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Hardee County, FL


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Wauchula, FL
Designated Market Area: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Sarasota, FL
USDA County Type (2015): Low Education, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Hispanic Centers

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2022 population: 25,645   ( 2,086 from 2010 , 319 from 2020)
Land area: 637.6 square miles
Population density: 40.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:11,743 45.79% 11.8%
Black:1,8167.08% 3.2%
Indian:950.37% 4.4%
Asian:2691.05% 10.9%
2+ races:3741.46% 52.7%
Hispanic:11,34844.25% 4.6%
Total non-White:13,90254.21% 3.6%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:765 15.1
Deaths:67113.2
Net Migration: 1533.0
Net Immigration: 541.1
Change in White population:-1,572 -5.7
Change in Non-White pop.:-514 -1.9




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
27,731
13,31548.01%
1,8776.77%
910.33%
3021.09%
2450.88%
11,89542.89%
14,41651.99%

2000
26,938
14,70454.58%
2,1658.04%
980.36%
820.30%
2570.95%
9,61135.68%
12,23445.42%

1990
19,499
13,87071.13%
1,0145.20%
690.35%
630.32%
n/a
4,48322.99%
5,62928.87%

1980
19,379
14,46874.66%
1,5948.23%
340.18%
280.14%
n/a
3,22716.65%
4,91125.34%

1970
14,889
11,26875.68%
1,1087.44%
440.30%
40.03%
n/a
2,22314.93%
3,621 24.32%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
4,536 16.8
1,8606.9
-2,265-8.4
2,1928.1
-1,389 -5.2
2,182 8.1
1990's
NumberRate
4,492 23.0
2,00610.3
-1,815-9.3
6623.4
834 4.3
6,605 33.9
1980's
NumberRate
3,963 20.4
1,829 9.4
-1,920 -9.9
n/a
-598 -3.1
718 3.7
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
2,573 17.3
n/a
3,200 21.5
1,290 8.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Hardee County, FL
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
35.2
6,490 25.3%
19,155 74.7%
4,007 15.6%
8,127
2.90
6,031 74.2%
4,320 71.6%
685 11.4%
2,096 25.8%

2010
NumberPercent
32.8
7,675 27.7%
20,056 72.3%
3,575 12.9%
8,245
3.12
6,172 74.9%
4,393 71.2%
628 10.2%
2,073 25.1%

2000
NumberPercent
33.0
7,444 27.6%
19,494 72.4%
3,666 13.6%
8,195
3.05
6,385 77.9%
4,969 77.8%
503 7.9%
1,810 22.1%

1990
NumberPercent
32.6
5,696 29.2%
13,803 70.8%
2,942 15.1%
6,374
2.98
5,045 79.1%
4,060 80.5%
342 6.8%
1,329 20.9%

1980
NumberPercent
28.6
6,540 33.7%
12,839 66.3%
2,156 11.1%
6,245
3.05
5,081 81.4%
4,330 85.2%
370 7.3%
1,164 18.6%

2022 Housing Data for Hardee County, FL

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units9,837 
Median Value$118,700 
Occupied8,12782.6%
Vacant1,71017.4%
Owned5,41366.6%
Rented2,71433.4%
Median Rent$904 
Single-Family Units6,14462.5%
    Detached6,07661.8%
    Attached680.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units8308.4%
Mobile Homes2,37724.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hardee County, FL

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0007429.1%
$10,000 to $14,9997799.6%
$15,000 to $19,9994535.6%
$20,000 to $24,9993364.1%
$25,000 to $29,9994125.1%
$30,000 to $34,9995316.5%
$35,000 to $39,9995266.5%
$40,000 to $44,9993053.8%
$45,000 to $49,9992553.1%
$50,000 to $59,9996027.4%
$60,000 to $74,9996718.3%
$75,000 to $99,99999212.2%
$100,000 to $124,9994595.6%
$125,000 to $149,9996087.5%
$150,000 to $199,9991892.3%
$200,000 or more2673.3%
Median Household Income44,665 
Per Capita Income23,380 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state84 
Compared to U.S.81 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI6568.1%
Public Assistance3053.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps2,34128.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed4,14248.9%
Unemployed4505.3%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force4,59254.3%
Not in Labor Force3,87145.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 51.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector3,9182,51160.9%
Non-Profit16533732.9%
Self-Employed66918878.1%
Local Government49739755.6%
State Government1409160.6%
Federal Government73715.9%
Total Private + Self4,5872,69963.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.80986248.4%
Total5,3963,56160.2%
Pct. Govt.13.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,19313.3%
Sales and Office Occupations1,88421.0%
Professional, Technical1,02411.4%
Service Occupations1,58517.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing5686.3%
All others3,30636.8%
White Collar 45.6%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade1,37815.3%
Health care and social assistance8849.8%
Construction8779.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting8349.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.5916.6%
Educational services5466.1%
Finance and insurance5305.9%
Accommodation and food services5285.9%
Manufacturing5185.8%
Public administration4454.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3163.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction3153.5%
Transportation and warehousing2933.3%
Other services2903.2%
Utilities2693.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1351.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing1301.4%
Wholesale trade760.8%
Information370.4%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Hardee County, FL

