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Punta Gorda Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 141,627
Land Area (2000): 1,796.426 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 428.682 square kilometers

Punta Gorda Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	136,665	2002	148,102	2005	160,681
2000	144,889	2003	151,399	2006	160,193
2001	145,297	2004	156,800	2007	154,910

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	256,648	90.56%
Rural, Farm	405	0.14%
Rural, Non-farm	26,336	9.29%

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Punta Gorda Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	41,682	39,646	2,036	4.88%	49
1991	43,126	40,196	2,931	6.80%	68
1992	44,842	41,426	3,416	7.62%	76
1993	45,066	42,104	2,962	6.57%	66
1994	45,899	43,277	2,622	5.71%	57
1995	45,269	43,148	2,120	4.68%	47
1996	46,220	44,247	1,973	4.27%	42
1997	47,051	45,100	1,952	4.15%	41
1998	48,009	46,269	1,740	3.62%	36
1999	50,293	48,636	1,657	3.29%	33
2000	55,163	53,120	2,043	3.70%	37
2001	55,870	53,427	2,443	4.37%	44
2002	59,669	56,313	3,356	5.62%	56
2003	59,812	56,602	3,210	5.37%	54
2004	61,234	58,019	3,215	5.25%	53
2005	64,388	61,762	2,626	4.08%	41
2006	67,829	65,472	2,358	3.48%	35
2007	68,262	64,686	3,576	5.24%	52
2008	68,599	63,291	5,308	7.74%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	40,852	38,873	1,979	4.84%	48
Feb 1990	41,008	39,184	1,824	4.45%	44
Mar 1990	42,038	40,347	1,691	4.02%	40
Apr 1990	41,412	39,470	1,942	4.69%	47
May 1990	41,813	39,803	2,010	4.81%	48
Jun 1990	41,733	39,744	1,989	4.77%	48
Jul 1990	41,477	39,583	1,894	4.57%	46
Aug 1990	41,479	39,480	1,999	4.82%	48
Sep 1990	41,452	39,249	2,203	5.31%	53
Oct 1990	41,908	39,714	2,194	5.24%	52
Nov 1990	42,367	39,916	2,451	5.79%	58
Dec 1990	42,650	40,394	2,256	5.29%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	42,858	40,158	2,700	6.30%	63
Feb 1991	43,180	40,406	2,774	6.42%	64
Mar 1991	43,897	41,041	2,856	6.51%	65
Apr 1991	43,036	40,199	2,837	6.59%	66
May 1991	42,963	40,005	2,958	6.88%	69
Jun 1991	43,358	40,393	2,965	6.84%	68
Jul 1991	43,138	40,278	2,860	6.63%	66
Aug 1991	42,815	39,951	2,864	6.69%	67
Sep 1991	42,831	39,872	2,959	6.91%	69
Oct 1991	42,777	39,855	2,922	6.83%	68
Nov 1991	43,150	39,982	3,168	7.34%	73
Dec 1991	43,510	40,207	3,303	7.59%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	43,899	39,913	3,986	9.08%	91
Feb 1992	44,033	40,184	3,849	8.74%	87
Mar 1992	44,645	41,014	3,631	8.13%	81
Apr 1992	44,860	41,464	3,396	7.57%	76
May 1992	44,960	41,584	3,376	7.51%	75
Jun 1992	45,233	41,585	3,648	8.06%	81
Jul 1992	45,079	41,506	3,573	7.93%	79
Aug 1992	44,945	41,420	3,525	7.84%	78
Sep 1992	45,293	41,829	3,464	7.65%	76
Oct 1992	44,829	41,913	2,916	6.50%	65
Nov 1992	44,817	41,920	2,897	6.46%	65
Dec 1992	45,512	42,778	2,734	6.01%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	44,984	41,786	3,198	7.11%	71
Feb 1993	44,919	41,774	3,145	7.00%	70
Mar 1993	45,371	42,386	2,985	6.58%	66
Apr 1993	44,814	41,829	2,985	6.66%	67
May 1993	45,141	42,157	2,984	6.61%	66
Jun 1993	45,147	41,935	3,212	7.11%	71
Jul 1993	45,021	42,001	3,020	6.71%	67
Aug 1993	45,015	42,098	2,917	6.48%	65
Sep 1993	44,846	41,947	2,899	6.46%	65
Oct 1993	44,888	42,049	2,839	6.32%	63
