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Port St. Joe, FL
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Port St. Joe is a very small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 3,775 people and two associated neighborhoods, Port St. Joe is the 323rd largest community in Florida. Port St. Joe has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Port St. Joe, where the median household income is $60,347.00.

Also of interest is that Port St. Joe has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.44% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Port St. Joe has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Port St. Joe a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One of the nice things about Port St. Joe is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Port St. Joe is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The education level of Port St. Joe citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.00% of adults in Port St. Joe have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Port St. Joe in 2022 was $35,865, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $143,460 for a family of four. However, Port St. Joe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Port St. Joe is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Port St. Joe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Port St. Joe residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Port St. Joe include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Port St. Joe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.


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