Charlotte County, FL Population

Overview

184,837

Total Population

59.7

Median age

50.94%

Female population %

96.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

98.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

14,434

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Charlotte County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Charlotte County is 59.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Charlotte County's population under 18 was 12.07%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Charlotte County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 39.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Charlotte County, 9.68% were under the age of 15, 11.22% aged 15 to 29, 39.25% aged 30 to 64, 35.04% aged 65 to 84, and 4.82% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3,475 more females than males in Charlotte County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.94% females and 49.06% males in Charlotte County, FL.
The Charlotte County, FL gender ratio is 96.3:100 i.e. 96.3 men to 100 women (0.963).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 10,166.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 10,543.

Charlotte County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Charlotte County population: 87.02% are White, 5.43% are Black or African American, 0.24% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.35% are Asian, 0.05% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.70% are some other race and 4.22% are multiracial.
Charlotte County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 14,434 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 170,403 (92.19% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Charlotte County is White with a population of 160,844 (87.02% of the total population).

Charlotte County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 202,661 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Charlotte County's population increased by 17,668 (12.42%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Charlotte County's population increased by 28,116 (17.58%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Charlotte County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 142,229.