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Hendry County, FL

Demographic and economic profile of Hendry County, FL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Hendry County is a small, agriculture-oriented economy of roughly 41,000 residents, with a foreign-born population of 30.0% reflecting the labor profile typical of Florida's farming interior. The workforce of about 61.8% labor force participation skews toward lower formal education attainment—only 10.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with median worker earnings of $33,995 and a poverty rate of 21.6%. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $189,700 and median gross rent of $958/month, and the county posted modest 5-year population growth of 1.7%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

40,798

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$56,393

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

35.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.7% since 2018

Hendry County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone19,973 (47.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race12,579 (29.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone4,805 (11.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,779 (6.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1,290 (3.0%)
  • Asian Alone489 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish18,364
  2. 2.Other Indo-European267
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)146
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)64
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island40

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

13.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

30.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,172

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$34,402

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$26,234

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining3,338
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,017
  3. 3.Construction (Group)2,822
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)2,211
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,434

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,881
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,741
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,451
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,932
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,637

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 10.33×)3,090
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.81×)2,352
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.33×)576
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.03×)2,106
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 0.91×)804

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$189,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$958/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,778 (17.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,299 (12.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,096 (10.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999855 (8.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999770 (7.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999750 (7.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

10.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

69.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,995

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone12,511 (67.8%)
  • Carpooled3,418 (18.5%)
  • Worked At Home1,265 (6.9%)
  • Public Transit392 (2.1%)
  • Walked343 (1.9%)
  • Other285 (1.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.