Hendry County, Florida (FL)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (22.8%), Educational,health and social services (13.3%).

Type of workers:

Hendry County, Florida business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Hendry County, Florida:

Median resident age:	29.5 years
Florida median age:	38.7 years

Males: 20,120	(55.6%)
Females: 16,090	(44.4%)

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Hendry County:	3.1 people
Florida:	2.5 people

This county:	$41,367
Florida:	$47,804

This county:	$547
State:	$794

Hendry County:	$144,933
Florida:	$230,400

Detached houses: $227,119

Here:	$227,119
State:	$334,342

Townhouses or other attached units: $210,823

Here:	$210,823
State:	$258,333

In 2-unit structures: $160,788

Here:	$160,788
State:	$289,450

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $236,057

Here:	$236,057
State:	$240,504

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $117,831

Here:	$117,831
State:	$281,565

Mobile homes: $43,400

Here:	$43,400
State:	$43,568

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $28,698

Here:	$28,698
State:	$47,032

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 49
• Assaults: 187
• Burglaries: 355
• Thefts: 573
• Auto thefts: 97

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 12
• Robberies: 29
• Assaults: 149
• Burglaries: 207
• Thefts: 397
• Auto thefts: 84

This county:	24.1%
Whole state:	12.5%

This county:	9.9%
Whole state:	5.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hendry County is $476 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $531 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $638 a month.

Cities in this county include: Clewiston, Labelle, Port La Belle, Harlem, La Belle.

Neighboring counties: Broward County , Charlotte County , Collier County , Glades County , Lee County , Martin County , Okeechobee County , Palm Beach County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Hendry County: Point of Cypress (A), Devils Garden (B), United Methodist Camp (C), Browns Indian Trading Post (D), Felda (E), Camp Everglades (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Hendry County include: Mount Zion Church (A), New Testament Church (B), Covenant Presbyterian Church (C), Big Cypress Church (D), High Haven Church (E), Felda Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Ridgelawn Cemetery (1), Fort Denaud Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and swamps: Okaloacoochee Slough (A), Cattail Lake (B), Fye Pond (C), Rocky Lake (D), Tony Strand (E), Goddens Strand (F), Rocky Lake Strand (G), Lard Can Slough (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pollywog Creek (A), Bee Branch (B), Fort Simmons Branch (C), Banana Branch (D), Jacks Branch (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.6%
Florida:	4.5%

Current college students: 873
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 54.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 8,700 (22% naturalized citizens)

Hendry County:	24.0%
Whole state:	16.7%

Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,689
• One, attached: 162
• Two: 476
• 3 or 4: 219
• 5 to 9: 120
• 10 to 19: 116
• 20 or more: 74
• Mobile homes: 5,316
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 122

Housing units in Hendry County with a mortgage: 2,451 (205 second mortgage, 125 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,335

Here:	64.7% with mortgage
State:	71.7% with mortgage

Hendry County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Florida state average. It is 1.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 33 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/9/1968, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 17 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 9,113 (64%) Carpooled: 3,227 (23%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,125 (8%) Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%) Subway or elevated: 8 (0%) Ferryboat: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 43 (0%) Bicycle: 56 (0%) Walked: 264 (2%) Other means: 194 (1%) Worked at home: 271 (2%)

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.
6.72% relocated from other counties in Florida ($25,420 average AGI)
2.47% relocated from other states ($7,744 average AGI)

Hendry County:	2.47%
Florida average:	4.24%

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)
from Collier County, FL	1.00% ($38,504)
from Broward County, FL	0.50% ($35,456)
from Glades County, FL	0.36% ($35,415)
from Hillsborough County, FL	0.12% ($22,357)

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%

6.46% relocated to other counties in Florida ($22,569 average AGI)
2.84% relocated to other states ($18,731 average AGI)

Hendry County:	2.84%
Florida average:	3.31%

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)
to Miami-Dade County, FL	0.51% ($24,483)
to Glades County, FL	0.46% ($37,519)
to Broward County, FL	0.39% ($37,636)
to Highlands County, FL	0.26% ($25,933)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 19.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 18.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,989 (3,301 aged, 688 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 29,941 (6,172 male householders, 2,127 female householders)

  6,116 spouses, 11,213 children (10,062 natural, 357 adopted, 794 stepchildren), 875 grandchildren, 582 brothers or sisters, 339 parents, 943 other relatives, 1,574 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,545 (1,450 male householders (1,055 living alone)), 1,105 female householders (933 living alone)), 990 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,724 (1,350 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,683 2-persons, 1,782 3-persons, 1,699 4-persons, 1,084 5-persons, 518 6-persons, 533 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,988 1-person, 371 2-persons, 115 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 34 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

62.0% of residents of Hendry County speak English at home.
35.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 22% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (27% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 54% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $143,781,000 ($3768 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,567,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $61,554,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $36,403,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,129,000
Federal grants: $30,364,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,093,000 ($1,991,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,238,000 ($1,314,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $573,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,936,000
Federal Government insurance: $348,232,000

Here:	91 per 1000 residents
State:	63 per 1000 residents

Here:	38 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+66 per 1000 residents
State:	+30 per 1000 residents

Here:	-33 per 1000 residents
State:	+59 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.72 millions of gallons per day (20% from ground, 80% from surface)

Here:	5.2
State:	5.6

Here:	4.2
State:	3.8

56% of Hendry County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Florida.

Hendry County:	55.7%
State average:	51.1%

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

• This state: 16094
• Northeast: 2392
• Midwest: 2834
• South: 5170
• West: 471

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $52,400

Here:	3.2%
Florida:	11.7%

Here:	5.6%
Florida:	9.7%

Here:	12.2%
Florida:	21.0%

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