DeSoto County vs Hendry County

A side-by-side comparison of DeSoto County and Hendry County: population, income, housing, and more.

DeSoto County and Hendry County are counties in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hendry County has the higher population (40,798 vs 34,719 in DeSoto County). Hendry County has the higher median household income ($53,044 vs $50,868 in DeSoto County). Hendry County has the higher median home value ($189,700 vs $151,500 in DeSoto County).

Population, income & housing

	DeSoto County	Hendry County
Population	34,719	40,798
Median age	42.8 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$50,868	$53,044
Median home value	$151,500	$189,700
Median gross rent	$910	$958
Housing units	15,713	15,639
Homeownership rate	71.3%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.0%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeSoto County	Hendry County
Population	36,903 → 34,719 (-5.9%)	40,732 → 40,798 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$35,438 → $50,868 (+43.5%)	$40,820 → $53,044 (+29.9%)
Median home value	$87,700 → $151,500 (+72.7%)	$94,500 → $189,700 (+100.7%)
Median gross rent	$687 → $910 (+32.5%)	$786 → $958 (+21.9%)

DeSoto County

Population

36,90334,719

Median household income

$35,438$50,868

Median home value

$87,700$151,500

Median gross rent

$687$910

Hendry County

Population

40,73240,798

Median household income

$40,820$53,044

Median home value

$94,500$189,700

Median gross rent

$786$958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeSoto County	Hendry County
Under 5	5.0%	7.4%
5 to 17	13.1%	17.8%
18 to 24	8.2%	10.5%
25 to 34	13.5%	13.0%
35 to 44	12.7%	13.7%
45 to 54	11.9%	12.7%
55 to 64	11.8%	11.2%
65 to 74	13.1%	7.8%
75 and over	10.7%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeSoto County	Hendry County
White (non-Hispanic)	55.5%	29.1%
Black or African American	12.7%	10.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	1.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	29.8%	56.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeSoto County	Hendry County
No high school diploma	27.0%	30.5%
High school graduate	36.8%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	22.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeSoto County	Hendry County
Drove alone	68.2%	66.6%
Carpooled	19.5%	17.0%
Public transit	1.5%	3.0%
Walked	2.8%	3.0%
Bicycle	1.2%	1.4%
Worked from home	5.8%	5.4%
Other means	1.0%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeSoto County	Hendry County
1-unit, detached	47.4%	55.0%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	1.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	36.5%	35.6%

Poverty & households

	DeSoto County	Hendry County
Poverty rate	23.1%	21.6%
Average household size	2.49	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	30	32
Median year structure built	1989	1990