Hardee County, FL

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2023 Population

25,508

0.0783% 1-year decline

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

35.9

1.99% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

24.3%

14.8% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$54,231

21.4% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$129,400

9.01% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

9,499

5.64% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Hardee County, FL had a population of 25.5k people with a median age of 35.9 and a median household income of $54,231. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Hardee County, FL declined from 25,528 to 25,508, a −0.0783% decrease and its median household income grew from $44,665 to $54,231, a 21.4% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Hardee County, FL are White (Non-Hispanic) (47.1%), White (Hispanic) (14.3%), Two+ (Hispanic) (14.3%), Other (Hispanic) (11.3%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.44%).

None of the households in Hardee County, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.4% of the residents in Hardee County, FL are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Hardee County, FL was $129,400, and the homeownership rate was 71.4%.

Most people in Hardee County, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Hardee County, FL was 2 cars per household.

Hardee County, FL borders DeSoto County, FL, Highlands County, FL, Hillsborough County, FL, Manatee County, FL, and Polk County, FL.

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Population & Diversity

Hardee County, FL is home to a population of 25.5k people, from which 93.4% are citizens. As of 2023, 10.7% of Hardee County, FL residents were born outside of the country (2.74k people).

In 2023, there were 3.29 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12k people) in Hardee County, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.65k White (Hispanic) and 3.65k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.4%

2023 Citizenship

93.4%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 93.4% of Hardee County, FL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Hardee County, FL was 93.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hardee County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hardee County, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
12k ± 170
White (Hispanic)
3.65k ± 923
Two+ (Hispanic)
3.65k ± 760

42%

Hispanic Population

10.7k people

42% of the people in Hardee County, FL are hispanic (10.7k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Hardee County, FL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Florida.

Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,003,261 ± 24,014 people
Haiti
344,713 ± 14,299 people
Colombia
299,067 ± 13,333 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,003,261 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 344,713 and Colombia with 299,067.

Foreign-Born Population

10.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.74k people

11.2%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.87k people

As of 2023, 10.7% of Hardee County, FL residents (2.74k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hardee County, FL was 11.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hardee County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
362 ± 133
Gulf War (1990s)
132 ± 73
Korea
125 ± 78

Hardee County, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.74 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Hardee County, FL employs 9.5k people. The largest industries in Hardee County, FL are Retail Trade (1,284 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,117 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (969 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($143,125), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($80,956), and Utilities ($62,083).

Males in Florida have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $56,054. The income inequality in Florida (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

9.5k

2023 Value

± 813

5.64%

1 Year growth

± 11.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Hardee County, FL grew at a rate of 5.64%, from 8.99k employees to 9.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hardee County, FL, are Management Occupations (1,191 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,101 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (810 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hardee County, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

9.5k

2023 Value

± 813

5.64%

1 Year growth

± 11.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Hardee County, FL grew at a rate of 5.64%, from 8.99k employees to 9.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hardee County, FL, are Retail Trade (1,284 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,117 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (969 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hardee County, FL, though some of these residents may live in Hardee County, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,651

Median earning men ± $4,504

$32,940

Median earning women ± $5,533

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($143,125), Manufacturing ($64,408), and Public Administration ($60,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,231), Construction ($47,831), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($42,552).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

42
Other Services (except Public Administration)
29
Retail Trade
24
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$35.1k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$21.5k
Retail Trade
$20k
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Hardee County, FL went to Donald J. Trump with 72.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (27.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.471%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (72.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (27.1%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.471%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Hardee County, FL for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Ashley Moody

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.19% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.2% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.97M), Some college (3.58M), and Bachelors Degree (3.32M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hardee County, FL was $129,400 in 2023, which is 0.426 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $118,700 to $129,400, a 9.01% increase. The homeownership rate in Hardee County, FL is 71.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Hardee County, FL have an average commute time of 27.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hardee County, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Hardee County, FL is $54,231. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Hardee County, FL was Census Tract 9702.02 with a value of $78,415, followed by Census Tract 9701.02 and Census Tract 9701.01, with respective values of $75,833 and $64,286.

In 2023, 14.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Hardee County, FL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 7.23%.

Housing

Property

$129,400

Median Property Value 2023

±$17,577

$5,821

Median Property Taxes

±$562

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 Hardee County, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hardee County, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

71.4%

Homeownership

2023

63.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 71.4% of the housing units in Hardee County, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hardee County, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9702.02
Census Tract 9701.02
Census Tract 9701.01

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Hardee County, FL was Census Tract 9702.02 with a value of $78,415, followed by Census Tract 9701.02 and Census Tract 9701.01, with respective values of $75,833 and $64,286.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Hardee County, FL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$54,231

Median Household Income

± $6,239

8.15k

Number of Households

± 722

In 2023, the median household income of the 8.15k households in Hardee County, FL grew to $54,231 from the previous year's value of $44,665.

The following chart displays the households in Hardee County, 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

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hardee County, FL is from Florida.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2022, the income inequality in Florida was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (71.9%)
Carpooled (21.2%)
Worked At Home (3.99%)

In 2023, 71.9% of workers in Hardee County, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (21.2%) and those who worked at home (3.99%).

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

27.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hardee County, FL have a longer commute time (27.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.12% of the workforce in Hardee County, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hardee County, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hardee County, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hardee County, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 14.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Hardee County, FL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 7.23%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

24.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hardee County, FL (5.73k out of 23.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hardee County, FL is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 26.2% of the children was living in poverty in Hardee County, FL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 12%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

83.2% of the population of Hardee County, FL has health coverage, with 31.5% on employee plans, 26.7% on Medicaid, 12% on Medicare, 12.3% on non-group plans, and 0.661% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Hardee County, FL see 8941 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.423% decrease from the previous year (8979 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2119 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 3632 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

8,941 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Hardee County, FL

Primary care physicians in Hardee County, FL see an average of 8,941 patients per year. This represents a 0.423% decrease from the previous year (8,979 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.5% under 18 years, 22.1% between 18 and 34 years, 34.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

16.8%

Uninsured

31.5%

Employer Coverage

26.7%

Medicaid

12%

Medicare

12.3%

Non-Group

0.661%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hardee County, FL grew by 16.3% from 14.5% to 16.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hardee County, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 42.6 in Hardee County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Hardee County, FL.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 40.6% in Hardee County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Hardee County, FL.