CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Punta Gorda

Florida · 10,878 residents · 15.4 sq mi

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With 10,878 people, Punta Gorda is a city in Florida. The median age is 61.8, about 29 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $167,000. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. The population has fallen 24% since 2000. Households here earn about 24% more than in Florida as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 61.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

25% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,878

−24%vs 2000

vs 14,344 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

61.8

−3%vs 2000

vs 63.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

15.4 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 52.8%(308)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 92.8%(307)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.1%(338)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 192.9%(311)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.2%(350)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 346%(652)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 446.8%(741)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(1,044)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6420.7%(2,249)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7428.3%(3,077)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8410.9%(1,189)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.9%(312)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$34,158

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,916 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$22,482

−31%vs 2000

vs $32,460 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.4%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$167,000

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $185,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$434

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $569 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.8%

−7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.7% in 2000

21.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.2%(13,373)

Black3.1%(447)

Hispanic / Latino2%(285)

Asian0.8%(112)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93%(10,116)

Black6%(651)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(157)

Asian0.5%(55)

Other0.5%(56)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.1%(214)

Central American0.4%(81)

Nicaraguan0.3%(64)

Mexican0.3%(62)

Cuban0.2%(44)

Spaniard0.1%(25)

Dominican0.1%(23)

South American0.1%(19)

Uruguayan0.1%(19)

Salvadoran0.1%(17)

Asian origin

Bangladeshi0.9%(178)

Japanese0.2%(44)

Filipino0.2%(34)

Thai0.1%(27)

Korean0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(28)

Tongan0%(9)

Ancestry

German19.6%(3,967)

Irish17.3%(3,511)

English14.6%(2,963)

Italian8.7%(1,771)

American7%(1,419)

Polish5%(1,009)

French4.1%(838)

Scottish2%(404)

Dutch2%(402)

Hungarian1.8%(356)

Swedish1.6%(325)

Norwegian1%(203)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Greek1%(200)

Arab1%(197)

French Canadian1%(193)

Czech0.9%(186)

Canadian0.9%(175)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(175)

Portuguese0.8%(170)

Russian0.8%(170)

British0.6%(126)

Welsh0.6%(124)

Danish0.6%(118)

Slovak0.5%(101)

Ukrainian0.5%(100)

Egyptian0.5%(93)

Palestinian0.4%(89)

Iranian0.4%(89)

Finnish0.3%(58)

Austrian0.2%(41)

Latvian0.2%(38)

Lithuanian0.2%(34)

Croatian0.2%(33)

Brazilian0.2%(32)

Swiss0.1%(28)

Australian0.1%(22)

Subsaharan African0.1%(22)

Israeli0.1%(21)

Bulgarian0.1%(14)

West Indian0.1%(14)

Jamaican0.1%(14)

Serbian0%(10)

Cape Verdean0%(10)

Slovene0%(8)

Lebanese0%(7)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

25.5%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 32.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.6%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.2%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.4 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 14.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married15.8%(1,505)

Married69.4%(6,588)

Widowed6.7%(640)

Divorced8%(764)

Women 15+

Never married12.3%(1,181)

Married65.3%(6,254)

Widowed11.7%(1,123)

Divorced10.6%(1,019)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.1%

−7.8 ptssince 2013

from 11.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.4%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 45.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

27.9%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 29.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

53.6%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 51.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.5%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.9%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 5.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.1%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 69.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

61.8%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 60.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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