Hendry County, Florida

• White (non-Hispanic) 11,981 28.3%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 24,422 57.6%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 4,448 10.5%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 489 1.2%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 524 1.2%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 397 0.9%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 121 0.3%

• Under 18 10,572 24.9%
• 18–24 4,627 10.9%
• 25–44 11,313 26.7%
• 45–64 10,017 23.6%
• 65 and over 5,853 13.8%

Median household income

$57,691

90% interval $51,171–$64,211

−$19,996 vs FL · 52nd of 67

Below poverty line

18.3%

90% interval 14.3%–22.3%

+6.2 pp vs FL · 17th of 67

Unemployment (12-mo)

5.3%

+0.78 pp vs. state

County GDP

$1.9B

0.11% of state

Avg. annual pay

$57,393

Establishments

1,080

• Natural resources & mining 2,552 20.0%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 2,336 18.3%
• Education & health services 2,189 17.2%
• Construction 1,603 12.6%
• Professional & business services 1,179 9.2%
• Leisure & hospitality 1,039 8.2%
• Public administration 955 7.5%
• Manufacturing 384 3.0%
• Financial activities 286 2.2%

The sectors listed cover 98.2% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

73.6%

+6.0 pp vs FL · 45th of 67

Median gross rent

$1,003

−$666 vs FL · 45th of 67

Owner-occupied

10,395

Renter-occupied

3,735

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 56% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Natural resources & mining, $80,978/yr) pays 3.1× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $25,941/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 12 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 9,253 68.7%
• Democratic 4,096 30.4%
• Other / third-party 111 0.8%

• Spanish 19,545 49.3%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 273 0.7%
• Chinese 90 0.2%
• German or other West Germanic 67 0.2%

Households

14,130

Family households

10,516

74.4% of households

Married couples w/ children

2,472

23.5% of families

Single-mother families

1,417

13.5% of families

Veterans

1,172

3.7% of civilians 18+

• Catholic 6,869 17.3%
• Evangelical Protestant 6,440 16.3%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,534 3.9%
• Black Protestant 945 2.4%
• Mainline Protestant 489 1.2%

Health insured

78.3%

±2.5 pp

Uninsured

21.7%

±2.5 pp

2nd of 67

With a disability

11.7%

±1.4 pp

61st of 67

Bachelor's or higher

12.2%

±3.2 pp

−21.9 pp vs FL · 60th of 67

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

22.7%

90% interval 20.8%–24.6% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

20th Judicial Circuit Court

Judges

36 (Circuit Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); County Court judges (limited jurisdiction: claims ≤ $50,000, misdemeanors, traffic) separate. Vintage 2026 flcourts.gov; statutory judgeships are reauthorized annually by the Florida Supreme Court's certification of need under Fla. Stat. § 26.031 and may shift by ±1-2 between sessions. Counts for smaller rural circuits (3rd, 16th) are statutory minimums per § 26.031.)

Court seats

East Naples, Fort Myers, LaBelle, Moore Haven, Punta Gorda

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

10

31.44 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

9