Median Household Income
$60,489
Median Home Value
$153,600
Median Gross Rent
$962/mo
Poverty Rate
25.3%
Unemployment Rate
5.9%
Homeownership Rate
71.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
12.1%
Median Age
35.8
Population Over Time
Hardee County shrank 6.8% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
27,549
2016
27,302
2018
27,228
2020
27,027
2022
25,528
2024
25,675
Business & Industry
Hardee County has 436 business establishments employing 4,829 people.
Health care and social assistance
58
Other services (except public administration)
54
Construction
47
Accommodation and food services
37
Professional, scientific, and technical services
30
Real estate and rental and leasing
23
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
23
Wholesale trade
17
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.