Gadsden County vs Hendry County

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

Gadsden 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.

Gadsden County has the higher population (43,642 vs 40,798 in Hendry County). Hendry County has the higher median household income ($53,044 vs $46,047 in Gadsden County). Hendry County has the higher median home value ($189,700 vs $154,700 in Gadsden County).

Population, income & housing

	Gadsden County	Hendry County
Population	43,642	40,798
Median age	42.0 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$46,047	$53,044
Median home value	$154,700	$189,700
Median gross rent	$792	$958
Housing units	19,100	15,639
Homeownership rate	72.9%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gadsden County	Hendry County
Population	45,945 → 43,642 (-5.0%)	40,732 → 40,798 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$41,401 → $46,047 (+11.2%)	$40,820 → $53,044 (+29.9%)
Median home value	$96,800 → $154,700 (+59.8%)	$94,500 → $189,700 (+100.7%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $792 (+16.8%)	$786 → $958 (+21.9%)

Gadsden County

Population

45,94543,642

Median household income

$41,401$46,047

Median home value

$96,800$154,700

Median gross rent

$678$792

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)

	Gadsden County	Hendry County
Under 5	5.8%	7.4%
5 to 17	16.4%	17.8%
18 to 24	7.7%	10.5%
25 to 34	10.9%	13.0%
35 to 44	12.9%	13.7%
45 to 54	12.6%	12.7%
55 to 64	14.2%	11.2%
65 to 74	12.1%	7.8%
75 and over	7.3%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gadsden County	Hendry County
White (non-Hispanic)	31.5%	29.1%
Black or African American	54.6%	10.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	1.2%
Asian	0.1%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	11.9%	56.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gadsden County	Hendry County
No high school diploma	18.7%	30.5%
High school graduate	35.9%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	22.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gadsden County	Hendry County
Drove alone	81.1%	66.6%
Carpooled	8.5%	17.0%
Public transit	0.5%	3.0%
Walked	1.4%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	8.2%	5.4%
Other means	0.3%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gadsden County	Hendry County
1-unit, detached	64.3%	55.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	27.3%	35.6%

Poverty & households

	Gadsden County	Hendry County
Poverty rate	27.7%	21.6%
Average household size	2.42	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	30	32
Median year structure built	1983	1990