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican8,73334.21%
Puerto Rican1,2714.98%
Cuban3811.49%
Dominican190.07%
Total Central American4681.83%
Costa Rican200.08%
Guatemalan3501.37%
Honduran290.11%
Nicaraguan190.07%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran500.20%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American2310.90%
Argentinean140.05%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian1020.40%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian280.11%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan870.34%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2070.81%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Hmong1370.54%
Filipino650.25%
Bangladeshi270.11%
Thai250.10%
Vietnamese40.02%
Indian10.00%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English15,06763.0%
Spanish8,39935.1%
Other Asian1470.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun850.4%
Other Indo-European670.3%
German, other Germanic570.2%
Tagalog460.2%
Arabic200.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic120.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American2,0177.9%
English1,8417.2%
Irish1,3225.2%
German1,0264.0%
Italian4231.7%
European2300.9%
French2280.9%
African1650.6%
Scotch-Irish1540.6%
Scottish1190.5%
Polish1100.4%
Swedish760.3%
Haitian660.3%
Russian620.2%
Welsh460.2%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen23,85593.4%
Not a citizen1,6736.6%
Native22,66088.8%
Foreign-born2,86811.2%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hardee County, FL

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
2,030 12.2%1,628 9.8%7,800 47.0%3,405 20.5%1,169 7.1%549 3.3%
  Average years of education: 11.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 2,030 12.2%
9-12 Years 1,628 9.8%
H.S. Grad or GED 7,800 47.0%
Some College 3,405 20.5%
Bach. Degree 1,169 7.1%
Grad Degree 549 3.3%
Average years of education: 11.6

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Hardee County, FL

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 9,312 8,195 1,117 12.0% 6.2%
1991 9,642 8,533 1,109 11.5% 7.6%
1992 9,769 8,256 1,513 15.5% 8.4%
1993 10,451 8,782 1,669 16.0% 7.4%
1994 11,081 9,509 1,572 14.2% 6.5%
1995 11,439 9,940 1,499 13.1% 5.6%
1996 11,420 9,795 1,625 14.2% 5.3%
1997 11,086 9,598 1,488 13.4% 4.9%
1998 9,873 8,629 1,244 12.6% 4.4%
1999 9,862 8,803 1,059 10.7% 3.9%
2000 10,851 10,204 647 6.0% 3.8%
2001 10,820 10,078 742 6.9% 4.4%
2002 10,926 10,212 714 6.5% 4.9%
2003 10,983 10,341 642 5.8% 4.5%
2004 10,799 10,244 555 5.1% 3.8%
2005 11,263 10,844 419 3.7% 2.9%
2006 11,869 11,507 362 3.0% 2.5%
2007 11,782 11,338 444 3.8% 3.3%
2008 11,677 10,951 726 6.2% 5.7%
2009 11,831 10,671 1,160 9.8% 9.6%
2010 11,664 10,359 1,305 11.2% 10.8%
2011 11,851 10,658 1,193 10.1% 10.0%
2012 11,769 10,690 1,079 9.2% 8.6%
2013 11,028 10,080 948 8.6% 7.5%
2014 10,332 9,516 816 7.9% 6.4%
2015 10,131 9,416 715 7.1% 5.5%
2016 9,287 8,664 623 6.7% 4.9%
2017 8,958 8,427 531 5.9% 4.2%
2018 8,802 8,334 468 5.3% 3.6%
2019 8,378 7,932 446 5.3% 3.3%
2020 8,466 7,915 551 6.5% 7.7%
2021 8,892 8,455 437 4.9% 4.6%
2022 8,783 8,444 339 3.9% 2.9%
2023 9,084 8,709 375 4.1% 2.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com