Florida · Census place 59200
Punta Gorda city, FL
Quick answer
Punta Gorda city has 19,886 residents, ranking #202 of 955 places in Florida. Median household income is $79,291, the median home is worth $482,300 and median gross rent runs $1,235 a month.
- Population
- 19,886Punta Gorda city residents
- Median household income
- $79,291Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $482,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,235Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 66.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 83.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Punta Gorda city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Punta Gorda city median would spend about 18.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 6.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9% of residents and 83.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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