Hendry County, FL

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2022 Population

39,902

1.17% 1-year growth

US Senator

Marco Rubio

Republican Party

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

35.1

0% 1-year change

2022 Poverty Rate

22.3%

13.9% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$49,259

26.8% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$153,200

31.1% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Hendry County, FL had a population of 39.9k people with a median age of 35.1 and a median household income of $49,259. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Hendry County, FL grew from 39,439 to 39,902, a 1.17% increase and its median household income grew from $38,843 to $49,259, a 26.8% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Hendry County, FL are White (Hispanic) (32.1%), White (Non-Hispanic) (28.9%), Two+ (Hispanic) (17.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (10.3%), and Other (Hispanic) (6.28%).

None of the households in Hendry County, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

83.9% of the residents in Hendry County, FL are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Hendry County, FL was $153,200, and the homeownership rate was 69.7%.

Most people in Hendry County, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Hendry County, FL was 2 cars per household.

Hendry County, FL borders Broward County, FL, Charlotte County, FL, Collier County, FL, Glades County, FL, Lee County, FL, Martin County, FL, Okeechobee County, FL, and Palm Beach County, FL.

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Population & Diversity

Hendry County, FL is home to a population of 39.9k people, from which 83.9% are citizens. As of 2022, 27.7% of Hendry County, FL residents were born outside of the country (11.1k people).

In 2022, there were 1.11 times more White (Hispanic) residents (12.8k people) in Hendry County, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11.5k White (Non-Hispanic) and 6.96k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

83.9%

2022 Citizenship

84.3%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 83.9% of Hendry County, FL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Hendry County, FL was 84.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hendry County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hendry County, FL

White (Hispanic)
12.8k ± 1.37k
White (Non-Hispanic)
11.5k ± 246
Two+ (Hispanic)
6.96k ± 1.25k

57.1%

Hispanic Population

22.8k people

57.1% of the people in Hendry County, FL are hispanic (22.8k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Hendry County, FL as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

27.7%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

11.1k people

26.4%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

10.4k people

As of 2022, 27.7% of Hendry County, FL residents (11.1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hendry County, FL was 26.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hendry County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
519 ± 200
Gulf War (2001-)
331 ± 148
Gulf War (1990s)
77 ± 90

Hendry County, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.57 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Hendry County, FL employs 18.2k people. The largest industries in Hendry County, FL are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (2,354 people), Retail Trade (2,193 people), and Construction (2,073 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($52,833), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($46,579), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,756).

Employment

Occupations

18.2k

2022 Value

± 1,538

3.89%

1 Year growth

± 11.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Hendry County, FL grew at a rate of 3.89%, from 17.5k employees to 18.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hendry County, FL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,061 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,877 people), and Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (1,837 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hendry County, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

18.2k

2022 Value

± 1,538

3.89%

1 Year growth

± 11.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Hendry County, FL grew at a rate of 3.89%, from 17.5k employees to 18.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hendry County, FL, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (2,354 people), Retail Trade (2,193 people), and Construction (2,073 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hendry County, FL, though some of these residents may live in Hendry County, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,261

Median earning men ± $2,115

$26,981

Median earning women ± $4,179

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,598), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,599), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($41,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($42,800), Construction ($34,269), and Manufacturing ($31,390).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

61
Construction
53
Retail Trade
51
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Hendry County, FL went to Donald J. Trump with 61.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (38.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.502%).

Marco Rubio and Rick Scott are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 28 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (61.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (38.1%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.502%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Hendry County, FL for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Marco Rubio

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Marco Rubio and Rick Scott are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 28 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.19% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.2% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.97M), Some college (3.58M), and Bachelors Degree (3.32M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hendry County, FL was $153,200 in 2022, which is 0.543 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $116,900 to $153,200, a 31.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Hendry County, FL is 69.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Hendry County, FL have an average commute time of 30.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hendry County, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Hendry County, FL is $49,259. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Hendry County, FL was Census Tract 2 with a value of $66,354, followed by Census Tract 4.01 and Census Tract 3, with respective values of $62,628 and $46,768.

Property

$153,200

Median Property Value 2022

±$10,009

$9,269

Median Property Taxes

±$911

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hendry County, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hendry County, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

69.7%

Homeownership

2022

69.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 69.7% of the housing units in Hendry County, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hendry County, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 2
Census Tract 4.01
Census Tract 3

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Hendry County, FL was Census Tract 2 with a value of $66,354, followed by Census Tract 4.01 and Census Tract 3, with respective values of $62,628 and $46,768.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Hendry County, FL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$49,259

Median Household Income

± $4,850

13.3k

Number of Households

± 1,156

In 2022, the median household income of the 13.3k households in Hendry County, FL grew to $49,259 from the previous year's value of $38,843.

The following chart displays the households in Hendry County, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hendry County, FL is from Florida.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2022, the income inequality in Florida was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (69.1%)
Carpooled (16%)
Worked At Home (5.48%)

In 2022, 69.1% of workers in Hendry County, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16%) and those who worked at home (5.48%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

30.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hendry County, FL have a longer commute time (30.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 5.26% of the workforce in Hendry County, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hendry County, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hendry County, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hendry County, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hendry County, FL (8.73k out of 39.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hendry County, FL is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

78.3% of the population of Hendry County, FL has health coverage, with 28.3% on employee plans, 28.7% on Medicaid, 9.31% on Medicare, 11.1% on non-group plans, and 0.827% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Hendry County, FL see 4281 patients per year on average, which represents a 12.1% increase from the previous year (3820 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2371 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2688 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.1% were men and 46.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,281 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Hendry County, FL

Primary care physicians in Hendry County, FL see an average of 4,281 patients per year. This represents a 12.1% increase from the previous year (3,820 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Hendry County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.1% under 18 years, 23.2% between 18 and 34 years, 36.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 13% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.1% were men and 46.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

21.7%

Uninsured

28.3%

Employer Coverage

28.7%

Medicaid

9.31%

Medicare

11.1%

Non-Group

0.827%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hendry County, FL declined by 9.02% from 23.8% to 21.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hendry County, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 53.9 in Hendry County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Hendry County, FL.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 37.1% in Hendry County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Hendry County, FL.