Demographics of Charlotte County, Florida

Charlotte County, Florida had 217,212 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +29,189 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Charlotte County, in four figures

217,212
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +15.5%
Change since July 2020: +29,189 people.; 59.9 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $69,952 ±$1,682
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Charlotte County, Florida's population grew 15.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Charlotte County, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Charlotte County, Florida's population grew 15.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Charlotte County, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	188,023	100.0	100.0
2021	195,048	103.7	100.2
2022	203,116	108.0	100.7
2023	206,814	110.0	101.6
2024	211,456	112.5	102.5
2025	217,212	115.5	103.1

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Population of Charlotte County, Florida on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	188,023	+1,200	−515	+1	+1,987
2021	195,048	+7,025	−2,209	+114	+9,864
2022	203,116	+8,068	−2,313	+691	+9,024
2023	206,814	+3,698	−2,238	+882	+4,962
2024	211,456	+4,642	−2,102	+868	+5,831
2025	217,212	+5,756	−2,042	+516	+7,400

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 59.9 ±0.3: for men 59.5 ±0.5 and for women 60.2 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Charlotte County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	5,527 ±205	2.7% ±0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	18,121 ±730	9.0% ±0.4	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	9,937 ±735	4.9% ±0.4	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	31,701 ±868	15.8% ±0.4	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	54,250 ±1,441	27.0% ±0.7	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	81,528 ±1,956	40.5% ±1.0	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $69,952 ±$1,682, and income per person $42,592 ±$1,254, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,568 ±$284 in Florida and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Charlotte County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	13,141 ±1,056	14.5% ±1.2	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	18,057 ±1,211	19.9% ±1.3	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	17,709 ±1,251	19.6% ±1.4	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	13,091 ±840	14.5% ±0.9	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	15,439 ±1,008	17.1% ±1.1	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	6,430 ±717	7.1% ±0.8	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	6,675 ±695	7.4% ±0.8	11.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Charlotte County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	17,669 ±1,418	9.0% ±0.7	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,446 ±468	10.5% ±2.0	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	7,090 ±851	9.5% ±1.1	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	8,133 ±773	8.2% ±0.8	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Charlotte County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Charlotte County	Florida	United States
Housing units	118,679 ±90	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	76.3% ±1.0	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	23.7% ±1.0	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.8% ±0.9	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.2% ±1.0	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$328,900 ±$7,140	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,464 ±$59	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1991 ±2	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Charlotte County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	16,501 ±0	8.2% ±<0.1	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	163,453 ±668	81.3% ±0.3	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	10,151 ±707	5.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,714 ±200	1.3% ±0.1	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	50 to 182	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	11 to 153	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	945 ±341	0.5% ±0.2	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	7,102 ±975	3.5% ±0.5	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Charlotte County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	39,960 ±1,571	19.9% ±0.8	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	138,040 ±1,598	68.7% ±0.8	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3,444 ±577	1.7% ±0.3	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	19,620 ±1,018	9.8% ±0.5	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	12,737 ±834	6.3% ±0.4	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	6,883 ±732	3.4% ±0.4	9.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Charlotte County among the counties of Florida

28th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Counties of Florida near Charlotte County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Leon County	299,048	+1.7%
Alachua County	290,028	+3.7%
Clay County	239,593	+9.4%
Okaloosa County	221,810	+4.6%
Hernando County	221,701	+13.3%
Charlotte County	217,212	+15.5%
Santa Rosa County	211,115	+11.7%
Bay County	204,479	+17.1%
Indian River County	172,799	+7.7%
Citrus County	171,666	+11.1%
Martin County	166,272	+4.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026