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Glades County

Population in July 2008: 1,683. Population change since 2000: +2.9%
 

Males: 872  (51.9%)
Females: 811  (48.1%)

Median resident age:  32.7 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 33471.


Estimated median household income in 2008: $32,313 (it was $26,801 in 2000)
Moore Haven:  $32,313
Florida:  $47,778

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $14,956

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $92,340 (it was $39,900 in 2000)
Moore Haven:  $92,340
Florida:  $218,700

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $115,782; Detached houses: $137,874; Townhouses or other attached units: $415,950; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $595,101; Mobile homes: $38,658; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $55,000
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Races in Moore Haven:

  • White Non-Hispanic (48.1%)
  • Hispanic (28.0%)
  • Black (22.3%)
  • Other race (14.6%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Moore Haven: 78.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: United States (11.9%), Irish (6.9%), English (6.0%), German (5.4%), West Indian (2.9%), Dutch (1.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 18 feet

Land area: 1.08 square miles.

Population density: 1553 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Moore Haven

  • High school or higher: 62.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 10.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Moore Haven city

  • Never married: 31.1%
  • Now married: 53.0%
  • Separated: 4.4%
  • Widowed: 3.8%
  • Divorced: 7.7%

219 residents are foreign born (12.8% Latin America).

This city:  13.4%
Florida:  16.7%


According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Moore Haven, Florida in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Moore Haven to the number of sex offenders is 421 to 1.

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

Moore Haven:  1.2% ($463)
Florida:  1.4% ($1,262)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Royal Palm Beach-West Jupiter, FL (54.0 miles , pop. 74,157).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Hialeah, FL (83.7 miles , pop. 226,419).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (892.7 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Southwest Glades, FL (3.1 miles ), Harlem, FL (3.4 miles ), Clewiston, FL (3.4 miles ), Northeast Glades, FL (4.2 miles ), Port La Belle, FL (4.4 miles ), La Belle, FL (4.5 miles ), Lake Harbor, FL (4.5 miles) , Labelle, FL (4.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 8 buildings, average cost: $45,200
  • 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $54,200
  • 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $60,400
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $69,300
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $65,000
  • 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $53,700
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $30,700
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $63,800
  • 2004: 9 buildings, average cost: $106,600
  • 2005: 14 buildings, average cost: $106,900
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 26.83 N, Longitude: 81.10 W

Area code: 863

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Population change in the 1990s: +201 (+14.0%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (28%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
  • Food (9%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (16%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Social assistance (11%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Construction laborers (8%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)



Average climate in Moore Haven, Florida

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Moore Haven-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Florida state average. It is 23% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/19/1958, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.3 miles away from the Moore Haven city center killed one person and injured 24 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 11/11/1968, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 8.3 miles away from the city center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Moore Haven:
  • HENDRY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; CLEWISTON, FL)
  • RAULERSON HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; OKEECHOBEE, FL)
  • LEHIGH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 39 miles; LEHIGH ACRES, FL)

Political contributions by individuals in Moore Haven, FL

Airports located in Moore Haven: See detailed data for Airports located in Moore Haven, FL

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Moore Haven:
  • EDISON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; FT MYERS, FL; Full-time enrollment: 5,032)
  • FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; FT MYERS, FL; FT enrollment: 2,466)
  • INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; FT PIERCE, FL; FT enrollment: 6,149)
  • PALM BEACH ATLANTIC COLLEGE-WEST PALM BEACH (about 64 miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; FT enrollment: 2,109)
  • PALM BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; LAKE WORTH, FL; FT enrollment: 8,390)
  • FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY-BOCA RATON (about 70 miles; BOCA RATON, FL; FT enrollment: 14,311)
  • KEISER COLLEGE (about 73 miles; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; FT enrollment: 2,879)
Public high school in Moore Haven:
Public elementary/middle schools in Moore Haven:
See full list of schools located in Moore Haven, School District: GLADES COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT


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Courts: Florida State - Judicial- Circuit Court Twentieth Judicial- Clerk of Co (500 Avenue East), Glades County - Cooperative Extension Service- Clerk Of Circuit Court- Agricultural A (Highway 27 West).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Moore Haven and their reported violations in the past:

HAPPY HOUR TAVERN (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.8 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  72.4%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.0%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This city:  23.8%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This city:  11.2%
Whole state:  5.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Moore Haven, FL


29 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)


Moore Haven compared to Florida state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Moore Haven (2009 data):
  • Bank of America, National Association: Moore Haven Branch at 515 Avenue I, branch established on 1974-06-05. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Seacoast National Bank: Moore Haven Branch at 601 Sixth Street, branch established on 1989-12-01. Info updated 2006-10-25: Bank assets: $2,312.5 mil, Deposits: $1,848.5 mil, headquarters in Stuart, FL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 45 total offices, Holding Company: Seacoast Banking Corporation Of Florida
  • First Bank and Trust Company of Indiantown: Lakeport Branch at 1205 East State Road 78, Building A, branch established on 2004-04-15. Info updated 2006-12-12: Bank assets: $83.3 mil, Deposits: $72.7 mil, headquarters in Indiantown, FL, positive income, 5 total offices

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Moore Haven, Florida
  • Rices Motel, Hwy 27, Moore Haven, FL 33471
  • Hoosier Bass Inn, Hwy 27, Moore Haven, FL 33471
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2004 Presidential Election results in Glades County Florida:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (86%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
  • Utility gas (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Moore Haven

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 32.62%
Here32.6%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Other
Adherents49.5%35.6%6.4%2.7%5.8%
Congregations18.2%36.4%9.1%9.1%27.3%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 6$16,390$32,7800$0
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$1,145
Solid Waste Management 3$5,841$23,3640$0
Parks and Recreation 3$5,404$21,6160$0
Water Supply 5$14,894$35,7461$458
Electric Power 26$69,227$31,9511$458
Other and Unallocable 2$4,218$25,3080$0
Totals for Government 45$115,974$30,9263$2,061



Moore Haven government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $198,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $1,240,000
    Water Utilities: $678,000
    Financial Administration: $478,000
    Solid Waste Management: $184,000
    Parks & Recreation: $111,000
    Regular Highways: $100,000
    Fire Protection: $78,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $48,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Electric Utilities: $75,000
    Fire Protection: $30,000
    Regular Highways: $17,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $797,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $1,497,000
    Water Utilities: $700,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $175,000
  • Tax - Property: $106,000
    Public Utilities: $75,000
    NEC: $10,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $893,000

10.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,870 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.79%
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 Hendry County, FL  1.69% ($37,519 average AGI)
from Lee County, FL  1.30% ($39,475)
from Okeechobee County, FL  0.78% ($43,000)


10.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,491 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.44%
Florida average:  7.73%

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

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Hendry County, FL  1.34% ($35,415 average AGI)
to Lee County, FL  0.95% ($44,379)
to Okeechobee County, FL  0.82% ($51,600)


