Lemon Grove

Population: 418
Median household income: $33,750

Lemon Grove is a community in Hardee County, Florida, home to 418 residents. Its median household income of $33,750 runs below the Hardee County figure of $54,231.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lemon Grove's population declined 16.6% from 501 to 418.

9.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 60.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 418
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: $33,750
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $910
Housing units: 292
Homeownership rate: 60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

501418

Median household income

$51,667$33,750

Median home value

$210,800$237,900

Median gross rent

$741$910

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	501	$51,667	$210,800	$741
2020	486	$28,750	$149,100	$732
2021	496	$36,289	$213,900	$753
2022	610	—	$237,900	$784
2023	418	$33,750	—	$910

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.3%

5 to 1722.0%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5417.5%

55 to 642.2%

65 to 7419.9%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	39	9.3%
5 to 17	92	22.0%
18 to 24	40	9.6%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	53	12.7%
45 to 54	73	17.5%
55 to 64	9	2.2%
65 to 74	83	19.9%
75 and over	29	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	301	72.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	9	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	108	25.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate39.3%

Some college or associate's40.1%

Bachelor's degree3.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	27	10.9%
High school graduate	97	39.3%
Some college or associate's	99	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	9	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone91.4%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	127	91.4%
Carpooled	12	8.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	73	52.5%
30 to 44 min	47	33.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	19	13.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 33.5% (140 of 418)

	Count	Share
Family households	138	69.3%
Nonfamily households	61	30.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2007

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	199	68.2%
Vacant	93	31.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	121	60.8%
Renter-occupied	78	39.2%

1-unit, detached38.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other61.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	112	38.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	180	61.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1240100
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 30 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 27.5931, -81.6503