Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

2024 Population

106,742

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.8

0.741% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

19.5%

0.773% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$55,939

7.64% 1-year growth

Health

80.8% of the population of Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL has health coverage, with 27.3% on employee plans, 22.9% on Medicaid, 15.2% on Medicare, 13.6% on non-group plans, and 1.88% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Florida see 1,370 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,370 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1563 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 459 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.9% were men and 47.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

1,370 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Florida

Primary care physicians in Florida see an average of 1,370 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,370 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Florida in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.7% under 18 years, 19.2% between 18 and 34 years, 36.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.9% were men and 47.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

19.2%

Uninsured

27.3%

Employer Coverage

22.9%

Medicaid

15.2%

Medicare

13.6%

Non-Group

1.88%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL grew by 4.8% from 18.3% to 19.2%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL employs 39.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL were Construction (4,865 people), Farming (3,493 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,939 people), and the highest paying industries were Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services ($242,671), Waste management & remediation services ($158,740), and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($148,229).

Males in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL have an average income that is 1.21 times higher than the average income of females, which is $48,005. The income inequality in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL (measured using the Gini index) is 0.405, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

16,259

Women

40.9%

23,484

Men

59.1%

The workforce of Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL in 2024 was 39,743 people, with 40.9% woman, and 59.1% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

39.7k

2024 Value

0.883%

1 Year growth

± 0.883%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL grew at a rate of 0.883%, from 39.4k employees to 39.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL, are Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders (2,468 people), Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers (1,570 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (1,340 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

39.7k

2024 Value

0.883%

1 Year growth

± 0.883%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL grew at a rate of 0.883%, from 39.4k employees to 39.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL, are Construction (4,865 people), Farming (3,493 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,939 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL, though some of these residents may live in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,669

Median earning men ± $2,504

$35,248

Median earning women ± $2,032

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($55,119), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($54,969), and Manufacturing ($50,302).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($60,278), Manufacturing ($55,766), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($45,293).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL was $199,200 in 2024, which is 0.599 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $177,900 to $199,200, a 12% increase. The homeownership rate in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL is 75.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL have an average commute time of 29.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$199,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,283

$29,247

Median Property Taxes

±$1,435

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

75.9%

Homeownership

2024

64.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 75.9% of the housing units in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$55,939

Median Household Income

± $2,450

38.5k

Number of Households

± 1,719

In 2024, the median household income of the 38.5k households in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL grew to $55,939 from the previous year's value of $51,968.

The following chart displays the households in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.405

2024 Wage GINI in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL

0.403

2023 Wage GINI in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL

In 2024, the income inequality in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL was 0.405 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.499% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (71.3%)
Carpooled (15.3%)
Worked At Home (6.79%)

In 2024, 71.3% of workers in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.3%) and those who worked at home (6.79%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL have a longer commute time (29.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.18% of the workforce in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL (19.9k out of 102k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Southeast Heartland--Hendry, Highlands (South & East), Glades, & Okeechobee Counties PUMA, FL is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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