Port Charlotte is home to 66,133 people in Florida. The median age is 55.4, about 16 years above the US median. 83% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. 19,682 more people live here than in 2000. There are 2,322 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,844, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 55.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 86%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Port Charlotte
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.8% → 20.8%(+8.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Port Charlotte's population equals 33% of Charlotte County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 46% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 24% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)11.8%(714)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.9%(1,021)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45%(2,728)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.2%(378)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(104)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6,057 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Port Charlotte, decade by decade
Port Charlotte population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
41,535
$58,266
$163,205
12.8%
20.1
2000
46,451
$60,466
$145,186
14.9%
32.0
2010
54,392
$59,735
$231,466
17.5%
45.2
2020
60,625
$60,911
$215,501
19.3%
55.1
2024
66,133
$63,844
$269,900
20.8%
55.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
