West Florida News

26.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Port Charlotte in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 12.8 percent lower than the state average of 39.7 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 62,327.

88.8 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Port Charlotte residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	5,458	11.2
Regular high school diploma	14,776	30.3
GED or alternative credential	2,776	5.7
Some college, less than 1 year	4,632	9.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	7,976	16.4
Associate's degree	4,008	8.2
Bachelor's degree	5,926	12.2
Master's degree	2,480	5.1
Professional school degree	326	0.7
Doctorate degree	396	0.8

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.