Hendry County vs Levy County

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

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

Levy County has the higher population (44,276 vs 40,798 in Hendry County). Levy County has the higher median household income ($53,805 vs $53,044 in Hendry County). Hendry County has the higher median home value ($189,700 vs $171,400 in Levy County).

Population, income & housing

	Hendry County	Levy County
Population	40,798	44,276
Median age	35.7 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$53,044	$53,805
Median home value	$189,700	$171,400
Median gross rent	$958	$826
Housing units	15,639	21,197
Homeownership rate	72.4%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hendry County	Levy County
Population	40,732 → 40,798 (+0.2%)	40,403 → 44,276 (+9.6%)
Median household income	$40,820 → $53,044 (+29.9%)	$37,326 → $53,805 (+44.1%)
Median home value	$94,500 → $189,700 (+100.7%)	$105,700 → $171,400 (+62.2%)
Median gross rent	$786 → $958 (+21.9%)	$720 → $826 (+14.7%)

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

Levy County

Population

40,40344,276

Median household income

$37,326$53,805

Median home value

$105,700$171,400

Median gross rent

$720$826

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hendry County	Levy County
Under 5	7.4%	4.9%
5 to 17	17.8%	14.7%
18 to 24	10.5%	6.6%
25 to 34	13.0%	11.0%
35 to 44	13.7%	10.1%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.1%
55 to 64	11.2%	15.5%
65 to 74	7.8%	14.5%
75 and over	5.8%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hendry County	Levy County
White (non-Hispanic)	29.1%	77.1%
Black or African American	10.6%	8.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.1%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	56.6%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hendry County	Levy County
No high school diploma	30.5%	12.2%
High school graduate	35.8%	41.9%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hendry County	Levy County
Drove alone	66.6%	79.3%
Carpooled	17.0%	11.6%
Public transit	3.0%	0.3%
Walked	3.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.4%	6.9%
Other means	3.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hendry County	Levy County
1-unit, detached	55.0%	50.1%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	1.9%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	35.6%	43.7%

Poverty & households

	Hendry County	Levy County
Poverty rate	21.6%	17.2%
Average household size	2.76	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	32	31
Median year structure built	1990	1991