Punta Gorda is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 20,608 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, Punta Gorda is the 144th largest community in Florida. Punta Gorda home prices are not only among the most expensive in Florida, but Punta Gorda real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Punta Gorda is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.50% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Punta Gorda is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Punta Gorda who work in sales jobs (20.81%), management occupations (17.14%), and office and administrative support (9.94%). A relatively large number of people in Punta Gorda telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.00% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Punta Gorda has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Punta Gorda has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Punta Gorda than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Punta Gorda may be for you. Punta Gorda 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. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. The population of Punta Gorda is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.41% of adults in Punta Gorda have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Punta Gorda in 2022 was $54,606, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $218,424 for a family of four. However, Punta Gorda contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Punta Gorda is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Punta Gorda home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Punta Gorda residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Punta Gorda include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Punta Gorda is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
