---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Hardee County, FL"
classification: county
fips: "12049"
state: "FL"
demographics:
  population: 25675
  population_under_18: 6910
  population_18_64: 8630
  population_65_plus: 10135
  median_household_income: 60489
  poverty_rate: 25.33
  homeownership_rate: 71.4
  unemployment_rate: 5.91
  median_home_value: 153600
  gini_index: 0.5135
  vacancy_rate: 17.33
  race_white: 14122
  race_black: 1872
  race_asian: 288
  race_native: 792
  hispanic: 10867
  bachelors_plus: 2773
districts:
  - to: "us/states/fl/districts/18"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 1.0
  - to: "us/states/fl/districts/senate/27"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9999
  - to: "us/states/fl/districts/house/83"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9999
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, fl]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Hardee County, FL

County jurisdiction — 31 officeholders mapped.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 25675 |
| Under 18 | 6910 |
| 18–64 | 8630 |
| 65+ | 10135 |
| Median household income | 60489 |
| Poverty rate | 25.33 |
| Homeownership rate | 71.4 |
| Unemployment rate | 5.91 |
| Median home value | 153600 |
| Gini index | 0.5135 |
| Vacancy rate | 17.33 |
| White | 14122 |
| Black | 1872 |
| Asian | 288 |
| Native | 792 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 10867 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 2773 |

## Districts

- [FL-18](/us/states/fl/districts/18.md) — 100% (congressional)
- [FL Senate District 27](/us/states/fl/districts/senate/27.md) — 100% (state senate)
- [FL House District 83](/us/states/fl/districts/house/83.md) — 100% (state house)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries