With 42,382 people, Hendry County is a county in Florida. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. 30% of residents were born outside the United States. The poverty rate is 22.5%, above the 12.5% national rate. The typical home is worth $219,200, having more than tripled since 2000. That trails the Florida median by roughly 24%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,393, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 113%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hendry County
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share22.0% → 57.6%(+35.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share58.9% → 28.3%(−30.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population25,773 → 42,382(+64%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)21.6%(253)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)7.8%(92)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.3%(507)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.5%(6)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,172 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Hendry County, decade by decade
Hendry County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
25,773
$59,771
$144,004
10.0%
72.1
2000
36,210
$61,193
$103,106
8.2%
78.7
2010
39,140
$53,656
$168,744
8.2%
77.5
2020
39,619
$44,819
$128,355
8.2%
72.9
2024
42,382
$56,393
$219,200
12.2%
72.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
