LaBelle

Population: 5,042
Median household income: $49,385
Median home value: $139,300

LaBelle, a community in Hendry County, Florida, has 5,042 residents. The median household income of $49,385 is below the Hendry County median ($53,044).

Between 2019 and 2023, LaBelle's population declined 1.3% from 5,106 to 5,042, while its median home value rose 46.2% from $95,300 to $139,300.

The median gross rent is $1,375. 14.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,042
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $49,385
Median home value: $139,300
Median gross rent: $1,375
Housing units: 2,026
Homeownership rate: 72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,1065,042

Median household income

$35,393$49,385

Median home value

$95,300$139,300

Median gross rent

$838$1,375

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,106	$35,393	$95,300	$838
2020	5,186	$35,188	$110,300	$849
2021	4,884	$33,918	$119,400	$978
2022	4,963	$49,371	$123,500	$978
2023	5,042	$49,385	$139,300	$1,375

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1719.7%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over11.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	208	4.1%
5 to 17	995	19.7%
18 to 24	447	8.9%
25 to 34	612	12.1%
35 to 44	642	12.7%
45 to 54	525	10.4%
55 to 64	747	14.8%
65 to 74	310	6.1%
75 and over	556	11.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,645	32.6%
Black or African American	148	2.9%
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	138	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,111	61.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma35.4%

High school graduate29.1%

Some college or associate's21.3%

Bachelor's degree10.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,201	35.4%
High school graduate	987	29.1%
Some college or associate's	721	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	356	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	127	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone54.3%

Carpooled29.0%

Public transit1.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle2.8%

Worked from home10.4%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,300	54.3%
Carpooled	695	29.0%
Public transit	23	1.0%
Walked	25	1.0%
Bicycle	66	2.8%
Worked from home	248	10.4%
Other means	39	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	663	30.9%
15 to 29 min	397	18.5%
30 to 44 min	191	8.9%
45 to 59 min	109	5.1%
60+ min	788	36.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 22.6% (1,067 of 4,726)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,239	74.8%
Nonfamily households	417	25.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,656	81.7%
Vacant	370	18.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,201	72.5%
Renter-occupied	455	27.5%

1-unit, detached58.5%

1-unit, attached5.7%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other28.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,186	58.5%
1-unit, attached	115	5.7%
2 to 4 units	108	5.3%
5 to 19 units	45	2.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	572	28.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1237225
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 26.7210, -81.4525