Nov 1993	45,059	42,282	2,777	6.16%	62
Dec 1993	45,583	42,998	2,585	5.67%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	44,986	41,849	3,137	6.97%	70
Feb 1994	45,520	42,686	2,834	6.23%	62
Mar 1994	46,128	43,264	2,864	6.21%	62
Apr 1994	45,728	43,011	2,717	5.94%	59
May 1994	46,175	43,692	2,483	5.38%	54
Jun 1994	45,718	43,094	2,624	5.74%	57
Jul 1994	46,012	43,450	2,562	5.57%	56
Aug 1994	45,831	43,341	2,490	5.43%	54
Sep 1994	46,072	43,372	2,700	5.86%	59
Oct 1994	46,226	43,734	2,492	5.39%	54
Nov 1994	46,080	43,680	2,400	5.21%	52
Dec 1994	46,306	44,150	2,156	4.66%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	45,738	43,132	2,606	5.70%	57
Feb 1995	45,229	43,376	1,853	4.10%	41
Mar 1995	45,338	43,579	1,759	3.88%	39
Apr 1995	45,474	43,404	2,070	4.55%	46
May 1995	45,055	43,074	1,981	4.40%	44
Jun 1995	45,495	43,302	2,193	4.82%	48
Jul 1995	45,161	42,897	2,264	5.01%	50
Aug 1995	45,059	42,786	2,273	5.04%	50
Sep 1995	45,260	42,879	2,381	5.26%	53
Oct 1995	45,256	43,081	2,175	4.81%	48
Nov 1995	45,156	43,122	2,034	4.50%	45
Dec 1995	45,002	43,149	1,853	4.12%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	45,040	42,866	2,174	4.83%	48
Feb 1996	45,770	43,787	1,983	4.33%	43
Mar 1996	46,364	44,396	1,968	4.24%	42
Apr 1996	46,005	44,101	1,904	4.14%	41
May 1996	46,207	44,395	1,812	3.92%	39
Jun 1996	46,287	44,367	1,920	4.15%	41
Jul 1996	46,143	44,154	1,989	4.31%	43
Aug 1996	45,905	44,003	1,902	4.14%	41
Sep 1996	46,010	43,948	2,062	4.48%	45
Oct 1996	46,619	44,594	2,025	4.34%	43
Nov 1996	46,921	44,903	2,018	4.30%	43
Dec 1996	47,369	45,454	1,915	4.04%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	47,475	45,152	2,323	4.89%	49
Feb 1997	47,456	45,242	2,214	4.67%	47
Mar 1997	48,264	46,097	2,167	4.49%	45
Apr 1997	47,618	45,575	2,043	4.29%	43
May 1997	47,692	45,890	1,802	3.78%	38
Jun 1997	47,627	45,731	1,896	3.98%	40
Jul 1997	46,793	44,915	1,878	4.01%	40
Aug 1997	46,277	44,403	1,874	4.05%	40
Sep 1997	46,343	44,283	2,060	4.45%	44
Oct 1997	46,104	44,404	1,700	3.69%	37
Nov 1997	46,373	44,641	1,732	3.73%	37
Dec 1997	46,594	44,864	1,730	3.71%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	47,175	44,879	2,296	4.87%	49
Feb 1998	47,226	45,164	2,062	4.37%	44
Mar 1998	47,587	45,707	1,880	3.95%	40
Apr 1998	47,507	45,823	1,684	3.54%	35
May 1998	47,991	46,514	1,477	3.08%	31
Jun 1998	47,930	46,304	1,626	3.39%	34
Jul 1998	48,084	46,332	1,752	3.64%	36
Aug 1998	47,545	45,938	1,607	3.38%	34
Sep 1998	48,366	46,499	1,867	3.86%	39
Oct 1998	48,727	46,993	1,734	3.56%	36
Nov 1998	48,915	47,394	1,521	3.11%	31
Dec 1998	49,052	47,683	1,369	2.79%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	49,347	47,446	1,901	3.85%	39
Feb 1999	49,227	47,363	1,864	3.79%	38
Mar 1999	49,657	47,969	1,688	3.40%	34
Apr 1999	50,282	48,370	1,912	3.80%	38
May 1999	50,098	48,606	1,492	2.98%	30
Jun 1999	50,103	48,561	1,542	3.08%	31
Jul 1999	49,892	48,157	1,735	3.48%	35
Aug 1999	49,592	48,061	1,531	3.09%	31
Sep 1999	50,612	48,745	1,867	3.69%	37
Oct 1999	50,884	49,307	1,577	3.10%	31
Nov 1999	51,740	50,215	1,525	2.95%	29
Dec 1999	52,083	50,833	1,250	2.40%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	56,363	54,235	2,128	3.78%	38
Feb 2000	56,076	54,080	1,996	3.56%	36
Mar 2000	56,343	54,395	1,948	3.46%	35
