North Port is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 85,099 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, North Port is the 42nd largest community in Florida. Much of the housing stock in North Port was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local North Port economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in North Port, where the median household income is $78,815.00.North Port is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, North Port is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in North Port who work in office and administrative support (13.34%), sales jobs (10.89%), and management occupations (10.24%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.22% 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. One downside of living in North Port, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.76 minutes every day commuting to work. The overall education level of North Port is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.89% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in North Port in 2022 was $40,064, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $160,256 for a family of four. However, North Port contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. North Port is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call North Port home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Port residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. North Port also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.16% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in North Port include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in North Port is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
