North Port is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 88,934 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, North Port is the 42nd largest community in Florida. Much of the housing stock in North Port was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local North Port economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in North Port, where the median household income is $81,940.00.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.37% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
In North Port, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.34 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The overall education level of North Port is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.70% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in North Port in 2022 was $40,917, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $163,668 for a family of four. However, North Port contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
North Port is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call North Port home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Port residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. North Port also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.74% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in North Port include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in North Port is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.