Charlotte County

Charlotte County, Florida

At a Glance

Population	186,847
County Seat	Charlotte County Justice Center
State FIPS	12
County FIPS	015
Num Towns	11
Census-Designated Places	10
Total Town Population	128,495
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	189,900
Median Age	59.9
Veterans	20,039
Housing Units	111,330
Uninsured	1,819
Net Migration (recent)	12,101
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	4,537
Total Employees	41,883
Avg Annual Pay	$54,082
Median Household Income	$62,164
Poverty Rate	10.5%
Unemployment Rate	5.7%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$84,200
Federal Spending FY2024	$2,267,054,343
Federal Spending Per Capita	$12,133

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$265,800
Median Rent	$1,206
FMR Studio	$1,153
FMR 1BR	$1,160
FMR 2BR	$1,461
FMR 3BR	$2,047
FMR 4BR	$2,246

Health & Safety

Hospitals	33
EMS Stations	33
Fire Stations	33
Police Stations	33
Adult Smoking	19.7%
Adult Obesity	30.0%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	18.0
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	14.14
Electric Customers	10443373
Towns with Broadband Data	11
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	11

Community

Churches	63
Libraries	13
Historic Places (NRHP)	17
Homeless Population	343
Schools	183
SNAP Stores	119
Bank Branches	40

Agriculture

Total Farms	24
Land in Farms (acres)	22,807
Avg Farm Size (acres)	950.3
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
DR	HURRICANE MILTON	2024-10-11
EM	HURRICANE MILTON	2024-10-07
DR	HURRICANE HELENE	2024-09-28
EM	TROPICAL STORM HELENE	2024-09-24
DR	HURRICANE DEBBY	2024-08-10
EM	TROPICAL STORM DEBBY	2024-08-03
DR	HURRICANE IDALIA	2023-08-31
EM	TROPICAL STORM IDALIA	2023-08-28
DR	HURRICANE NICOLE	2022-12-13
EM	TROPICAL STORM NICOLE	2022-11-08

Detailed Topics

Communities in Charlotte County

Port Charlotte — pop 60,625
Englewood — pop 20,800
Punta Gorda — pop 19,471
Rotonda — pop 10,114
Charlotte Harbor — pop 3,784
Cleveland — pop 3,435
Harbour Heights — pop 3,428
Charlotte Park — pop 2,667
Grove City — pop 2,174
Manasota Key — pop 1,326
Solana — pop 671

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.