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. North Port has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in North Port, where the median household income is $78,815.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, North Port is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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 is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In North Port, the average commute to work is 30.76 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. 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.