Apr 2000	55,817	53,874	1,943	3.48%	35
May 2000	55,325	53,314	2,011	3.63%	36
Jun 2000	54,503	52,312	2,191	4.02%	40
Jul 2000	54,336	52,169	2,167	3.99%	40
Aug 2000	54,374	52,205	2,169	3.99%	40
Sep 2000	54,607	52,355	2,252	4.12%	41
Oct 2000	54,802	52,793	2,009	3.67%	37
Nov 2000	54,699	52,761	1,938	3.54%	35
Dec 2000	54,709	52,942	1,767	3.23%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	55,269	52,985	2,284	4.13%	41
Feb 2001	55,577	53,497	2,080	3.74%	37
Mar 2001	56,384	54,224	2,160	3.83%	38
Apr 2001	55,592	53,302	2,290	4.12%	41
May 2001	55,348	53,322	2,026	3.66%	37
Jun 2001	55,130	52,764	2,366	4.29%	43
Jul 2001	55,380	53,027	2,353	4.25%	42
Aug 2001	55,481	53,012	2,469	4.45%	45
Sep 2001	56,205	53,820	2,385	4.24%	42
Oct 2001	56,257	53,275	2,982	5.30%	53
Nov 2001	56,532	53,557	2,975	5.26%	53
Dec 2001	57,290	54,343	2,947	5.14%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	58,438	54,955	3,483	5.96%	60
Feb 2002	58,808	55,564	3,244	5.52%	55
Mar 2002	59,075	55,903	3,172	5.37%	54
Apr 2002	59,153	55,868	3,285	5.55%	56
May 2002	59,399	56,180	3,219	5.42%	54
Jun 2002	59,248	55,729	3,519	5.94%	59
Jul 2002	59,474	56,024	3,450	5.80%	58
Aug 2002	59,817	56,332	3,485	5.83%	58
Sep 2002	60,417	56,915	3,502	5.80%	58
Oct 2002	60,315	57,007	3,308	5.48%	55
Nov 2002	60,828	57,457	3,371	5.54%	55
Dec 2002	61,053	57,823	3,230	5.29%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	60,547	56,978	3,569	5.89%	59
Feb 2003	60,158	56,916	3,242	5.39%	54
Mar 2003	60,002	56,911	3,091	5.15%	52
Apr 2003	59,616	56,556	3,060	5.13%	51
May 2003	59,776	56,677	3,099	5.18%	52
Jun 2003	59,690	56,118	3,572	5.98%	60
Jul 2003	59,035	55,570	3,465	5.87%	59
Aug 2003	59,433	56,075	3,358	5.65%	57
Sep 2003	59,609	56,220	3,389	5.69%	57
Oct 2003	59,541	56,539	3,002	5.04%	50
Nov 2003	60,066	57,095	2,971	4.95%	49
Dec 2003	60,275	57,573	2,702	4.48%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	60,688	57,549	3,139	5.17%	52
Feb 2004	61,318	58,380	2,938	4.79%	48
Mar 2004	61,298	58,336	2,962	4.83%	48
Apr 2004	61,237	58,426	2,811	4.59%	46
May 2004	61,120	58,330	2,790	4.56%	46
Jun 2004	61,232	58,074	3,158	5.16%	52
Jul 2004	61,144	58,070	3,074	5.03%	50
Aug 2004	60,889	57,889	3,000	4.93%	49
Sep 2004	60,793	56,466	4,327	7.12%	71
Oct 2004	61,110	57,407	3,703	6.06%	61
Nov 2004	61,940	58,395	3,545	5.72%	57
Dec 2004	62,036	58,901	3,135	5.05%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	62,380	59,125	3,255	5.22%	52
Feb 2005	62,715	59,605	3,110	4.96%	50
Mar 2005	62,849	60,052	2,797	4.45%	45
Apr 2005	63,131	60,490	2,641	4.18%	42
May 2005	63,681	61,158	2,523	3.96%	40
Jun 2005	63,968	61,252	2,716	4.25%	42
Jul 2005	64,242	61,638	2,604	4.05%	41
Aug 2005	64,786	62,241	2,545	3.93%	39
Sep 2005	65,741	63,113	2,628	4.00%	40
Oct 2005	65,966	63,634	2,332	3.54%	35
Nov 2005	66,356	63,981	2,375	3.58%	36
Dec 2005	66,843	64,858	1,985	2.97%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	66,425	64,194	2,231	3.36%	34
Feb 2006	67,265	65,094	2,171	3.23%	32
Mar 2006	67,605	65,499	2,106	3.12%	31
Apr 2006	66,896	64,775	2,121	3.17%	32
May 2006	67,228	65,098	2,130	3.17%	32
Jun 2006	67,672	65,202	2,470	3.65%	36
Jul 2006	67,200	64,629	2,571	3.83%	38
Aug 2006	67,867	65,314	2,553	3.76%	38
