Hardee County, Florida (FL)

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County population in 2005: 28,286 (54% urban, 46% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,997
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,169

% of renters here:	27%
State:	30%

Land area: 637 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 44 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	24.6%
Whole state:	12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	10.2%
Whole state:	5.7%

Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (26.0%), Educational,health and social services (18.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 76%
Government: 17%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Hardee County, Florida business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Hardee County, Florida:

White Non-Hispanic (54.6%)
Hispanic (35.7%)
Other race (18.0%)
Black (8.3%)
Two or more races (2.0%)
American Indian (1.1%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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

Males: 14,645	(54.4%)
Females: 12,293	(45.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,259
County population in 2003: 27,657
Jobs in 2003: 8,792

Hardee County,FL real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 10,986
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.6%

Average household size:

Hardee County:	3.1 people
Florida:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,993 ($30,183 in 2000)

This county	$32,993
Florida:	$42,433

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $121,182

Hardee County	$121,182
Florida:	$189,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $446
Institutionalized population: 1,463
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Hardee County in 2000: $615

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 2
Rapes: 13
Robberies: 4
Assaults: 108
Burglaries: 106
Thefts: 348
Auto thefts: 41

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 4
Robberies: 6
Assaults: 103
Burglaries: 163
Thefts: 296
Auto thefts: 41

Hardee County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 52 buildings, average cost: $89,500
2001: 63 buildings, average cost: $89,400
2002: 44 buildings, average cost: $95,300
2003: 62 buildings, average cost: $103,900
2004: 69 buildings, average cost: $82,100
2005: 119 buildings, average cost: $60,600
2006: 216 buildings, average cost: $88,600

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Hardee County Florida:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 69.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 29.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $510 (0.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hardee County is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $504 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $618 a month.

Cities in this county include: Wauchula, Bowling Green, Zolfo Springs.

Neighboring counties: DeSoto County , Highlands County , Hillsborough County , Manatee County , Polk County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Hardee County: Peace River Ranch (A), Garwood Railroad Station (B), Rest Haven County Home (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Hardee County include: New Hope Church (A), Friendship Church (B), New Zion Church (C), Oak Grove Church (D), Payne Creek Church (E), Sweetwater Church (F), Lake Dale Church (G), Lily Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Wauchula Cemetery (1), Coker Cemetery (2), Olive Branch Cemetery (3), Hart Cemetery (4), Oak Grove Cemetery (5), Oak Creek Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Florence, Lake (A), Mud Lake (B), Horse Creek Prairie (C), Duck Pond (D), Hammock Pond (E), Reaphook Swamp (F), Adeline Bay (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sand Gully (A), Payne Creek (B), Buckhorn Creek (C), Brushy Creek (D), Sandy Gully (E), Max Branch (F), Thompson Branch (G), Shirttail Branch (H), Hog Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Hardee County: Paynes Creek Historic State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Fort Green Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.5%
Florida:	4.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 627
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 58.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,702 (17% naturalized citizens)

Hardee County:	17.5%
Whole state:	16.7%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 1,549
1990 to 1994: 1,040
1985 to 1989: 806
1980 to 1984: 459
1975 to 1979: 402
1970 to 1974: 134
1970 to 1974: 60
1965 to 1969: 252

Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.4%

Hardee County marital status for males

Hardee County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,669
One, attached: 79
Two: 242
3 or 4: 92
5 to 9: 107
10 to 19: 66
20 or more: 64
Mobile homes: 2,928
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 573

Housing units in Hardee County with a mortgage: 1,974 (142 second mortgage, 44 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,618

Agriculture in Hardee County
Average size of farms: 303 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $145537
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1832.36
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 16.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 22.02%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $110084
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 20.43%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 78.82%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $40190
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 78.02%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 27.37
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 9.24%
Vegetables: 3160 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 56437 acres

Hardee County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Florida state average. It is 1.9 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (32%)
Construction (13%)
Public administration (5%)
Mining (4%)
Truck transportation (3%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Agricultural workers including supervisors (26%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Cashiers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (88%)
Trinidad and Tobago (1%)
Jamaica (1%)
United Kingdom (1%)
Cuba (1%)
Guatemala (1%)
El Salvador (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Hardee County:

United States or American (18%)
English (8%)
Irish (5%)
German (5%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Scottish (1%)
French (except Basque) (1%)

Hardee County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,311 (64%)
Carpooled: 2,636 (27%)
Bus or trolley bus: 106 (1%)
Taxi: 18 (0%)
Bicycle: 37 (0%)
Walked: 226 (2%)
Other means: 190 (2%)
Worked at home: 266 (3%)

People in group quarters in Hardee County, Florida

1255 people in state prisons
204 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
138 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
138 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
70 people in nursing homes
60 people in homes for the mentally retarded
57 people in other group homes
50 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
41 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
21 people in other nonhousehold living situations
17 people in homes for the mentally ill
6 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,627.

7.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,449 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.22%
Florida average:	8.71%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.61% relocated from other counties in Florida ($21,221 average AGI)
2.62% relocated from other states ($8,225 average AGI)
Hardee County: 2.62%
Florida average: 4.24%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Polk County, FL	0.99% ($30,882 average AGI)
from Highlands County, FL	0.81% ($48,446)
from Hillsborough County, FL	0.48% ($26,909)
from Manatee County, FL	0.41% ($36,286)
from DeSoto County, FL	0.39% ($34,296)
from Broward County, FL	0.19% ($19,154)
from Sarasota County, FL	0.16% ($21,273)

7.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,879 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.42%
Florida average:	7.73%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.96% relocated to other counties in Florida ($23,922 average AGI)
2.47% relocated to other states ($8,957 average AGI)
Hardee County: 2.47%
Florida average: 3.31%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Polk County, FL	1.49% ($36,010 average AGI)
to Highlands County, FL	1.25% ($36,314)
to Hillsborough County, FL	0.33% ($36,435)
to DeSoto County, FL	0.32% ($22,045)
to Manatee County, FL	0.29% ($31,800)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.2

Births per 1000 population in Hardee County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Hardee County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Hardee County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,455 (2,782 aged, 673 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%

Household type by relationship

Households: 25,017

In family households: 22,486 (4,967 male householders, 1,418 female householders)
4,927 spouses, 8,079 children (7,397 natural, 341 adopted, 341 stepchildren), 921 grandchildren, 462 brothers or sisters, 127 parents, 674 other relatives, 911 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,531 (885 male householders (606 living alone)), 925 female householders (870 living alone)), 721 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,921 (1,409 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,531 2-persons, 1,207 3-persons, 1,069 4-persons, 705 5-persons, 379 6-persons, 494 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,476 1-person, 229 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.

4,512 married couples with children.
1,440 single-parent households (482 men, 958 women).

67.9% of residents of Hardee County speak English at home.
31.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (32% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $132,177,000 ($4723 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,267,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $52,172,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $32,212,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,425,000
Federal grants: $39,266,000
Federal procurement contracts: $787,000 ($72,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,315,000 ($502,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,404,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,208,000
Federal Government insurance: $98,815,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,493

Here:	88 per 1000 residents
State:	63 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,093

Here:	39 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +1,347

Here:	+48 per 1000 residents
State:	+30 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -1,351

Here:	-48 per 1000 residents
State:	+59 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Hardee County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.78 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.3
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 197
1995 to 1998: 662
1990 to 1994: 1,100
1980 to 1989: 2,074
1970 to 1979: 2,369
1960 to 1969: 1,191
1950 to 1959: 995
1940 to 1949: 459
1939 or earlier: 773

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hardee County, Florida:

1 room: 6
2 rooms: 270
3 rooms: 681
4 rooms: 813
5 rooms: 1,580
6 rooms: 1,178
7 rooms: 786
8 rooms: 362
9 or more rooms: 321

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hardee County, Florida:

1 room: 65
2 rooms: 237
3 rooms: 353
4 rooms: 520
5 rooms: 477
6 rooms: 310
7 rooms: 113
8 rooms: 71
9 or more rooms: 23

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hardee County:

no bedroom: 98
1 bedroom: 620
2 bedrooms: 1,683
3 bedrooms: 2,825
4 bedrooms: 667
5 or more bedrooms: 104

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hardee County:

no bedroom: 110
1 bedroom: 501
2 bedrooms: 757
3 bedrooms: 668
4 bedrooms: 122
5 or more bedrooms: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in Hardee County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 276
1 vehicle: 2,208
2 vehicles: 2,510
3 vehicles: 729
4 vehicles: 192
5 or more vehicles: 82

Cars and other vehicles available in Hardee County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 401
1 vehicle: 974
2 vehicles: 581
3 vehicles: 175
4 vehicles: 14
5 or more vehicles: 24

58% of Hardee County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Florida.

Hardee County:	58.2%
State average:	51.1%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 13700
Northeast: 1530
Midwest: 2581
South: 3769
West: 361

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (74%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
Utility gas (2%)
No fuel used (2%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (74%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
No fuel used (3%)
Utility gas (2%)
Wood (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 66

Here:	1.9%
Florida:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 81

Here:	5.3%
Florida:	9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 111

Here:	20.1%
Florida:	21.0%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Hardee County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,539,000
Charges - All Other: $1,159,000
Solid Waste Management: $599,000

Parks & Recreation: $220,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $1,153,000
Solid Waste Management: $156,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,641,000
Regular Highways: $2,537,000

General - Other: $1,864,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,294,000

Financial Administration: $1,248,000

Corrections - Other: $1,214,000

Health Services - Other: $829,000

Fire Protection: $794,000

Solid Waste Management: $775,000

Central Staff Services: $647,000

Housing & Community Development: $385,000

Natural Resources - Other: $266,000

Welfare - Other: $91,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $446,000
General - Interest on Debt: $120,000
Intergovernmental to State - Health: $376,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $43,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,000,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $4,000,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $5,932,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $68,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $892,000
Interest Earnings: $553,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $10,998,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,491,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,100,000
General Support: $2,731,000

All Other: $424,000

Housing & Community Development: $256,000
Tax - Property: $6,818,000
Total General Sales: $1,328,000

Motor Fuels Sales: $620,000

NEC: $188,000

Public Utilities: $89,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $6,000,000

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