Port Richey is a very small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 3,359 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Port Richey is the 334th largest community in Florida.

Also of interest is that Port Richey has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 21.25% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Port Richey is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Port Richey, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.44 minutes every day commuting to work.

In terms of college education, Port Richey is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.54% of adults in Port Richey have a college degree.

The per capita income in Port Richey in 2022 was $41,726, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $166,904 for a family of four. However, Port Richey contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Port Richey is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Port Richey home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Port Richey residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Port Richey also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.53% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Port Richey include German, Irish, Italian, English, and French.

The most common language spoken in Port Richey is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.