City of North Port Quick Facts
Updated as of: Spring 2010
Population: 55,759 residents
The City of North Port is the largest city in Sarasota County in both land mass and population.
Median resident age: 38.7 years
Estimated median household income in 2008:
North Port: $50,684
Per capita personal income: $24,162
Per capita property tax revenue: $202.00
Races in North Port:
• White Non-Hispanic (89.1%)
• Black (5.6%)
• Hispanic (5.2%)
• Two or more races (2.5%)
• Other race (1.5%)
• American Indian (0.4%)
Ancestries: German (18.3%), Irish (14.5%), English (9.6%), Italian (10.3%), United States (7.1)%), French (4.7%).
6,567 residents are foreign born
Elevation: 11 feet
Land area: 103 square miles. The City is the fourth largest in the state of Florida.
Population Density:
For population 25 years and over in North Port
• High school or higher: 88.0%
• Bachelor’s degree of higher: 16.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
For population 16 years and over in North Port
• Unemployed: 5.4%
• Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes.
For population 15 years and over in North Port
• Never married: 29.1%
• Now married: 58.9%
• Separated: 1.5%
• Widowed: 1.6%
• Divorced: 11.0%
Unemployment in December 2008: 8.7%
Percent of residents that are retirees: 17%
Average household size: 2.52
Percentage of family households: 71.0%
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008: 4.2%
Median cost of a single-family dwelling: $93,000
Median monthly cost of a 2-bedroom apartment: $664.00
Number of motel/hotel rooms: 46
Disaster info:
The City was minimally affected by Hurricane Charley in 2004; sustaining about $1 million in damages due to debris alone.
Public schools in North Port:
Figures as of Spring 2010
North Port High School (Students: 2,469); Location: 6400 W PRICE BLVD)
Heron Creek Middle School (Students: 1,172); Location: 6501 W PRICE BLVD)
Toledo Blade Elementary School (Students: 680); 1201 GERANIUM AVE)
Lamarque Elementary School (Students: 1,030); 3415 LAMARQUE AVE)
Glenallen Elementary School (Students: 722); Location: 7050 GLENALLEN BLVD)
Cranberry Elementary School (Students: 805); Location: 2775 SHALIMAR TERRACE)
Woodland Middle School (Students: 729); Location: 2700 PANACEA BLVD)
Atwater Elementary School (Students: 672); Location: 4701 HUNTSVILLE AVE)
*Imagine Private School (Students: 636); Location: 1000 INNOVATION AVE)