Punta Gorda is a city of 20,278 people in Florida. The median age is 66.3, about 27 years above the US median. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. The population is up 41% since 2000. The typical home is worth $518,100, having roughly tripled since 2000. 7% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $85,779, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 66.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 54%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Punta Gorda
What changed most since 1990
White share91.9% → 87.9%(−4.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population10,878 → 20,278(+86%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$400,811 → $518,100(+29%)US over the same years: +67%
Punta Gorda's population equals 10% of Charlotte County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 16% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 7.6% 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)7.9%(160)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.5%(131)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era52.8%(1,070)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.8%(198)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(11)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,026 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
Punta Gorda, decade by decade
Punta Gorda 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
10,878
$81,982
$400,811
25.5%
19.0
2000
14,344
$89,108
$337,006
32.0%
16.2
2010
16,641
$84,046
$500,191
38.4%
23.3
2020
19,471
$74,986
$414,760
38.5%
27.9
2024
20,278
$85,779
$518,100
41.7%
27.9
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.