Sep 2006	68,529	65,896	2,633	3.84%	38
Oct 2006	68,721	66,285	2,436	3.54%	35
Nov 2006	68,991	66,468	2,523	3.66%	37
Dec 2006	69,552	67,206	2,346	3.37%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	68,822	65,924	2,898	4.21%	42
Feb 2007	68,822	66,038	2,784	4.05%	40
Mar 2007	69,393	66,589	2,804	4.04%	40
Apr 2007	68,131	65,205	2,926	4.29%	43
May 2007	68,220	65,180	3,040	4.46%	45
Jun 2007	68,048	64,511	3,537	5.20%	52
Jul 2007	68,069	64,096	3,973	5.84%	58
Aug 2007	67,528	63,578	3,950	5.85%	58
Sep 2007	68,001	63,690	4,311	6.34%	63
Oct 2007	67,896	63,669	4,227	6.23%	62
Nov 2007	68,147	63,991	4,156	6.10%	61
Dec 2007	68,069	63,762	4,307	6.33%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	68,605	63,936	4,669	6.81%	68
Feb 2008	67,953	63,513	4,440	6.53%	65
Mar 2008	68,667	63,924	4,743	6.91%	69
Apr 2008	68,147	63,463	4,684	6.87%	69
May 2008	68,385	63,317	5,068	7.41%	74
Jun 2008	68,287	63,067	5,220	7.64%	76
Jul 2008	69,454	63,444	6,010	8.65%	87
Aug 2008	68,806	62,452	6,354	9.23%	92
Sep 2008	69,085	62,503	6,582	9.53%	95
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Punta Gorda Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	9,548	18.39%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	3,352	6.46%
3.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	3,236	6.23%
4.	Public Administration	2,952	5.69%
5.	Health Care	2,904	5.59%
6.	Food and Beverage Stores	2,298	4.43%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,268	4.37%
8.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,838	3.54%
9.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,780	3.43%
10.	Educational Services	1,756	3.38%
11.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,710	3.29%
12.	Repair and Maintenance	1,658	3.19%
13.	Department and Other General Stores	1,296	2.50%
14.	Finance and Insurance	1,138	2.19%
15.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	948	1.83%
16.	Other Transportation	668	1.29%
17.	Truck Transportation	664	1.28%
18.	Utilities	636	1.23%
19.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	586	1.13%
20.	Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances	566	1.09%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	11,482	23.21%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	4,718	9.54%
3.	Educational Services	4,492	9.08%
4.	Finance and Insurance	2,506	5.07%
5.	Food and Beverage Stores	2,088	4.22%
6.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	2,040	4.12%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,030	4.10%
8.	Public Administration	2,002	4.05%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	1,940	3.92%
10.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,714	3.46%
11.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,602	3.24%
12.	Construction	1,200	2.43%
13.	Social Assistance	1,126	2.28%
14.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	868	1.75%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	762	1.54%
16.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	646	1.31%
17.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	598	1.21%
18.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	552	1.12%
19.	Other Direct Selling Estab	422	0.85%
20.	U.S. Postal Service	398	0.80%

