Punta Gorda is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 20,227 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, Punta Gorda is the 144th largest community in Florida.

Punta Gorda home prices are not only among the most expensive in Florida, but Punta Gorda real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 18.62% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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, Punta Gorda has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Punta Gorda a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One of the nice things about Punta Gorda 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.

The citizens of Punta Gorda are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.50% of adults in Punta Gorda have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Punta Gorda in 2022 was $55,430, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $221,720 for a family of four. However, Punta Gorda contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Punta Gorda is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.