Hendry County vs Wakulla County

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

Hendry County and Wakulla 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 34,608 in Wakulla County). Wakulla County has the higher median household income ($74,183 vs $53,044 in Hendry County). Wakulla County has the higher median home value ($216,300 vs $189,700 in Hendry County).

Population, income & housing

	Hendry County	Wakulla County
Population	40,798	34,608
Median age	35.7 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$53,044	$74,183
Median home value	$189,700	$216,300
Median gross rent	$958	$1,155
Housing units	15,639	14,184
Homeownership rate	72.4%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hendry County	Wakulla County
Population	40,732 → 40,798 (+0.2%)	32,321 → 34,608 (+7.1%)
Median household income	$40,820 → $53,044 (+29.9%)	$61,410 → $74,183 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$94,500 → $189,700 (+100.7%)	$144,000 → $216,300 (+50.2%)
Median gross rent	$786 → $958 (+21.9%)	$896 → $1,155 (+28.9%)

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

Wakulla County

Population

32,32134,608

Median household income

$61,410$74,183

Median home value

$144,000$216,300

Median gross rent

$896$1,155

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hendry County	Wakulla County
Under 5	7.4%	5.0%
5 to 17	17.8%	15.4%
18 to 24	10.5%	7.0%
25 to 34	13.0%	11.4%
35 to 44	13.7%	15.5%
45 to 54	12.7%	15.1%
55 to 64	11.2%	14.1%
65 to 74	7.8%	10.7%
75 and over	5.8%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hendry County	Wakulla County
White (non-Hispanic)	29.1%	76.9%
Black or African American	10.6%	13.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.2%
Asian	1.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	56.6%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hendry County	Wakulla County
No high school diploma	30.5%	12.5%
High school graduate	35.8%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hendry County	Wakulla County
Drove alone	66.6%	82.7%
Carpooled	17.0%	8.9%
Public transit	3.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	7.0%
Other means	3.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hendry County	Wakulla County
1-unit, detached	55.0%	65.4%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	35.6%	28.8%

Poverty & households

	Hendry County	Wakulla County
Poverty rate	21.6%	5.6%
Average household size	2.76	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	32	33
Median year structure built	1990	1997