Port Charlotte

Population & Demographics

Port Charlotte, FL

Port Charlotte is home to 66,133 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 23,571 resident workers commute each day.

FloridaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
66,133
people
Population

66,133 residents

Median age 55.4 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Port Charlotte population & demographics

Who lives in Port Charlotte — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
66,133
Median age
55.4yrs
Median household income
$63,844
Median home value
$269,900
Median gross rent
$1,553/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
20.8%
Poverty rate
9.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Port Charlotte

How Port Charlotte breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White72.9%
Hispanic or Latino12.6%
Black8.1%
Two or more races3.8%
Asian1.5%
Some other race1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Port Charlotte

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Port Charlotte.

Port Charlotte at a glance
Employed Residents
23,571
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
21.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
20.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
13.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Punta Gorda
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Port Charlotte proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Port Charlotte commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

58
Commute Score

58 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Port Charlotte

23,571 commutes, one dot at a time

Port Charlotte

Where 23,571 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Port Charlotte, by worker count.

1Port Charlotte0.0 mi4,822
2Punta Gorda6.7 mi1,437
3North Port6.2 mi1,071
4Charlotte Harbor3.6 mi786
5Fort Myers30.3 mi780
6Venice21.1 mi769
7Cape Coral25.6 mi543
8Englewood15.0 mi367

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Port Charlotte.

1Port Charlotte0.0 mi4,822
2North Port6.2 mi2,522
3Punta Gorda6.7 mi618
4Cape Coral25.6 mi596
5Englewood15.0 mi268
6Lehigh Acres39.6 mi234
7Rotonda12.7 mi225
8Harbour Heights6.6 mi203

Top industries

The sectors that employ Port Charlotte’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance24.2%
RTRetail Trade16.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services14.0%
EDEducational Services12.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.5%
COConstruction7.7%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.3%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)2.1%
FIFinance and Insurance1.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Port Charlotte

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps49%
8 Gbps35%
See all internet providers in Port Charlotte

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).