Hendry County, Florida

Hendry County has a population of 42,382 and has grown 21.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $219,200, about 3.9 times the county's median household income of $56,393.

Home price
$219,200
Income
$56,393
Population
42,382
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$219,200county
Median gross rent$1,003county
Median year homes here were built1991county
Share of homes built before 198029.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile33.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.5%county
Typical monthly rent$2,108county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,271county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,077county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,567county
Home insurance / yr$7,136(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$56,393county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate22.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home6.9%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.0%county
Share of workers employed by government12.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry17.9%county
Economic output per resident$44,625county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.80%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time31.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service36 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5425293county
Miles to nearest general aviation field10 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station43 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.1%county
Traffic deaths73.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher12.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher68.0%county
Public schools in the county12county
Public school enrollment7361county
Students per full-time teacher21.4county
Free lunch eligible62.8%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution30 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians27county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance21.7%county
Frequent mental distress20.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population42,382county
Land area in square miles1,156county
People per square mile of land36.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores11county
Convenience stores16county
Share living far from a food store12.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract18.9%county
Population change since 2020+21.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents10county
Median age35.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over13.8%county
Share of households that are one person20.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States30.0%county
Second languages51.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls41.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents149county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents18county
Households that moved in1,575county
Households that moved away1,200county
Average income of arriving households$49,897county
Average income of departing households$47,370county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes29county
Housing units authorised in the latest year470county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings1.3%county
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature75.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation47.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.05 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F132 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing0 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days320 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJan 25county
Average first fall frostDec 11county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$159county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.7¢county
Household electricity use1,129 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity90.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.3%county
Homes heated by propane2.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband84.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk64.3county
Coastal flood risk25.6county
Drought risk83.4county
Landslide risk15.8county
Hail risk8.7county
Earthquake risk18.7county
Tornado risk37.6county
Tropical cyclone risk94.2county
Extreme heat risk54.0county
Winter weather risk0.0county
Strong wind risk82.1county
Wildfire risk93.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Hendry County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Florida figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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