Punta Gorda Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,276	6.31%
2.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	3,256	6.27%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	2,670	5.14%
4.	Other Management Occupations	2,350	4.53%
5.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,122	4.09%
6.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	2,120	4.08%
7.	Other Construction Trades	2,060	3.97%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,860	3.58%
9.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,772	3.41%
10.	Carpenters	1,534	2.96%
11.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,412	2.72%
12.	Other Production Occupations	1,294	2.49%
13.	Construction Laborers	1,244	2.40%
14.	Law Enforcement Workers	1,198	2.31%
15.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,174	2.26%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,080	2.08%
17.	Top Executives	1,050	2.02%
18.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	900	1.73%
19.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	866	1.67%
20.	Business Operations Specialists	778	1.50%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	3,092	6.25%
2.	Registered Nurses	3,002	6.07%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	2,822	5.70%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,478	5.01%
5.	Cashiers	2,410	4.87%
6.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,198	4.44%
7.	Health Technologists and Technicians	2,194	4.44%
8.	Waiters and Waitresses	1,986	4.01%
9.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,868	3.78%
10.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,768	3.57%
11.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	1,660	3.36%
12.	Other Management Occupations	1,532	3.10%
13.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,446	2.92%
14.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	1,168	2.36%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,112	2.25%
16.	Personal Appearance Workers	1,024	2.07%
17.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	974	1.97%
18.	Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses	876	1.77%
19.	Other Healthcare Support	856	1.73%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	844	1.71%

