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Notable locations in Punta Gorda: Saint Andrews South Golf Club (A), Cross Trail Center (B), Seminole Lakes Country Club (C), Burnt Store Country Club (D), Florida Adventure Museum (E), Charlotte County Memorial Auditorium and Civic Center (F), Charlotte County Courthouse (G), Punta Gorda Public Library (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Charlotte Shopping Center (1), Promenades Shopping Center (2), Fishermens Village Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: North Fork Alligator Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Punta Gorda include: Punta Gorda Nature Park (1), Laishley Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Punta Gorda Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Florida Military Heritage Museum (1200 West Retta Esplanade Suite 4) (1), Charlotte County Foundation Inc (Museums; 639 Hargreaves Avenue) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Best Western Waterfront (300 Retta Esplanade) (1), Cadillac Motel (10151 Tamiami Trl) (2), Burnt Store Marina (5000 Burnt Store Rd N) (3). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Punta Gorda and their reported violations in the past:
HOLIDAY RANCH (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Punta Gorda that have no violations reported:
- CHARLOTTE HARBOR WATER ASSN. (Population served: 4750, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- PARADISE PARK CONDO. ASSOC. (Population served: 785, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- ALLIGATOR PARK (Population served: 400, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- PEACE RIVER FISH CAMP (Population served: 60, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- NAVAGATOR GRILL/MARINA (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  6.5% | | Whole state: |  12.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 2.0% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
Punta Gorda compared to Florida state average:
- Median house value above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
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Banks with most branches in Punta Gorda (2007 data):
- Wachovia Bank, National Association: Punta Gorda Main Branch, Punta Gorda Isles Office, Burnt Store Marina, Burnt Store Square Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
- Bank of America, National Association: Punta Gorda Branch at 126 East Olympia Avenue, branch established on 1979-06-30; Burnt Store Branch at 100 Madrid Boulevard, branch established on 1989-10-03. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- SunTrust Bank: Punta Gorda Isle Branch at 1625 West Marion Avenue, branch established on 1993-01-01; Punta Gorda Branch at 1107 West Marion Avenue, branch established on 1977-02-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
- World Savings Bank, FSB: Punta Gorda Branch at 3905 Tamiami Trail, branch established on 2000-12-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $146,260.8 mil, Deposits: $69,603.4 mil, headquarters in Oakland, CA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 280 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
- Charlotte State Bank: Punta Gorda Branch at 2331 Tamiami Trail, branch established on 1998-08-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $249.0 mil, Deposits: $224.2 mil, headquarters in Port Charlotte, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Crews Banking Corporation
- Regions Bank: Punta Gorda Branch at 1401 Tamiami Trail, branch established on 2002-12-16. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- Florida Community Bank: Punta Gorda Branch at 125 Nesbit Street, branch established on 2001-11-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,009.3 mil, Deposits: $839.7 mil, headquarters in Immokalee, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Florida Community Banks, Inc.
- Peninsula Bank: Punta Gorda Branch at 405 Tamiami Trail, branch established on 1995-12-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $668.7 mil, Deposits: $598.5 mil, headquarters in Englewood, FL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices
- 2 other banks with 2 local branches
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Solid Waste Management |
21 | $49,403 | $28,230 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
25 | $77,906 | $37,395 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
3 | $7,780 | $31,120 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
21 | $69,920 | $39,954 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
13 | $33,837 | $31,234 | 1 | $959 |
| Water Supply |
37 | $108,205 | $35,094 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
33 | $111,949 | $40,709 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $3,556 | $42,672 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
20 | $58,275 | $34,965 | 1 | $1,131 |
| Parks and Recreation |
11 | $25,195 | $27,485 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
33 | $112,217 | $40,806 | 5 | $2,615 |
| Sewerage |
24 | $67,080 | $33,540 | 1 | $948 |
| Financial Administration |
18 | $64,049 | $42,699 | 1 | $1,136 |
| Totals for Government |
260 | $789,371 | $36,433 | 9 | $6,788 |
Punta Gorda government finances in 2004:
- Charges - Sewerage: $4,718,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,221,000
All Other: $898,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,762,000
Housing & Community Development: $394,000
Police Protection: $132,000
Parks & Recreation: $73,000
General Public Buildings: $27,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $3,712,000
Police Protection: $3,159,000
Sewerage: $2,900,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,260,000
Regular Highways: $2,013,000
Fire Protection: $1,752,000
Financial Administration: $1,713,000
Central Staff Services: $1,132,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $954,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $895,000
Parks & Recreation: $886,000
General Public Buildings: $797,000
