Palm Beach County vs. Hendry County

Palm Beach County (FL)Hendry County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)1,485,94141,556
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)12.6%6.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)1,320,13539,143
Population, Census, April 1, 20101,320,13439,140
Persons under 5 years, percent5.1%7.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.1%26.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent23.9%13.7%
Female persons, percent51.5%46.7%
White alone, percent74.8%83.6%
Black or African American alone, percent19.7%12.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%2.0%
Asian alone, percent2.9%1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent22.9%54.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent54.1%32.1%
Veterans, 2014-201883,4231,729
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201825.0%28.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)689,90814,851
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.6%66.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$264,400$82,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,765$987
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$667$339
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,320$768
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201340.6%8.2%
Building permits, 20184,51879
Households, 2014-2018548,21612,027
Persons per household, 2014-20182.603.17
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.6%84.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201831.6%48.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.9%74.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.1%64.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.2%65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201835.7%8.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.7%8.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent17.4%26.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.7%59.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.2%51.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,467,27737,392
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)9,756,68685,063
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)19,700,117258,055
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,522$6,891
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.628.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$59,943$40,728
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$37,998$18,900
Persons in poverty, percent12.2%24.0%
Total employer establishments, 201748,689583
Total employment, 2017526,6816,416
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)25,402,516219,452
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.7%4.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017186,1543,093
All firms, 2012175,9193,103
Men-owned firms, 201291,7261,280
Women-owned firms, 201266,6451,339
Minority-owned firms, 201260,0901,761
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012110,6231,185
Veteran-owned firms, 201214,515219
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012154,5062,781
Black-owned firms, percent, 20078.9%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.1%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200714.4%34.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.8%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010670.234.0
Land area in square miles, 20101,969.761,152.75

Source: United States Census Bureau

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