
128,063	90.42%
5,992	4.23%
286	0.20%
1,224	0.86%
1,254	0.89%
4,667	3.30%
13,564	9.58%

1990
110,975
103,515	93.28%
3,919	3.53%
267	0.24%
886	0.80%
n/a
2,388	2.15%
7,460	6.72%

1980
58,460
56,214	96.16%
1,091	1.87%
134	0.23%
293	0.50%
n/a
708	1.21%
2,246	3.84%

1970
27,559
26,031	94.46%
988	3.59%
18	0.07%
27	0.10%
n/a
452	1.64%
1,528	5.54%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
9,494	5.9
23,165	14.5
39,886	24.9
2,281	1.4

18,671	11.7
8,175	5.1

Number	Rate
2000's
10,231	7.2
20,328	14.4
23,825	16.8
1,924	1.4

9,565	6.8
8,786	6.2

Number	Rate
1990's
10,068	9.1
18,854	17.0
33,038	29.8
1,323	1.2

24,548	22.1
6,104	5.5

Number	Rate
1980's
6,925	11.8
11,994	20.5
56,951	97.4
n/a

47,301	80.9
5,214	8.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
34,123	123.8
n/a

30,183	109.5
718	2.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Punta Gorda, FL Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
59.9
22,419	10.6%
189,703	89.4%
76,614	36.1%

84,671
2.20

55,218	65.2%
45,588	82.6%
2,764	5.0%
29,453	34.8%

2010
Number	Percent
55.9
22,878	14.3%
137,100	85.7%
54,599	34.1%

73,370
2.14

47,873	65.2%
39,147	81.8%
2,973	6.2%
25,497	34.8%

2000
Number	Percent
54.3
22,190	15.7%
119,437	84.3%
49,162	34.7%

63,918
2.17

44,205	69.2%
38,172	86.4%
2,320	5.2%
19,713	30.8%

1990
Number	Percent
53.7
17,146	15.5%
93,829	84.5%
37,541	33.8%

48,501
2.23

35,518	73.2%
31,791	89.5%
1,505	4.2%
12,983	26.8%

1980
Number	Percent
57.3
9,283	15.9%
49,177	84.1%
19,849	34.0%

25,966
2.24

19,734	76.0%
18,174	92.1%
722	3.7%
6,232	24.0%

2022 Housing Data for Punta Gorda, FL Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,962	4.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,610	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,800	4.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,838	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,965	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,683	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,816	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,793	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,843	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,586	9.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	10,135	12.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,671	13.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,543	8.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,826	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,660	5.5%
$200,000 or more	4,940	5.8%

Median Household Income	62,164
Per Capita Income	38,466

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	86

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,489	4.1%
Public Assistance	1,780	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,781	9.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	53,038	63.3%
Unemployed	3,258	3.9%
In Armed Forces	72	0.1%

Total Labor Force	56,368	67.3%
Not in Labor Force	27,435	32.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	23,747	22,690	51.1%
Non-Profit	1,316	2,406	35.4%
Self-Employed	5,562	4,035	58.0%

Local Government	2,653	2,689	49.7%
State Government	429	691	38.3%
Federal Government	735	666	52.5%

Total Private + Self	29,309	26,725	52.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,133	6,452	44.3%
Total	34,442	33,177	50.9%

Pct. Govt.	11.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,443	15.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	18,067	26.6%
Professional, Technical	11,475	16.9%
Service Occupations	13,733	20.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	267	0.4%
All others	14,276	21.0%

White Collar		58.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	10,627	15.6%
Health care and social assistance	10,024	14.7%
Construction	7,199	10.6%
Accommodation and food services	6,319	9.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,818	5.6%
Other services	3,725	5.5%
Educational services	3,672	5.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,643	5.4%
Manufacturing	3,227	4.7%
Public administration	3,110	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	2,882	4.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,420	3.6%
Finance and insurance	2,076	3.1%
Wholesale trade	1,890	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,570	2.3%
Information	1,093	1.6%
Utilities	334	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	269	0.4%
Management	96	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,736	1.44%
Puerto Rican	4,389	2.31%
Cuban	3,120	1.64%
Dominican	714	0.38%

