LaBelle vs Port LaBelle

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

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

Port LaBelle has the higher population (6,856 vs 5,042 in LaBelle). Port LaBelle has the higher median household income ($53,648 vs $49,385 in LaBelle). Port LaBelle has the higher median home value ($214,600 vs $139,300 in LaBelle).

Population, income & housing

	LaBelle	Port LaBelle
Population	5,042	6,856
Median age	38.0 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$49,385	$53,648
Median home value	$139,300	$214,600
Median gross rent	$1,375	$1,017
Housing units	2,026	2,638
Homeownership rate	72.5%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	LaBelle	Port LaBelle
Population	5,106 → 5,042 (-1.3%)	5,348 → 6,856 (+28.2%)
Median household income	$35,393 → $49,385 (+39.5%)	$36,853 → $53,648 (+45.6%)
Median home value	$95,300 → $139,300 (+46.2%)	$106,600 → $214,600 (+101.3%)
Median gross rent	$838 → $1,375 (+64.1%)	$918 → $1,017 (+10.8%)

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

Port LaBelle

Population

5,3486,856

Median household income

$36,853$53,648

Median home value

$106,600$214,600

Median gross rent

$918$1,017

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	LaBelle	Port LaBelle
Under 5	4.1%	8.5%
5 to 17	19.7%	20.1%
18 to 24	8.9%	9.4%
25 to 34	12.1%	17.1%
35 to 44	12.7%	16.4%
45 to 54	10.4%	13.4%
55 to 64	14.8%	6.9%
65 to 74	6.1%	5.1%
75 and over	11.0%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	LaBelle	Port LaBelle
White (non-Hispanic)	32.6%	35.0%
Black or African American	2.9%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	61.7%	62.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	LaBelle	Port LaBelle
No high school diploma	35.4%	27.1%
High school graduate	29.1%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	21.3%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	LaBelle	Port LaBelle
Drove alone	54.3%	78.0%
Carpooled	29.0%	14.4%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	4.2%
Other means	1.6%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	LaBelle	Port LaBelle
1-unit, detached	58.5%	86.8%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	28.2%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	LaBelle	Port LaBelle
Poverty rate	22.6%	12.4%
Average household size	2.84	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	34	35
Median year structure built	1986	2000