Hendry County vs Suwannee County

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

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

Suwannee County has the higher population (44,484 vs 40,798 in Hendry County). Suwannee County has the higher median household income ($55,479 vs $53,044 in Hendry County). Hendry County has the higher median home value ($189,700 vs $160,900 in Suwannee County).

Population, income & housing

	Hendry County	Suwannee County
Population	40,798	44,484
Median age	35.7 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$53,044	$55,479
Median home value	$189,700	$160,900
Median gross rent	$958	$849
Housing units	15,639	19,063
Homeownership rate	72.4%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hendry County	Suwannee County
Population	40,732 → 40,798 (+0.2%)	44,046 → 44,484 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$40,820 → $53,044 (+29.9%)	$47,839 → $55,479 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$94,500 → $189,700 (+100.7%)	$101,300 → $160,900 (+58.8%)
Median gross rent	$786 → $958 (+21.9%)	$722 → $849 (+17.6%)

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

Suwannee County

Population

44,04644,484

Median household income

$47,839$55,479

Median home value

$101,300$160,900

Median gross rent

$722$849

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hendry County	Suwannee County
Under 5	7.4%	4.7%
5 to 17	17.8%	16.4%
18 to 24	10.5%	8.3%
25 to 34	13.0%	10.8%
35 to 44	13.7%	12.9%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.0%
55 to 64	11.2%	14.9%
65 to 74	7.8%	12.4%
75 and over	5.8%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hendry County	Suwannee County
White (non-Hispanic)	29.1%	73.3%
Black or African American	10.6%	9.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.2%
Asian	1.1%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.1%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	56.6%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hendry County	Suwannee County
No high school diploma	30.5%	15.5%
High school graduate	35.8%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hendry County	Suwannee County
Drove alone	66.6%	80.4%
Carpooled	17.0%	9.8%
Public transit	3.0%	0.1%
Walked	3.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.4%	6.0%
Other means	3.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hendry County	Suwannee County
1-unit, detached	55.0%	44.8%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	1.2%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	35.6%	49.7%

Poverty & households

	Hendry County	Suwannee County
Poverty rate	21.6%	14.2%
Average household size	2.76	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	32	29
Median year structure built	1990	1991