Hardee County, FL Demographic Data
Hardee County, FL Summary
Hardee County is located in Florida
- Population: 27,158
- Area: 638.34 sq. miles
- Land Area: 637.78 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.56 sq. miles
- Population Density: 42.54 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 51.51 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Hardee County, FL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
12,574
46%
50.8
Male
14,728
54%
49.2
Total Population
27,302
323,128,000
Hardee County, FL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,922
7.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,338
8.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,871
6.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,034
7.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,974
7.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,629
13.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,407
12.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,310
12.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,407
5.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,452
5.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,195
8.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,219
4.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
544
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
19,936
73.0%
77.2
Female
9,034
45.3%
51.3
Male
10,902
54.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
18,765
68.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,942
18.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,958
14.5%
15.2
Female
2,010
50.8%
55.8
Male
1,948
49.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Hardee County, FL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
26,956
98.7%
96.8
White
22,458
82.3%
72.6
Black or African American
2,171
8.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
48
0.2%
0.8
Asian
159
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
76
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
83
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
5
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
5
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
2,115
7.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
346
1.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
11,741
43.0%
17.8
Mexican
10,407
38.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
544
2.0%
1.7
Cuban
431
1.6%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
359
1.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
15,561
57.0%
82.2
Hardee County, FL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
3,422
19.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,922
11.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,930
40.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,655
15.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
581
3.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,192
6.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
461
2.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
5,344
31.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
11,819
68.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,653
9.6%
31.2
Hardee County, FL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
7,339
34.7%
33.7%
Now Married
9,277
43.8%
47.5
Divorced
2,543
12.0%
11.0%
Separated
607
2.9%
2.0
Widowed
1,405
6.6
5.8%
Hardee County, FL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
15,533
61.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
9,847
38.8%
21.6%
Spanish
9,133
36.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
522
2.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
176
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
16
0.1%
1.1%
Hardee County, FL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
782
10.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
498
6.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,140
15.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,205
15.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,318
17.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,033
13.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
699
9.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
655
8.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
126
1.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
102
1.3%
6.4
Median household income
36,222
57,617
Per capita income
17,179
31,128
Hardee County, FL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,945
20.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
705
7.4%
9.8
Construction
889
9.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,643
17.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
264
2.8%
6.6
Information
46
0.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
478
5.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
424
4.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
803
8.5%
11.4
Public administration
556
5.9%
4.6
Retail trade
1,043
11.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
536
5.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
149
1.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,250
23.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,964
20.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,268
13.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,964
20.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,035
21.5%
18.1%
Hardee County, FL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,372
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,077
75.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,333
14.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
161
1.7%
5.1
Walked
298
3.2%
2.7
Other means
286
3.1%
1.8
Worked at home
217
2.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.7
26.6
Hardee County, FL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
552
7.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,058
40.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,721
36.0%
37.1
3 or more
1,227
16.2%
21.0
Hardee County, FL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,558
78.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,177
68.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,381
31.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,065
21.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
13
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.6
0.0%
2.5
Hardee County, FL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,623
1 room
78
0.8%
2.4
2 rooms
196
2.0%
2.7
3 rooms
1,212
12.6%
9.1
4 rooms
2,153
22.4%
16.5
5 rooms
2,422
25.2%
19.8
6 rooms
1,699
17.7%
17.8
7 rooms
906
9.4%
12.0
8 rooms
538
5.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
419
4.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Hardee County, FL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,623
1-unit, detached
5,579
58.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
40
0.4%
5.9
2-units
188
2.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
199
2.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
303
3.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
237
2.5%
4.4
20 or more units
100
1.0%
9.0
Mobile home
2,868
29.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
109
1.1%
0.1
Hardee County, FL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
715
7.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
214
2.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
657
6.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
978
10.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,377
14.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,659
17.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,896
19.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,851
19.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
272
2.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
4
0.0%
1.4%
Hardee County, FL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
68
0.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
219
2.9%
4.7
Electricity
7,115
94.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
20
0.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
136
1.8%
1.1
Hardee County, FL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,119
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
16
0.8%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
47
2.2%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
102
4.8%
11.8%
Less than $500
117
5.5%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
129
6.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
537
25.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,171
55.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
887
42.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
288
13.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
267
12.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
98
4.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
551
26.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
28
0.0%
0.0%
Hardee County, FL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,130
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
182
8.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
536
25.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,412
66.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
251
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
645
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
347
16.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
188
9.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
302
14.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
246
12.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
111
5.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
854
41.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
333
0.0%
0.0%
Hardee County, FL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,177
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,241
24.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,912
36.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
801
15.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
349
6.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
400
7.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
362
7.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
101
2.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
11
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
78,800
205,000
