Punta Gorda, Florida: schools and neighborhood data
Punta Gorda in Charlotte County. Census figures are 2020-24 American Community Survey estimates.
Open the interactive Punta Gorda view- Population
- 20,278 (2020-24)
- Median household income
- $85,779 (2020-24, in 2024 dollars)
- Below the poverty line
- 8.3% of residents (2020-24)
- Homeowners
- 81.7% of occupied homes (2020-24)
- Residents by group
- 87.9% White, 3.1% Black, 2.3% Hispanic, 1.4% Asian (2020-24)
- Foreign-born residents
- 7.3% (2020-24)
- Public school students at schools in the city
- 3,591 (2024-25)
- Reported crime
- 0.1 violent and 9.4 property offenses per 1,000 residents (2025, Punta Gorda Police Department)
- New homes permitted
- 122 housing units (2025)
School districts serving Punta Gorda
Schools located in Punta Gorda
- Charlotte High School (high school)
- Punta Gorda Middle School (middle school)
- Baker/Head Start (early childhood school)
- Sallie Jones Elementary School (elementary school)
Sources
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (via Census Reporter), U.S. Census Bureau
- NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations, National Center for Education Statistics
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Building Permits Survey, U.S. Census Bureau