Punta Gorda Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	87,401	35.78%
15-35 hours	24,861	10.18%
1-14 hours	5,566	2.28%
No regular hours	126,417	51.76%

Punta Gorda Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	2,827	2.94%
5 AM-5:29 AM	2,025	2.11%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	3,604	3.75%
6 AM-6:29 AM	8,018	8.34%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	10,378	10.80%
7 AM-7:29 AM	15,382	16.01%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	15,728	16.37%
8 AM-8:29 AM	11,378	11.84%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	5,116	5.32%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	6,150	6.40%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	2,630	2.74%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	1,279	1.33%
Noon-3:59 PM	5,524	5.75%
4 PM-11:59 PM	6,055	6.30%

Punta Gorda Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,564	2.67%
5-9	12,300	12.80%
10-14	19,329	20.11%
15-19	18,327	19.07%
20-24	13,228	13.77%
25-29	3,932	4.09%
30-34	8,642	8.99%
35-39	1,940	2.02%
40-44	2,801	2.91%
45-59	6,727	7.00%
60-89	3,872	4.03%
At least 90	2,432	2.53%

Punta Gorda Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	132	0.14%	69,548	72.37%
30-44	0	0.00%	13,383	13.93%
45-59	0	0.00%	6,727	7.00%
At least 60	110	0.11%	6,194	6.45%

Punta Gorda Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	454	0.46%
Car / truck / van, carpool	12,264	12.34%
Car / truck / van, solo	81,148	81.68%
Motorcycle	296	0.30%
Other	950	0.96%
Public transportation	242	0.24%
Walked	740	0.74%
Worked at home	3,251	3.27%

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Punta Gorda Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 127,836 (278,040 people)
: 88,410 (226,910 people)
: 21,824
: 143,600
Punta Gorda Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	9,912	7.75%
$10,000-$14,999	9,165	7.17%
$15,000-$19,999	10,230	8.00%
$20,000-$24,999	10,996	8.60%
$25,000-$29,999	10,314	8.06%
$30,000-$34,999	10,568	8.26%
$35,000-$39,999	8,994	7.03%
$40,000-$44,999	8,472	6.62%
$45,000-$49,999	7,364	5.76%
$50,000-$59,999	12,054	9.43%
$60,000-$74,999	11,595	9.07%
$75,000-$99,999	8,946	6.99%
$100,000-$124,999	4,110	3.21%
$125,000-$149,999	1,588	1.24%
$150,000-$199,999	1,696	1.33%
$200,000 or more	1,888	1.48%

Punta Gorda Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	16,604	26.00%
Family, 2 people	29,413	46.06%
Nonfamily, 2 people	2,719	4.26%
Family, 3 people	6,787	10.63%
Nonfamily, 3 people	286	0.45%
Family, 4 people	4,847	7.59%
Nonfamily, 4 people	80	0.13%
Family, 5 people	2,058	3.22%
Nonfamily, 5 people	37	0.06%
Family, 6 people	692	1.08%
Nonfamily, 6 people	8	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	326	0.51%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	7	0.01%

Punta Gorda Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	71,498	20.02%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	61,681	17.27%
Public Assistance	1,968	0.55%
Retirement	47,139	13.20%
Self Employment	13,118	3.67%
Social Security	69,607	19.49%
Supplemental Security	4,964	1.39%
Wage / Salary	67,402	18.88%
Other	19,714	5.52%

Punta Gorda Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	59,840	78.32%
With children under 18	16,560	21.68%

Punta Gorda Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	10,930	9.34%
Married	81,536	69.70%
Never Married	18,640	15.93%
Widowed	5,874	5.02%

Punta Gorda Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	13,030	10.04%
Married	81,534	62.83%
Never Married	13,668	10.53%
Widowed	21,533	16.59%

Punta Gorda Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Punta Gorda Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Punta Gorda Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	9,580	4.01%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	35,315	14.78%
High school diploma or equivalent	85,224	35.66%
Some college, no degree	54,916	22.98%
Associate degree	13,884	5.81%
Bachelors degree	24,938	10.43%
Graduate or professional degree	15,140	6.33%

Punta Gorda Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,578	1.11%	1,634	1.15%	3,212	2.27%
Kindergarten	2,228	1.57%	364	0.26%	2,592	1.83%
Grades 1-4	9,172	6.48%	898	0.63%	10,070	7.11%
Grades 5-8	10,960	7.74%	848	0.60%	11,808	8.34%
Grades 9-12	10,756	7.59%	572	0.40%	11,328	8.00%
Undergrad college	4,483	3.17%	888	0.63%	5,371	3.79%
Graduate or professional school	764	0.54%	450	0.32%	1,214	0.86%
Total	39,941	28.20%	5,654	3.99%	45,595	32.19%

