Port LaBelle

Population: 6,856
Median household income: $53,648
Median home value: $214,600

Port LaBelle, a community in Hendry County, Florida, has 6,856 residents. At $53,648, its median household income sits in line with Hendry County's $53,044.

Between 2019 and 2023, Port LaBelle's population grew 28.2% from 5,348 to 6,856, while its median home value rose 101.3% from $106,600 to $214,600.

The median gross rent is $1,017. 15.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,856
Median age: 33.4 yrs
Median household income: $53,648
Median home value: $214,600
Median gross rent: $1,017
Housing units: 2,638
Homeownership rate: 79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,3486,856

Median household income

$36,853$53,648

Median home value

$106,600$214,600

Median gross rent

$918$1,017

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,348	$36,853	$106,600	$918
2020	5,189	$36,077	$117,900	$912
2021	5,487	$36,129	$150,200	$956
2022	5,858	$40,250	$163,000	$936
2023	6,856	$53,648	$214,600	$1,017

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

Age distribution

Under 58.5%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3417.1%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 646.9%

65 to 745.1%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	580	8.5%
5 to 17	1,379	20.1%
18 to 24	647	9.4%
25 to 34	1,171	17.1%
35 to 44	1,126	16.4%
45 to 54	918	13.4%
55 to 64	470	6.9%
65 to 74	353	5.1%
75 and over	212	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,400	35.0%
Black or African American	69	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	41	0.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	69	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,277	62.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.1%

High school graduate28.7%

Some college or associate's28.9%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,151	27.1%
High school graduate	1,219	28.7%
Some college or associate's	1,228	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	619	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	33	0.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone78.0%

Carpooled14.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means3.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,700	78.0%
Carpooled	498	14.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	144	4.2%
Other means	119	3.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	965	29.1%
15 to 29 min	905	27.3%
30 to 44 min	433	13.1%
45 to 59 min	241	7.3%
60+ min	773	23.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 12.4% (850 of 6,835)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,707	67.7%
Nonfamily households	815	32.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,522	95.6%
Vacant	116	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,006	79.5%
Renter-occupied	516	20.5%

1-unit, detached86.8%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other2.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,290	86.8%
1-unit, attached	77	2.9%
2 to 4 units	87	3.3%
5 to 19 units	87	3.3%
20 or more units	20	0.8%
Mobile home & other	77	2.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1258420
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.17 sq mi
Center point: 26.7606, -81.3839