Jury Pool Profile
Hardee County, Florida
- County seat
- Wauchula
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 25,932
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 25,675.
At a glance
Hardee County is a 25,932-person venue. The county population is 55% White and 7% Black (Census race-alone categories). 42% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 46.4%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $56,091, $21,596 below the FL state median of $77,687; 12.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 31.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 23.1% of covered employment, average pay $46,565/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.45%, above the 4.5% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 69% to 78% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 25,675
- Median household income
- $60,489
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 55% / 7%.
Hardee County has a population of 25,675, with a median age of 35.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 55.0%; Black residents 7.3%. Independently, 42.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $56,091; 12.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 1,667 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 1,436, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 23.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.45%, above the Florida state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Hardee County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 77.8% in 2024, 72.2% in 2020, 69.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 75% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 31.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
31.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Tagalog. Veterans account for 5.0% of the adult civilian population (976 individuals).