Hendry County vs. Palm Beach County

	Hendry County (FL)	Palm Beach County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	41,556	1,485,941
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.2%	12.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	39,143	1,320,135
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	39,140	1,320,134
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.4%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.4%	19.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.7%	23.9%
Female persons, percent	46.7%	51.5%
White alone, percent	83.6%	74.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	12.1%	19.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.0%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	2.9%
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%	22.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	32.1%	54.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,729	83,423
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	28.0%	25.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	14,851	689,908
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.2%	68.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$82,000	$264,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$987	$1,765
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$339	$667
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$768	$1,320
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.2%	40.6%
Building permits, 2018	79	4,518
Households, 2014-2018	12,027	548,216
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.17	2.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.6%	84.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	48.0%	31.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	74.3%	90.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	64.2%	83.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	65.7%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	8.2%	35.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.5%	6.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	26.9%	17.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.8%	59.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.9%	54.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	37,392	3,467,277
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	85,063	9,756,686
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	258,055	19,700,117
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,891	$14,522
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.1	25.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,728	$59,943
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$18,900	$37,998
Persons in poverty, percent	24.0%	12.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	583	48,689
Total employment, 2017	6,416	526,681
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	219,452	25,402,516
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.9%	2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,093	186,154
All firms, 2012	3,103	175,919
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,280	91,726
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,339	66,645
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,761	60,090
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,185	110,623
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	219	14,515
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,781	154,506
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	8.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	34.3%	14.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	27.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	34.0	670.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,152.75	1,969.76

Source: United States Census Bureau

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