Port St. Joe, FL Population

Overview

3,680

Total Population

50.4

Median age

50.19%

Female population %

99.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

81.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

122

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Port St. Joe's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Port St. Joe is 50.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Port St. Joe's population under 18 was 23.78%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Port St. Joe's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Port St. Joe, 21.82% were under the age of 15, 10.22% aged 15 to 29, 44.86% aged 30 to 64, 22.77% aged 65 to 84, and 0.33% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 14 more females than males in Port St. Joe:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.19% females and 49.81% males in Port St. Joe, FL.
The Port St. Joe, FL gender ratio is 99.2:100 i.e. 99.2 men to 100 women (0.992).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 253.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 222.

Port St. Joe's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Port St. Joe population: 79.16% are White, 17.15% are Black or African American, 0.49% are Asian, 0.38% are some other race and 2.83% are multiracial.
Port St. Joe's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 122 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,558 (96.68% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Port St. Joe is White with a population of 2,913 (79.16% of the total population).

Port St. Joe's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 3,760 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Port St. Joe's population decreased by 336 (8.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Port St. Joe's population decreased by 67 (1.96%), 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, Port St. Joe's population was lowest in year 2020 at 3,357.