Charlotte County, FL

Metropolitan Statistical Area: Punta Gorda, FL
Designated Market Area: Fort Myers-Naples, FL
USDA County Type (2015): Recreation/Tourism, Low Employment, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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Tracts in Charlotte County, FL

2022 population: 202,661 ( 42,683 from 2010 , 15,811 from 2020)
Land area: 681.1 square miles
Population density: 297.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	167,840	82.82%	22.0%
Black:	11,038	5.45%	28.0%
Indian:	540	0.27%	55.2%
Asian:	3,118	1.54%	61.3%
2+ races:	3,113	1.54%	51.9%
Hispanic:	17,012	8.39%	84.7%

Total non-White:	34,821	17.18%	55.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,410	6.4
Deaths:	7,484	20.0
Net Migration:	20,732	55.5
Net Immigration:	406	1.1

Change in White population:	30,212	18.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	12,471	7.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

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
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 Charlotte County, FL

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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	11.1%
180,242	88.9%
76,614	37.8%

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 Charlotte County, FL

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 state	89
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	41,860	39,806	2,054	4.9%	6.2%
1991	42,881	39,886	2,995	7.0%	7.6%
1992	44,445	41,006	3,439	7.7%	8.4%
1993	45,009	41,992	3,017	6.7%	7.4%
1994	45,812	43,264	2,548	5.6%	6.5%
1995	45,305	43,140	2,165	4.8%	5.6%
1996	46,020	44,009	2,011	4.4%	5.3%
1997	46,857	44,865	1,992	4.3%	4.9%
1998	47,874	46,081	1,793	3.7%	4.4%
1999	50,268	48,581	1,687	3.4%	3.9%

2000	55,649	53,565	2,084	3.7%	3.8%
2001	56,470	54,012	2,458	4.4%	4.4%
2002	59,365	56,333	3,032	5.1%	4.9%
2003	59,262	56,449	2,813	4.7%	4.5%
2004	60,863	58,148	2,715	4.5%	3.8%
2005	65,537	63,490	2,047	3.1%	2.9%
2006	68,977	67,208	1,769	2.6%	2.5%
2007	69,354	66,422	2,932	4.2%	3.3%
2008	68,940	63,722	5,218	7.6%	5.7%
2009	67,995	60,508	7,487	11.0%	9.6%

2010	65,696	57,567	8,129	12.4%	10.8%
2011	65,342	57,979	7,363	11.3%	10.0%
2012	65,484	59,064	6,420	9.8%	8.6%
2013	66,055	60,527	5,528	8.4%	7.5%
2014	66,794	62,075	4,719	7.1%	6.4%
2015	67,928	63,810	4,118	6.1%	5.5%
2016	69,519	65,781	3,738	5.4%	4.9%
2017	69,962	66,612	3,350	4.8%	4.2%
2018	70,743	67,839	2,904	4.1%	3.6%
2019	71,946	69,158	2,788	3.9%	3.3%

2020	71,182	65,968	5,214	7.3%	7.7%
2021	73,472	70,196	3,276	4.5%	4.6%
2022	76,774	74,142	2,632	3.4%	2.9%
2023	78,551	75,829	2,722	3.5%	2.9%

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%

Charlotte County, FL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Charlotte County, FL

2022 Housing Data for Charlotte County, FL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Charlotte County, FL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Charlotte County, FL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Charlotte County, FL

Historical Labor Force Data for Charlotte County, FL