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People Statistics · City

Population in Punta Gorda

2010 – 2025 · 16 data points 93 of 243 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2010 – 2025

Population, 2010 – 2025 people
+14% since 2015

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2010 – 2025

Compared with Population · people
Punta Gorda 20,383
Florida 23M
World 8.2B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Punta Gorda · 2010 – 2025
Latest value 20,383 · 2025
First value 17,099 · 2010
Highest 20,781 · 2022
Lowest 16,997 · 2011
Average change +1.2% a year on average
Data points 16

By year

All years · 2010 – 2025

YearPunta GordaChange Charlotte CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 20,383 +0.2% 217K 23M 342M 8.2B
2024 20,348 −0.3% 211K 23M 340M 8.1B
2023 20,409 −1.8% 207K 23M 337M 8.1B
2022 20,781 +3.3% 203K 22M 334M 8B
2021 20,112 +2.3% 195K 22M 332M 7.9B
2020 19,656 +1.5% 188K 22M 332M 7.9B
2019 19,361 +1.5% 183K 21M — 7.8B
2018 19,079 +1.0% 180K 21M — 7.7B
2017 18,881 +2.1% 177K 21M — 7.6B
2016 18,498 +3.0% 174K 21M — 7.5B
2015 17,955 +2.4% 169K 20M — 7.4B
2014 17,541 +1.7% 165K 20M — 7.4B
2013 17,250 +0.8% 163K 20M — 7.3B
2012 17,119 +0.7% 161K 19M — 7.2B
2011 16,997 −0.6% 159K 19M — 7.1B
2010 17,099 160K 19M — 7B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2010 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation
243 Otter Creek 111
242 Horseshoe Beach 175
241 Layton 214
240 Ebro 244
239 Sopchoppy 464
238 Bell 554
237 Laurel Hill 564
236 Sea Ranch Lakes 565
235 Jay 572
234 Yankeetown 629
233 Melbourne Village 687
232 Cedar Key 739
231 Shalimar 763
230 Jupiter Island 829
229 Bradenton Beach 926
228 Golden Beach 1,012
227 Anna Maria 1,019
226 Medley 1,084
225 Mexico Beach 1,136
224 Indian Shores 1,197
223 Bronson 1,244
222 Palm Beach Shores 1,356
221 Redington Beach 1,381
220 Baldwin 1,388
219 North Redington Beach 1,475
…
96 Panama City Beach 19,570
95 Cocoa 19,988
94 Naples 20,076
93 Punta Gorda 20,409
92 Lynn Haven 20,728
91 Zephyrhills 20,937
90 Fort Walton Beach 21,096
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2023

What it means

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

How it is calculated

Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.