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Hendry County

Population in July 2007: 2,976.
Males: 1,397  (47.0%)
Females: 1,579  (53.0%)
Median resident age:  25.3 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 33440.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,638 (it was $21,232 in 2000)
Harlem:  $25,638
Florida:  $47,804

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $122,011 (it was $50,000 in 2000)
Harlem:  $122,011
Florida:  $230,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $112,513; Detached houses: $126,181; Mobile homes: $36,933

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Races in Harlem:

  • Black (95.4%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (1.1%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Harlem: 84.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: West Indian (9.4%), German (1.5%), Subsaharan African (1.5%), United States (1.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 19 feet

Land area: 0.97 square miles.

Population density: 3075 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Harlem

  • High school or higher: 47.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 18.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Harlem CDP

  • Never married: 50.9%
  • Now married: 29.8%
  • Separated: 5.8%
  • Widowed: 6.4%
  • Divorced: 7.0%

303 residents are foreign born (11.1% Latin America).

This place:  11.1%
Florida:  16.7%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Harlem:  0.7% ($360)
Florida:  1.4% ($1,262)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Royal Palm Beach-West Jupiter, FL (49.9 miles , pop. 74,157).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Hialeah, FL (75.5 miles , pop. 226,419).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (1000.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Clewiston, FL (1.7 miles ), Lake Harbor, FL (10.4 miles) , Moore Haven, FL (12.1 miles ), South Bay, FL (16.7 miles ), Belle Glade Camp, FL (19.2 miles ), Belle Glade, FL (19.6 miles ), Pahokee, FL (21.0 miles ), Fremd Village-Padgett Island, FL (21.0 miles ).

Latitude: 26.74 N, Longitude: 80.95 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 863

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Most common industries for males:



  • Food (34%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Social assistance (12%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (15%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (13%)
  • Child care workers (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)


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Harlem-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Florida state average. It is 7% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/19/1958, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.2 miles away from the Harlem place center killed one person and injured 24 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 8/13/2004, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 1.8 miles away from the place center caused $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Harlem:
  • HENDRY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; CLEWISTON, FL)
  • GLADES GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; BELLE GLADE, FL)
  • COLUMBIA HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Harlem:
  • SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTL (about 57 miles; FORT MYERS, FL; ID: RSW)
  • PALM BEACH INTL (about 61 miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; ID: PBI)
  • NAPLES MUNI (about 70 miles; NAPLES, FL; ID: APF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Harlem:
  • AIRGLADES (about 6 miles; CLEWISTON, FL; ID: 2IS)
  • PALM BEACH CO GLADES (about 19 miles; PAHOKEE, FL; ID: PHK)
  • BELLE GLADE STATE MUNICIPAL (about 21 miles; BELLE GLADE, FL; ID: X10)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Harlem:
  • PALM BEACH ATLANTIC COLLEGE-WEST PALM BEACH (about 60 miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,109)
  • PALM BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; LAKE WORTH, FL; FT enrollment: 8,390)
  • INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; FT PIERCE, FL; FT enrollment: 6,149)
  • FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY-BOCA RATON (about 64 miles; BOCA RATON, FL; FT enrollment: 14,311)
  • KEISER COLLEGE (about 66 miles; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; FT enrollment: 2,879)
  • NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 12,554)
  • EDISON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; FT MYERS, FL; FT enrollment: 5,032)

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Average household size:
This place:  3.1 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  73.5%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  8.0%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  40.4%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  20.9%
Whole state:  5.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Harlem, FL



Harlem compared to Florida state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Hendry County Florida:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (99%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

9.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,164 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.20%
Florida average:  8.71%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Lee County, FL  1.66% ($39,697 average AGI)
from Miami-Dade County, FL  1.02% ($28,819)
from Palm Beach County, FL  1.01% ($34,357)


9.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,466 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.40%
Florida average:  7.73%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($166 average AGI)
Hendry County:  0.09%
Florida average:  0.12%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Lee County, FL  1.57% ($35,152 average AGI)
to Palm Beach County, FL  0.87% ($34,747)
to Collier County, FL  0.51% ($25,586)


Strongest AM radio stations in Harlem:
  • WAFC (590 AM; 5 kW; CLEWISTON, FL; Owner: GLADES MEDIA COMPANY)
  • WJNA (640 AM; 38 kW; ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SOUTH FLORIDA RADIO, INC.)
  • WFTL (850 AM; 50 kW; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES II, L.L.C.)
  • WAQI (710 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #1)
  • WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WRFX (940 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWNN (1470 AM; 50 kW; POMPANO BEACH, FL; Owner: WWNN LICENSE, LLC)
  • WVCG (1080 AM; 50 kW; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WNMA (1210 AM; 49 kW; MIAMI SPRINGS, FL; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MIAMI LICENSE CORP.)
  • WQBA (1140 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WQBA-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WLVJ (1040 AM; 25 kW; BOYNTON BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL BOYNTON BEACH, INC.)
  • WSUA (1260 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WSUA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRHC (1550 AM; 45 kW; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: WRHC BROADCASTING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Harlem:
  • WAFC-FM (99.5 FM; CLEWISTON, FL; Owner: GLADES MEDIA COMPANY)
  • WJCB (88.5 FM; CLEWISTON, FL; Owner: BLACK MEDIA WORKS, INC.)
  • WRMF (97.9 FM; PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: PBB LICENSES, LLC)
  • WWGR (101.9 FM; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WWFR (91.7 FM; STUART, FL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WBGF (93.5 FM; BELLE GLADE, FL; Owner: BGI BROADCASTING, L.P.)
  • WEAT-FM (104.3 FM; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WRQC (92.5 FM; ESTERO, FL; Owner: MERIDIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W213AF (90.5 FM; CLEWISTON, FL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Harlem:
  • WPBF (Channel 25; TEQUESTA, FL; Owner: WPBF-TV COMPANY)
  • WTVX (Channel 34; FORT PIERCE, FL; Owner: C-34 FCC LICENSEE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WFLX (Channel 29; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
  • WZVN-TV (Channel 26; NAPLES, FL; Owner: MONTCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WXEL-TV (Channel 42; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: BARRY TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFGC (Channel 61; PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, INC.)

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