Strongest AM radio stations in Moore Haven:
  • WJNA (640 AM; 38 kW; ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SOUTH FLORIDA RADIO, INC.)
  • WAFC (590 AM; 5 kW; CLEWISTON, FL; Owner: GLADES MEDIA COMPANY)
  • 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.)
  • WLVJ (1040 AM; 25 kW; BOYNTON BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL BOYNTON BEACH, INC.)
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQBA (1140 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WQBA-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WWCN (770 AM; 10 kW; NORTH FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: WJPT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Moore Haven:
  • WAFC-FM (99.5 FM; CLEWISTON, FL; Owner: GLADES MEDIA COMPANY)
  • WINK-FM (96.9 FM; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRXK-FM (96.1 FM; BONITA SPRINGS, FL; Owner: WRXK LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWGR (101.9 FM; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WJCB (88.5 FM; CLEWISTON, FL; Owner: BLACK MEDIA WORKS, INC.)
  • WRQC (92.5 FM; ESTERO, FL; Owner: MERIDIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWFR (91.7 FM; STUART, FL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WRMF (97.9 FM; PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: PBB LICENSES, LLC)
  • WCKT (100.1 FM; PORT CHARLOTTE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBGF (93.5 FM; BELLE GLADE, FL; Owner: BGI BROADCASTING, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Moore Haven:
  • WINK-TV (Channel 11; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBBH-TV (Channel 20; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: WATERMAN BROADCASTING CORP. OF FLORIDA)
  • WTVK (Channel 46; NAPLES, FL; Owner: ACME TELEVISION LICENSES OF FLORIDA, LLC)
  • WZVN-TV (Channel 26; NAPLES, FL; Owner: MONTCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFTX (Channel 36; CAPE CORAL, FL; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WRXY-TV (Channel 49; TICE, FL; Owner: WEST COAST CHRISTIAN TELEVISION, INC)
  • WPBF (Channel 25; TEQUESTA, FL; Owner: WPBF-TV COMPANY)
  • WTVX (Channel 34; FORT PIERCE, FL; Owner: C-34 FCC LICENSEE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WGCU (Channel 30; FT. MYERS, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY)

Moore Haven, Florida:
  • Fatal accident count: 19
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 29
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 9
  • Fatalities: 21
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 52
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Florida average:
  • Fatal accident count: 153
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 235
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 51
  • Fatalities: 166
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 411
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 26
See more detailed statistics of Moore Haven fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 278 meters (912ft)
Total average daily traffic: 12,065
Total average daily truck traffic: 3,916

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Moore Haven)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Moore Haven, FL)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • S-47B, C19 Canal At Scl Railway, Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Call Sign: WNTL363
    Assigned Frequencies : 6226.89 MHz, 6404.79 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6585.00 MHz, 6375.14 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/01/2001, Expiration Date: 02/21/2012
    Registrant: Comsearch, 19700 Janelia Farm Blvd, Ashburn, VA 20147, Phone: (703) 726-5671, Fax: (703) 726-5594, Email:
  • MOORE HAVEN, 4.5 Mi Sse Of, Overall height: 71 m, Call Sign: KJM25
    3750.00 MHz, 3830.00 MHz, 3910.00 MHz, 3990.00 MHz, 4070.00 MHz, 4150.00 MHz, 3750.00 MHz, 3830.00 MHz, 3910.00 MHz, 3990.00 MHz... (+15 more)
    Grant Date: 10/07/1985, Expiration Date: 01/28/1998, Cancelation Date: 01/28/1998
    Registrant: At&t Corp, 1200 Peachtree St 15w24, Atlanta, GA 30309

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 3
  • 300 Riverside Dr, Type: Building, Overall height: 8 m, Call Sign: WHD849
    Assigned Frequencies : 156.450 MHz, 156.425 MHz, 156.800 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/11/2000, Expiration Date: 04/17/2005, Cancelation Date: 06/18/2005
    Registrant: Glen E Thomas, 300 Riverside Dr, Moore Haven, FL 33471-1083
  • Rt 1, Type: Building, Overall height: 4 m, Call Sign: WQX664, Licensee ID: L00008025
    Assigned Frequencies : 156.425 MHz, 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/17/2004, Expiration Date: 05/25/2014
    Registrant: Glades Boat Storage Inc, 3630 Boat Yd Rd Sw, Moore Haven, FL 33471
  • In Bridge Tenders Control House On S Side 100 Ft From W End On Sr 25 Us27, Type: Bridg, Overall height: 0 m, Call Sign: WQZ442, Licensee ID: L00001437
    Assigned Frequencies : 156.450 MHz, 156.600 MHz, 156.650 MHz, 156.800 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/25/1998, Expiration Date: 12/16/2003, Cancelation Date: 05/23/2001
    Registrant: State Of Florida, 605 Suwannee St Ms 36, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0450

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 36 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Moore Haven)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 10 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Moore Haven)


Moore Haven on our top lists:
  • #58 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Other race residents"
  • #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses"
  • #88 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Farm supplies merchant wholesalers"
  • #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"

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