Editing Charlotte County, Florida (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 4013
|1940= 3663
|1950= 4286
|1960= 12594
|1970= 27559
|1980= 58460
|1990= 110975
|2000= 141627
|2010= 159978
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 13, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=June 13, 2014|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/fl190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 13, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 13, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2015<ref name="QF" />
|2020=186847
|estyear=2023
|estimate=206134
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 31, 2024}}</ref>}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Charlotte County racial composition'''<br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US12015&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US12015&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|137,628
|153,700
|86.03%
|82.26%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|8,622
|8,870
|5.39%
|4.75%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|348
|385
|0.22%
|0.21%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|1,884
|2,566
|1.18%
|1.37%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|49
|63
|0.03%
|0.03%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|184
|782
|0.12%
|0.42%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|2,050
|6,402
|1.28%
|3.43%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|9,213
|14,079
|5.76%
|7.54%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''159,978'''
|'''186,847'''
|
|
|}
[[File:2023_Racial_Demographics_in_Charlotte_County_by_Census_Tract.svg|thumb|A map of the racial demographics of Charlotte County, Florida by Census tract{{Collapsible list
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'''Non-Hispanic White'''
{{legend|#e55651|60–70%}}
{{legend|#d02923|70–80%}}
{{legend|#b00600|80–90%}}
{{legend|#850400|>90%}}
{{col-end}}
}}]]
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 186,847 people, 79,789 households, and 51,016 families residing in the county.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2010, there were 159,978 people, 73,370 households, and 44,130 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|234|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 100,632 housing units at an average density of {{convert|115|/mi2|/km2}}. The [[race (U.S. Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 90.05% White, 5.68% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 1.19% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.10% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races. 5.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 92.3% spoke only English at home. 3.0% of the population spoke Spanish at home and 1.1% French.

There were 73,370 households, out of which 17.66% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.20% were married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.70% had someone living alone who was 65&nbsp;years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.56.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 14.30% under the age of 18, 5.38% from 18 to 24, 6.99% from 25 to 34, 39.21% from 35 to 64, and 34.12% who were 65&nbsp;years of age or older (making this the county with the highest percentage of people over 65 in America). The median age was 56.43&nbsp;years. For every 100 females there were 94.58 males.

The median income for a household (2007-2011) in the county was $45,112; median income for families (2007-2011) was $47,415. Males (2011) had a median income of $27,352 versus $26,861 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $28,875. About 5.30% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.40% of those under age 18 and 5.60% of those age 65 or over.

According to an October 2001 Census Brief of the 2000 Census, Charlotte County had the highest median age of any U.S. county with a population of more than 100,000 people at 54.3.<ref name="2000 Census Press Release">{{cite web |url= https://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/c2kbr01-12.pdf|title= Census 2000 Brief |website=www.census.gov |access-date=May 5, 2021}}</ref>
The median age in 2010 for Charlotte County was 55.9 years, second only to [[Sumter County, Florida|Sumter County]] in Florida.