Hendry County vs. Lee County

	Hendry County (FL)	Lee County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	41,556	754,610
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.2%	22.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	39,143	618,754
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	39,140	618,754
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.4%	4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.4%	17.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.7%	28.6%
Female persons, percent	46.7%	51.1%
White alone, percent	83.6%	86.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	12.1%	9.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.0%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.1%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	54.3%	21.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	32.1%	66.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,729	58,758
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	28.0%	16.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	14,851	399,729
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.2%	70.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$82,000	$207,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$987	$1,416
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$339	$557
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$768	$1,093
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.2%	27.5%
Building permits, 2018	79	9,721
Households, 2014-2018	12,027	271,861
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.17	2.61
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.6%	85.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	48.0%	22.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	74.3%	91.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	64.2%	82.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	65.7%	88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	8.2%	27.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.5%	8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	26.9%	18.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.8%	52.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.9%	48.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	37,392	1,346,619
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	85,063	3,362,058
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	258,055	9,445,269
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,891	$14,637
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.1	27.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,728	$54,691
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$18,900	$31,924
Persons in poverty, percent	24.0%	12.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	583	18,797
Total employment, 2017	6,416	216,916
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	219,452	8,994,729
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.9%	3.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,093	69,609
All firms, 2012	3,103	65,221
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,280	34,637
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,339	22,438
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,761	17,710
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,185	45,768
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	219	6,478
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,781	55,852
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	4.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	34.3%	13.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	26.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	34.0	788.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,152.75	784.51

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Hendry county (FL) and Lee county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.