Total Central American	953	0.50%
Costa Rican	12	0.01%
Guatemalan	213	0.11%
Honduran	170	0.09%
Nicaraguan	24	0.01%
Panamanian	164	0.09%
Salvadoran	370	0.19%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,082	1.10%
Argentinean	87	0.05%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	254	0.13%
Colombian	720	0.38%
Ecuadorian	55	0.03%
Paraguayan	16	0.01%
Peruvian	246	0.13%
Uruguayan	100	0.05%
Venezuelan	527	0.28%
Other South American	77	0.04%

Other Hispanic	1,272	0.67%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	875	0.46%
Chinese	480	0.25%
Indian	345	0.18%
Vietnamese	269	0.14%
Japanese	154	0.08%
Korean	99	0.05%
Cambodian	98	0.05%
Thai	55	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	166,293	90.1%
Spanish	10,056	5.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,995	1.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,460	0.8%
Other Indo-European	1,381	0.7%
German, other Germanic	912	0.5%
Tagalog	722	0.4%
Other	587	0.3%
Other Asian	330	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	30,845	16.2%
American	25,496	13.4%
Irish	25,150	13.2%
English	22,665	11.9%
Italian	16,663	8.8%
Polish	6,905	3.6%
French	6,662	3.5%
Scottish	4,179	2.2%
European	3,339	1.8%
Dutch	3,059	1.6%
Swedish	2,746	1.4%
Norwegian	2,237	1.2%
French Canadian	2,120	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	2,014	1.1%
Hungarian	1,917	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	183,360	96.6%
Not a citizen	6,540	3.4%

Native	171,342	90.2%
Foreign-born	18,558	9.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,663	2.3%	9,049	5.7%	53,154	33.7%	52,222	33.1%	24,826	15.7%	14,814	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,663	2.3%
9-12 Years	9,049	5.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	53,154	33.7%
Some College	52,222	33.1%
Bach. Degree	24,826	15.7%
Grad Degree	14,814	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	83,720	79,612	4,108	4.9%
1991	85,762	79,772	5,990	7.0%
1992	88,890	82,012	6,878	7.7%
1993	90,018	83,984	6,034	6.7%
1994	91,624	86,528	5,096	5.6%
1995	90,610	86,280	4,330	4.8%
1996	92,040	88,018	4,022	4.4%
1997	93,714	89,730	3,984	4.3%
1998	95,748	92,162	3,586	3.7%
1999	100,536	97,162	3,374	3.4%

2000	111,298	107,130	4,168	3.7%
2001	112,940	108,024	4,916	4.4%
2002	118,730	112,666	6,064	5.1%
2003	118,524	112,898	5,626	4.7%
2004	121,726	116,296	5,430	4.5%
2005	131,074	126,980	4,094	3.1%
2006	137,954	134,416	3,538	2.6%
2007	138,708	132,844	5,864	4.2%
2008	137,880	127,444	10,436	7.6%
2009	135,990	121,016	14,974	11.0%

2010	131,392	115,134	16,258	12.4%
2011	130,684	115,958	14,726	11.3%
2012	130,968	118,128	12,840	9.8%
2013	132,110	121,054	11,056	8.4%
2014	133,588	124,150	9,438	7.1%
2015	135,856	127,620	8,236	6.1%
2016	139,038	131,562	7,476	5.4%
2017	139,924	133,224	6,700	4.8%
2018	141,486	135,678	5,808	4.1%
2019	143,892	138,316	5,576	3.9%

2020	142,364	131,936	10,428	7.3%
2021	146,944	140,392	6,552	4.5%
2022	153,548	148,284	5,264	3.4%
2023	157,102	151,658	5,444	3.5%
2024	154,758	148,362	6,396	4.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	111,330
Median Value	$265,800

Occupied	84,671	76.1%
Vacant	26,659	23.9%

Owned	69,787	82.4%
Rented	14,884	17.6%
Median Rent	$1,206

Single-Family Units	78,827	70.8%
Detached	75,366	67.7%
Attached	3,461	3.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	14,529	13.1%
Mobile Homes	12,272	11.0%

Punta Gorda, FL Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Punta Gorda, FL Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Punta Gorda, FL Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Punta Gorda, FL Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Punta Gorda, FL Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Punta Gorda, FL Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Punta Gorda, FL Metro Area