Port La Belle, Florida
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Population change since 2000: +15.7%
| Males: 1,983 |  (56.2%) |
| Females: 1,547 |  (43.8%) |
| Median resident age: | 32.5 years |
| Florida median age: | 42.4 years |
Zip codes: 33935.
| Port La Belle: | $39,215 |
| FL: | $59,227 |
Estimated per capita income in 2019: $18,265 (it was $13,704 in 2000)
Port La Belle CDP income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $121,355 (it was $54,400 in 2000)
| Port La Belle: | $121,355 |
| FL: | $245,100 |
Mean prices in 2019: all housing units: $110,394; detached houses: $109,690
Median gross rent in 2019: $967.
(4.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 49.1% for Black residents, 12.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 2.7% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Port La Belle, FL
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- 3,49163.5%Hispanic
- 1,55728.3%White alone
- 4728.6%Black alone
- 380.7%Asian alone
- 120.2%Two or more races
Races in Port La Belle detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: American (11.3%), German (1.6%), French (1.4%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 5 feet
Land area: 8.61 square miles.
Population density: 410 people per square mile (low).
1,912 residents are foreign born (32.8% Latin America).
| This place: | 34.8% |
| Florida: | 20.7% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,315 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,024 (1.0%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cape Coral, FL 
(37.2 miles , pop. 102,286).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Hialeah, FL (91.7 miles , pop. 226,419).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (876.9 miles , pop. 1,953,631).
Nearest cities:
La Belle, FL (1.2 miles ),
), Fort Denaud, FL (3.2 miles ),
), Pioneer, FL (3.3 miles ),
), Southwest Glades, FL (3.4 miles ),
), Charleston Park, FL (3.5 miles ),
), Latitude: 26.75 N, Longitude: 81.39 W
| Here: | 6.9% |
| Florida: | 6.3% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (35.4%)
- Public administration (8.1%)
- Construction (7.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.6%)
- Educational services (4.7%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.2%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (3.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (47.2%)
- Construction (10.6%)
- Public administration (5.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.3%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (3.3%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.0%)
- Truck transportation (2.4%)
- Public administration (12.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (12.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (11.2%)
- Educational services (10.4%)
- Health care (8.9%)
- Food & beverage stores (6.5%)
- Finance & insurance (5.6%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (30.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (3.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.1%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (2.8%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (40.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.2%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.4%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3.9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.2%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (2.9%)
- Other material moving workers, except laborers (2.6%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (9.9%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (8.4%)
- Cashiers (7.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6.5%)
- Child care workers (5.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.8%)
Average climate in Port La Belle, Florida
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Port La Belle-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Florida state average. It is 18% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/17/1982, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 6.7 miles away from the Port La Belle place center killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 6/18/1972, a category F2 tornado 17.1 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Port La Belle-area historical earthquake activity is above Florida state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 326.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/23/2016 at 17:20:29, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 253.8 miles away from Port La Belle center
On 9/21/2016 at 16:30:52, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 257.2 miles away from Port La Belle center
On 9/4/2016 at 18:29:29, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 257.4 miles away from the city center
On 7/16/2016 at 20:00:10, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB) earthquake occurred 240.4 miles away from Port La Belle center
On 2/22/1992 at 04:21:34, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 157.3 miles away from Port La Belle center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Hendry County (23) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 11, Fires: 5, Tropical Storms: 4, Floods: 2, Freezes: 2, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Port La Belle:
- Florida Gulf Coast University (about 31 miles; Fort Myers, FL; Full-time enrollment: 11,165)
- Edison State College (about 34 miles; Fort Myers, FL; FT enrollment: 10,649)
- Hodges University (about 40 miles; Naples, FL; FT enrollment: 2,132)
- Indian River State College (about 80 miles; Fort Pierce, FL; FT enrollment: 12,211)
- Palm Beach State College (about 82 miles; Lake Worth, FL; FT enrollment: 19,938)
- Lynn University (about 83 miles; Boca Raton, FL; FT enrollment: 2,151)
- Palm Beach Atlantic University (about 84 miles; West Palm Beach, FL; FT enrollment: 2,868)
Points of interest:
Average household size:
| This place: | 3.2 people |
| Florida: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 77.7% |
| Whole state: | 65.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 11.4% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.9% of all households
22 people in unknown juvenile institutions in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Port La Belle:
- Never married: 25.7%
- Now married: 54.7%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 5.0%
- Divorced: 12.6%
For population 25 years and over in Port La Belle:
