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Punta Gorda, FL
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Punta Gorda profile


Living in Punta Gorda



Punta Gorda is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 20,608 people and 18 constituent neighborhoods, Punta Gorda is the 144th largest community in Florida.

Punta Gorda home prices are not only among the most expensive in Florida, but Punta Gorda real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.25% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Punta Gorda has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Punta Gorda has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Punta Gorda than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Punta Gorda may be for you.

One of the nice things about Punta Gorda is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

The education level of Punta Gorda citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.44% of adults in Punta Gorda have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Punta Gorda in 2018 was $49,469, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $197,876 for a family of four. However, Punta Gorda contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Punta Gorda home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Punta Gorda residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Punta Gorda include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Punta Gorda is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.