Moving to New Port Richey, Florida
Population: 16,117. Estimated population in July 2024: 16,928 (+5.0% change)
Males: 7,553 (46.9%), Females: 8,564 (53.1%)
Pasco County
Zip codes: 34652, 34653, 34654, 34655.
Demographics
Median resident age: 44.2 years
Median household income: $25,881
Median house value: $61,300
Population by Race
Races in New Port Richey:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.6%)
- Hispanic (5.2%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- Other race (1.5%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Black (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (17.5%), Irish (16.4%), English (12.9%), Italian (10.9%), United States (8.9%), Polish (5.3%).
Elevation: 14 feet
Land area: 4.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in New Port Richey
- High school or higher: 73.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in New Port Richey city
- Never married: 20.7%
- Now married: 47.0%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 14.5%
- Divorced: 15.3%
9.0% Foreign born (4.0% Europe, 3.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,750 (+12.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers in New Port Richey:
- COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (5637 MARINE PKWY)
- NORTH BAY HOSPITAL (6600 MADISON STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near New Port Richey:
- HELEN ELLIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; TARPON SPRINGS, FL)
- REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BAYONET POINT (about 10 miles; HUDSON, FL)
- MEASE HOSPITAL COUNTRYSIDE (about 17 miles; SAFETY HARBOR, FL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to New Port Richey:
- TAMPA INTL (about 24 miles; TAMPA, FL; Abbreviation: TPA)
- ST PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER INTL (about 25 miles; ST PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER, FL; Abbreviation: PIE)
- MAC DILL AFB (about 32 miles; TAMPA, FL; Abbreviation: MCF)
Other public-use airports nearest to New Port Richey:
- PILOT COUNTRY (about 17 miles; BROOKSVILLE, FL; Abbreviation: X05)
- CLEARWATER AIR PARK (about 20 miles; CLEARWATER, FL; Abbreviation: CLW)
- HERNANDO COUNTY (about 24 miles; BROOKSVILLE, FL; Abbreviation: BKV)
Amtrak station:
NEW PORT RICHIE (5015 U.S. 19) – Bus Station
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in New Port Richey:
- PASCO-HERNANDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,868; Location: 10230 RIDGE RD; Public)
- INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BEAUTY (Full-time enrollment: 128; Location: 7127 US HWY 19; Private, for-profit; Website: www.naccas.org/international)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near New Port Richey:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (about 25 miles; TAMPA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 26,221)
- HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; TAMPA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 9,630)
- UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA (about 28 miles; TAMPA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,963)
- SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; ST LEO, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,597)
- TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER (about 56 miles; LAKELAND, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,057)
- MANATEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; BRADENTON, FL; Full-time enrollment: 4,539)
- POLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; WINTER HAVEN, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,028)
Schools
Public high schools in New Port Richey:
- JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,171; Location: 2323 LITTLE ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
- GULF HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,539; Location: 5355 SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
- F.K. MARCHMAN TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER (Students: 179; Location: 7825 CAMPUS DRIVE; Grades: 07 – 12)
- RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY (Students: 96; Location: 7619 LITTLE ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in New Port Richey:
- RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 3,423; Location: 11646 TOWN CENTER ROAD; Grades: 06 – 12)
- SEVEN SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,824; Location: 2441 LITTLE ROAD; Grades: 06 – 11)
- RIDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,783; Location: 7650 ORCHID LAKE ROAD; Grades: 06 – 12)
- GULF MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,094; Location: 6419 LOUISIANA AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- BAYONET POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,037; Location: 11125 LITTLE ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- TRINITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 987; Location: 2209 DUCK SLOUGH BOULEVAR; Grades: PK – 05)
- DEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 935; Location: 8636 TROUBLE CREEK ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
- COTEE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 797; Location: 7515 PLATHE ROAD; Grades: PK – 10)
- CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 763; Location: 10055 SWEET BAY COURT; Grades: PK – 05)
- JAMES M. MARLOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 732; Location: 5642 CECILIA DRIVE; Grades: PK – 05)
Private primary/middle school in New Port Richey:
- LEARNING TO ACHIEVE (Students: 1; Location: 5636 TROUBLE CREEK RD; Grades: 7 – 7)
Libraries
Library in New Port Richey:
- NEW PORT RICHEY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $611,350; Location: 5939 MAIN STREET; 61,983 books; 2,859 audio materials; 1,815 video materials; 170 serial subscriptions)