Clewiston vs LaBelle

A side-by-side comparison of Clewiston and LaBelle: population, income, housing, and more.

Clewiston and LaBelle are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Clewiston has the higher population (7,257 vs 5,042 in LaBelle). Clewiston has the higher median household income ($57,110 vs $49,385 in LaBelle). Clewiston has the higher median home value ($210,000 vs $139,300 in LaBelle).

Population, income & housing

	Clewiston	LaBelle
Population	7,257	5,042
Median age	35.1 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$57,110	$49,385
Median home value	$210,000	$139,300
Median gross rent	$729	$1,375
Housing units	2,957	2,026
Homeownership rate	61.8%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clewiston	LaBelle
Population	7,781 → 7,257 (-6.7%)	5,106 → 5,042 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$41,759 → $57,110 (+36.8%)	$35,393 → $49,385 (+39.5%)
Median home value	$112,600 → $210,000 (+86.5%)	$95,300 → $139,300 (+46.2%)
Median gross rent	$752 → $729 (-3.1%)	$838 → $1,375 (+64.1%)

Clewiston

Population

7,7817,257

Median household income

$41,759$57,110

Median home value

$112,600$210,000

Median gross rent

$752$729

LaBelle

Population

5,1065,042

Median household income

$35,393$49,385

Median home value

$95,300$139,300

Median gross rent

$838$1,375

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clewiston	LaBelle
Under 5	8.9%	4.1%
5 to 17	17.1%	19.7%
18 to 24	11.0%	8.9%
25 to 34	12.8%	12.1%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.7%
45 to 54	14.4%	10.4%
55 to 64	10.3%	14.8%
65 to 74	7.3%	6.1%
75 and over	6.5%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clewiston	LaBelle
White (non-Hispanic)	37.9%	32.6%
Black or African American	7.2%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	52.6%	61.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clewiston	LaBelle
No high school diploma	28.5%	35.4%
High school graduate	32.2%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clewiston	LaBelle
Drove alone	67.5%	54.3%
Carpooled	14.5%	29.0%
Public transit	6.4%	1.0%
Walked	4.3%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	2.8%
Worked from home	1.8%	10.4%
Other means	4.7%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clewiston	LaBelle
1-unit, detached	57.7%	58.5%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	17.6%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.8%	28.2%

Poverty & households

	Clewiston	LaBelle
Poverty rate	10.7%	22.6%
Average household size	2.64	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	26	34
Median year structure built	1982	1986