- High school or higher: 72.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.7 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 16.3 |
| Florida average: | 12.1 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Port La Belle, FL (based on Hendry County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 6,484 | 46 |
| Catholic | 2,600 | 3 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,384 | 6 |
| Black Protestant | 574 | 2 |
| Other | 123 | 2 |
| None | 27,975 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 10
| Here: | 2.55 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Hendry County: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 17
| Hendry County: | 4.33 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 1.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16
| Hendry County: | 4.08 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 3.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 22
| Hendry County: | 5.61 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Hendry County: | 8.2% |
| State: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Hendry County: | 31.6% |
| Florida: | 23.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Hendry County: | 17.1% |
| Florida: | 14.0% |
Health and Nutrition:
Healthy diet rate:
| Port La Belle: | 46.9% |
| Florida: | 51.4% |
Average overall health of teeth and gums:
| Port La Belle: | 45.2% |
| Florida: | 49.4% |
Average BMI:
| Port La Belle: | 28.8 |
| State: | 28.6 |
People feeling badly about themselves:
| Port La Belle: | 20.1% |
| Florida: | 19.5% |
People not drinking alcohol at all:
| This city: | 11.3% |
| Florida: | 10.7% |
Average hours sleeping at night:
| Port La Belle: | 6.8 |
| Florida: | 6.9 |
Overweight people:
| This city: | 32.6% |
| State: | 34.7% |
General health condition:
| This city: | 54.8% |
| State: | 57.0% |
Average condition of hearing:
| This city: | 80.6% |
| Florida: | 79.2% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Port La Belle, FL Residents
8.20% of this county's 2016 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2015 ($34,507 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.20% |
| Florida average: | 7.69% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2015 and 2016.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2015 and 2016:
| from Lee County, FL |  1.79% ($36,595 average AGI) |
| from Glades County, FL | 0.87% ($30,545) |
| from Palm Beach County, FL | 0.79% ($27,230) |
7.42% of this county's 2015 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2016 ($36,027 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.42% |
| Florida average: | 6.59% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2015 and 2016.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2015 and 2016:
| to Lee County, FL | 1.23% ($48,419 average AGI) |
| to Glades County, FL | 0.83% ($32,317) |
| to Palm Beach County, FL | 0.75% ($29,811) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Port La Belle:
- WJNA (640 AM; 38 kW; ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SOUTH FLORIDA RADIO, INC.)
- WWCL (1440 AM; 5 kW; LEHIGH ACRES, FL; Owner: OLBOTA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWCN (770 AM; 10 kW; NORTH FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: WJPT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WAQI (710 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #1)
- 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.)
- WRFX (940 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WVCG (1080 AM; 50 kW; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- WQBA (1140 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WQBA-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- WNMA (1210 AM; 49 kW; MIAMI SPRINGS, FL; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MIAMI LICENSE CORP.)
- WPTK (1200 AM; 10 kW; PINE ISLAND CENTER, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Port La Belle:
- WRQC (92.5 FM; ESTERO, FL; Owner: MERIDIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WINK-FM (96.9 FM; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBIY (88.3 FM; LA BELLE, FL; Owner: TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE)
- WWGR (101.9 FM; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- WRXK-FM (96.1 FM; BONITA SPRINGS, FL; Owner: WRXK LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCKT (100.1 FM; PORT CHARLOTTE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGCU-FM (90.1 FM; FT. MYERS, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY)
- WARO (94.5 FM; NAPLES, FL; Owner: MERIDIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WXKB (103.9 FM; CAPE CORAL, FL; Owner: WXKB LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSOR (90.9 FM; NAPLES, FL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WAVV (101.1 FM; MARCO, FL; Owner: ALPINE BROADCASTING CORP., INC.)
- WAFZ-FM (92.1 FM; IMMOKALEE, FL; Owner: PRAISE ENTERPRISES-NAPLES, LLC)
- WAFC-FM (99.5 FM; CLEWISTON, FL; Owner: GLADES MEDIA COMPANY)
TV broadcast stations around Port La Belle:
- 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)
- WFTX (Channel 36; CAPE CORAL, FL; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WRXY-TV (Channel 49; TICE, FL; Owner: WEST COAST CHRISTIAN TELEVISION, INC)
- WZVN-TV (Channel 26; NAPLES, FL; Owner: MONTCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGCU (Channel 30; FT. MYERS, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY)
- WBSP-CA (Channel 9; NAPLES, FL; Owner: CALOOSA TELEVISION CORPORATION)
- WTPH-LP (Channel 14; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: TRI-MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- W38CO (Channel 38; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 5Number of bridges
- 46ft / 13.9mTotal length
- 26,600Total average daily traffic
- 3,693Total average daily truck traffic
- 46,152Total future (year 2037) average daily traffic
Port La Belle compared to Florida state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Port La Belle on our top lists:
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Argentina (population 500+)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms (population 1,000+)"
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in unknown juvenile institutions (population 1,000+)"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Cuba (population 500+)"
- #96 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Hong Kong (population 500+)"
