Lee County vs. Hendry County

	Lee County (FL)	Hendry County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	754,610	41,556
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	22.0%	6.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	618,754	39,143
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	618,754	39,140
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.6%	7.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	17.6%	26.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	28.6%	13.7%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	46.7%
White alone, percent	86.8%	83.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	9.1%	12.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	2.0%
Asian alone, percent	1.8%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	21.9%	54.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	66.8%	32.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	58,758	1,729
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	16.6%	28.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	399,729	14,851
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.6%	66.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$207,700	$82,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,416	$987
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$557	$339
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,093	$768
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	27.5%	8.2%
Building permits, 2018	9,721	79
Households, 2014-2018	271,861	12,027
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.61	3.17
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.2%	84.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	22.5%	48.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.5%	74.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.1%	64.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.0%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	27.8%	8.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.2%	8.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	18.6%	26.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.7%	59.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.6%	51.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,346,619	37,392
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,362,058	85,063
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,445,269	258,055
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,637	$6,891
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.3	28.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,691	$40,728
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,924	$18,900
Persons in poverty, percent	12.1%	24.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	18,797	583
Total employment, 2017	216,916	6,416
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	8,994,729	219,452
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.4%	4.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	69,609	3,093
All firms, 2012	65,221	3,103
Men-owned firms, 2012	34,637	1,280
Women-owned firms, 2012	22,438	1,339
Minority-owned firms, 2012	17,710	1,761
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	45,768	1,185
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	6,478	219
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	55,852	2,781
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.2%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	13.6%	34.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.5%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	788.7	34.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	784.51	1,152.75

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lee county (FL) and Hendry county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.