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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in Port St Joe

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 227 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 2, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Port St Joe · Gulf County · Florida · United States
−1.9 pp since 2014
Port St Joe Gulf County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Port St Joe
9.8%
Gulf County
12.5%
Florida
12.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

The series at a glance Port St Joe · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 9.8% · 2024
First value 12.8% · 2013
Highest 12.8% · 2013
Lowest 6.5% · 2019
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearPort St JoeChange Gulf CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 9.8% −0.5 pp 12.5% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 10.3% −0.0 pp 11.6% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 10.3% +2.6 pp 12.3% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 7.8% +0.8 pp 9.8% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 6.9% +0.4 pp 12.1% 13.3% —
2019estimate 6.5% −1.2 pp 12.9% 14.0% —
2018estimate 7.7% +0.7 pp 13.9% 14.8% —
2017estimate 7.0% −2.2 pp 14.9% 15.5% —
2016estimate 9.2% +0.3 pp 15.3% 16.1% —
2015estimate 8.9% −2.7 pp 14.3% 16.5% —
2014estimate 11.7% −1.1 pp 16.4% 16.7% —
2013estimate 12.8% 16.4% 16.3% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Captiva 59.4%
2 Masaryktown 43.3%
3 Goodland 42.4%
4 St Leo 41.3%
5 Opa-locka 40.4%
6 Belle Glade 40.2%
7 Brownsville 38.0%
8 Pahokee 37.6%
9 Wimauma 37.1%
10 University 35.9%
11 Gladeview 35.3%
12 Crystal Springs 34.4%
13 Yankeetown 33.3%
14 Chiefland 32.9%
15 Goulding 32.4%
16 Perry 32.2%
17 Dover 32.1%
18 Panacea 31.9%
19 Immokalee 31.7%
20 Florida City 31.1%
21 Mangonia Park 31.0%
22 Holly Hill 29.6%
23 Fort Pierce 28.6%
24 Jay 28.4%
25 Carrabelle 28.2%
…
299 Carrollwood 7.1%
300 North Port 7.0%
301 Belleair Beach 6.9%
302 Port St Joe 6.9%
303 Lauderdale-By-The-Sea 6.9%
304 Tequesta 6.9%
305 Alva 6.8%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020

What it means

The share of residents living in households below the official poverty threshold.

How it is calculated

Residents in households whose income is below the federal poverty threshold for their size, from the survey.