City of North Port Quick Facts
Updated as of: Spring 2009
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: 37.9 years
Estimated median household income in 2007:
North Port: $55,619
6,567 residents are foreign born
Races in North Port:
• White Non-Hispanic (89.2%)
• Black (6.4%)
• Hispanic (6.6%)
• Two or more races (2.4%)
• Other race (3.7%)
• American Indian (0.0%)
Ancestries: German (18.3%), Irish (14.5%), English (9.6%), Italian (10.3%), United States (7.1)%), French (4.7%).
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: 28.6 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%
Average household size: 2.52
Percentage of family households: 71.0%
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007: 6.2%
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 2009
North Port High School (Students: 2,509; Location: 6400 W PRICE BLVD)
Heron Creek Middle School (Students: 1,285); Location: 6501 W PRICE BLVD)
Toledo Blade Elementary School (Students: 1,345); 1201 GERANIUM AVE)
Lamarque Elementary School (Students: 1,054); 3415 LAMARQUE AVE)
Glenallen Elementary School (Students: 773); Location: 7050 GLENALLEN BLVD)
Cranberry Elementary School (Students: 803); Location: 2775 SHALIMAR TERRACE)
Woodland Middle School (Students: 725); Location: 2700 PANACEA BLVD)