It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Port St. Joe has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Port St. Joe has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Port St. Joe than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Port St. Joe may be for you.
Port St. Joe is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
Being a small city, Port St. Joe does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Port St. Joe is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.00% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Port St. Joe in 2022 was $32,412, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $129,648 for a family of four. However, Port St. Joe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Port St. Joe is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Port St. Joe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Port St. Joe residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Port St. Joe include English, Irish, German, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Port St. Joe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
