Punta Gorda, Florida is a city in Charlotte County, with a population of 16,762 according to the U.S. Census Bureau estimates of 2007. It is the county seat of Charlotte County, as the only incorporated municipality in Charlotte County. Punta Gorda is the principal city of the Punta Gorda, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area and of Sarasota-Bradenton-Punta Gorda Combined Statistical Area for census purposes.
As of the official census figures recorded in 2000, there were 14,344 people living in 7,165 Punta Gorda households, and 5,187 families residing in the city. The amounts to a population density of 1,012.8 per square mile, with 8,907 housing units at an average density of 628.9 per square mile. Of the 7,165 households, 8.3% had children under the age of 18, and 66.8% were married couples. Non families comprised 27.6% and 4.3% households were headed by a female with no husband present. Individuals resided in 24.1% of all households and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size had 1.97 people and the average family size was 2.27.
In Punta Gorda, the population was distributed with 8.2% under the age of 18 and 2.1% from 18 to 24 years old. In the 25 to 44 year old age group there were 9.9% of residents, 33.4% were aged from 45 to 64, and 46.4% of Punta Gorda residents were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 64 years. The median income for a household in the city of Punta Gorda was $48,916, and the median income for a family was $54,879. Males out earned females with a median income of $34,054 versus $26,125 for females. The per capita income for residents of the city was $32,460. About 4.7% of families and 6.5% of the entire population had incomes that fell below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.
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