Punta Gorda Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Punta Gorda Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Punta Gorda Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	455	367
2002	448	372
2003	514	365
2004	582	443

Punta Gorda Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Punta Gorda Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Punta Gorda Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	254,782	91.76%
Below Poverty Level	22,867	8.24%

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Punta Gorda Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 1,103
Punta Gorda Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	1.185	0.073	0.015	0.278	1.551	5.107	15.264	1.624	21.995
2000	1.753	0.076	0.021	0.304	2.153	5.211	13.410	1.981	20.602
2001	1.906	0.165	0.034	0.220	2.326	6.724	19.058	1.789	27.571
2002	2.701	0.230	0.014	0.365	3.309	7.299	20.344	1.722	29.365
2003	2.292	0.178	0.026	0.337	2.834	8.316	19.994	1.638	29.947
2004	3.214	0.261	0.032	0.523	4.031	8.080	19.885	1.735	29.700
2005	3.883	0.274	0.012	0.398	4.568	7.468	21.390	1.942	30.800
2006	3.914	0.094	0.012	0.593	4.613	8.384	23.434	2.229	34.046
2007	3.370	0.181	0.065	0.471	4.086	7.417	21.722	1.665	30.805

Punta Gorda Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	3,218
2000	3,297
2001	4,344
2002	4,839

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Punta Gorda Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Punta Gorda Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	11,373	8.03%
10-19 Years	12,945	9.14%
20-29 Years	9,049	6.39%
30-39 Years	13,535	9.56%
40-49 Years	16,374	11.56%
50-59 Years	18,193	12.85%
60-69 Years	23,853	16.84%
70-79 Years	24,309	17.16%
80-89 Years	10,365	7.32%
90+ Years	1,631	1.15%

Punta Gorda Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	67,648	47.76%
Female	73,979	52.24%

Punta Gorda Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	128,063	90.42%
African-American	5,992	4.23%
Hispanic/Latino	4,667	3.30%
Multiracial	1,254	0.89%
Asian	1,194	0.84%
Amerindian	286	0.20%
Other Race	141	0.10%
Pacific Islander	30	0.02%

Punta Gorda Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	58,522	20.22%
2.	Irish	44,189	15.27%
3.	English	41,398	14.31%
4.	Italian	25,706	8.88%
5.	United States Or American	22,002	7.60%
6.	French Non-Basque	13,241	4.58%
7.	Polish	12,534	4.33%
8.	Scottish	8,371	2.89%
9.	Dutch	6,490	2.24%
10.	Scotch Irish	5,584	1.93%

Punta Gorda Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	250,919	91.79%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	8,022	2.93%
3.	French	2,892	1.06%
4.	German	2,514	0.92%
5.	Italian	2,026	0.74%
6.	French Creole	1,314	0.48%
7.	Polish	592	0.22%
8.	Tagalog	568	0.21%
9.	Other Slavic	534	0.20%
10.	Hungarian	512	0.19%

Punta Gorda Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	260,801	92.03%
Naturalized immigrant	13,634	4.81%
Not a citizen	8,954	3.16%

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Punta Gorda Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Punta Gorda Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Charlotte County

Punta Gorda Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Charlotte Harbor	Grove City	Port Charlotte
Charlotte Park	Harbour Heights	Punta Gorda
Cleveland	Manasota Key	Rotonda
El Jobean	Murdock	Rotonda West
Englewood	Placida	Solana

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Port Charlotte (69,591)	Cleveland (3,268)	Rotonda West
Punta Gorda (27,145)	Harbour Heights (2,873)	El Jobean
Grove City (18,412)	Charlotte Park (2,182)	Englewood
Rotonda (6,574)	Manasota Key (1,345)	Murdock
Charlotte Harbor (3,647)	Solana (1,011)	Placida