Housing & Community Development: $620,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $180,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $29,000
Water Utilities: $3,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $610,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $19,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $17,686,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $10,173,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $4,092,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $11,474,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $15,336,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,792,000
Water Utilities: $2,350,000
- Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $2,060,000
Interest Earnings: $459,000
General Revenue, NEC: $352,000
Rents: $71,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $465,000
Police Protection: $224,000
Regular Highways: $111,000
Parks & Recreation: $25,000
Central Staff: $14,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $8,000
Housing & Community Development: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $26,584,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $6,429,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,311,000
All Other: $20,000
Housing & Community Development: $2,000
- Tax - Property: $4,373,000
Public Utilities: $3,572,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $959,000
NEC: $838,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $10,797,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,061,000
10.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($52,570 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.81% | | Florida average: | 8.71% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($313 average AGI)| Charlotte County: | 0.07% | | Florida average: | 0.22% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.92% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,320 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.92% | | Florida average: | 7.73% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($240 average AGI)| Charlotte County: | 0.06% | | Florida average: | 0.12% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Punta Gorda:
- WKII (1070 AM; 3 kW; SOLANA, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCCF (1580 AM; 1 kW; PUNTA GORDA, FL)
- WWCN (770 AM; 10 kW; NORTH FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: WJPT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WPTK (1200 AM; 10 kW; PINE ISLAND CENTER, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA)
- WMGG (820 AM; 50 kW; LARGO, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG LICENSEE)
- WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WJNA (640 AM; 38 kW; ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SOUTH FLORIDA RADIO, INC.)
- WMYR (1410 AM; 5 kW; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: KATHLEEN HECKSHER)
- WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WAMR (1320 AM; 5 kW; VENICE, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WAQI (710 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #1)
Strongest FM radio stations in Punta Gorda:
- WCVU (104.9 FM; SOLANA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WINK-FM (96.9 FM; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WXKB (103.9 FM; CAPE CORAL, FL; Owner: WXKB LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WIKX (92.9 FM; CHARLOTTE HARBOR, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WCKT (100.1 FM; PORT CHARLOTTE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRXK-FM (96.1 FM; BONITA SPRINGS, FL; Owner: WRXK LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WGCU-FM (90.1 FM; FT. MYERS, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY)
- WBCG (98.9 FM; MURDOCK, FL; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WHPT (102.5 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WVIJ (91.7 FM; PORT CHARLOTTE, FL; Owner: PORT CHARLOTTE EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
- WOLZ (95.3 FM; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WWGR (101.9 FM; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- WZSP (105.3 FM; NOCATEE, FL; Owner: HEARTLAND BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WJGO (102.9 FM; TICE, FL; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF NEVADA)
- WSEB (91.3 FM; ENGLEWOOD, FL; Owner: SUNCOAST EDUCATIONAL B/CNG CORP.)
- WSMR (89.1 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WDDV (92.1 FM; VENICE, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WTZB (105.9 FM; ENGLEWOOD, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WNRW (98.5 FM; SAN CARLOS PARK, FL; Owner: BEL MEADE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WJIS (88.1 FM; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Punta Gorda:
- W17CK (Channel 17; PORT CHARLOTTE, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WINK-TV (Channel 11; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WFTX (Channel 36; CAPE CORAL, FL; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WTVK (Channel 46; NAPLES, FL; Owner: ACME TELEVISION LICENSES OF FLORIDA, LLC)
- WRXY-TV (Channel 49; TICE, FL; Owner: WEST COAST CHRISTIAN TELEVISION, INC)
- WBBH-TV (Channel 20; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: WATERMAN BROADCASTING CORP. OF FLORIDA)
- WVEA-TV (Channel 62; VENICE, FL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- WGCU (Channel 30; FT. MYERS, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY)
- WZVN-TV (Channel 26; NAPLES, FL; Owner: MONTCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTPH-LP (Channel 14; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: TRI-MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- W38CO (Channel 38; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W56CN (Channel 56; VENICE, FL; Owner: WMOR-TV COMPANY)
- WLZE-LP (Channel 65; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WEVU-CA (Channel 4; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: CALOOSA TELEVISION CORPORATION)
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