North Port is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 85,099 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, North Port is the 42nd largest community in Florida. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in North Port, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to North Port, and putting down their money on brand new construction. North Port’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. North Port does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $78,815.00.North Port is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, North Port is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in North Port who work in office and administrative support (13.34%), sales jobs (10.89%), and management occupations (10.24%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.22% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 30.76 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%: 26.89% 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 $40,064, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $160,256 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 10.16% 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.
