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 3,856 people and two associated neighborhoods, Port St. Joe is the 323rd largest community in Florida. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Port St. Joe, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Port St. Joe, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Port St. Joe’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Port St. Joe does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $55,542.00.

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.

It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Port St. Joe has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Port St. Joe has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Port St. Joe than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Port St. Joe may be for you.

Port St. Joe is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Being a small city, Port St. Joe does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Port St. Joe is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.65% of adults in Port St. Joe have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Port St. Joe in 2022 was $35,853, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $143,412 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, Scottish, and Italian.

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