Language Spoken At Home in Hardee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 25,155 | 100% |
English only | 15,018 | 59.7% |
Language other than English | 10,137 | 40.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,704 | 22.7% |
Spanish | 9,410 | 37.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,381 | 21.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 526 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 236 | 0.9% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 156 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 83 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 45 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 4 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Hardee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,347 | 100% |
American | 4,469 | 16.3% |
Arab | 43 | 0.2% |
Czech | 81 | 0.3% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 117 | 0.4% |
English | 1,074 | 3.9% |
French (except Basque) | 241 | 0.9% |
French Canadian | 36 | 0.1% |
German | 1,698 | 6.2% |
Greek | 44 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 50 | 0.2% |
Irish | 1,682 | 6.2% |
Italian | 321 | 1.2% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 44 | 0.2% |
Polish | 84 | 0.3% |
Portuguese | 33 | 0.1% |
Russian | 18 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 106 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 450 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 25 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 66 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 169 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 9 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 37 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 11 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 303 | 1.1% |
Households By Type in Hardee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,494 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,750 | 76.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,491 | 33.2% |
Married-couple family | 4,261 | 56.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,594 | 21.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 382 | 5.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 202 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,107 | 14.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 695 | 9.3% |
Nonfamily households | 1,744 | 23.3% |
Householder living alone | 1,481 | 19.8% |
65 years and over | 771 | 10.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,907 | 38.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,363 | 31.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Hardee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 25,236 | 100% |
Householder | 7,494 | 29.7% |
Spouse | 4,257 | 16.9% |
Child | 8,621 | 34.2% |
Other relatives | 3,364 | 13.3% |
Nonrelatives | 1,500 | 5.9% |
Unmarried partner | 515 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Hardee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 11,721 | 100% |
Never married | 5,022 | 42.8% |
Now married, except separated | 5,239 | 44.7% |
Separated | 234 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 305 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 921 | 7.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 9,264 | 100% |
Never married | 2,650 | 28.6% |
Now married, except separated | 4,584 | 49.5% |
Separated | 357 | 3.9% |
Widowed | 1,031 | 11.1% |
Divorced | 642 | 6.9% |
Fertility in Hardee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 236 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 71 | 30.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 17 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 90 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 7 | 0% |
Grandparents in Hardee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 912 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 384 | 42.1% |
Less than 1 year | 39 | 4.3% |
1 or 2 years | 143 | 15.7% |
3 or 4 years | 95 | 10.4% |
5 or more years | 107 | 11.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 384 | 100% |
Who are female | 216 | 56.3% |
Who are married | 367 | 95.6% |
School Enrollment in Hardee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,446 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 385 | 6.0% |
Kindergarten | 337 | 5.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,391 | 52.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,601 | 24.8% |
College or graduate school | 732 | 11.4% |
Educational Attainment in Hardee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 16,746 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,985 | 23.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,198 | 13.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,728 | 34.2% |
Some college, no degree | 2,705 | 16.2% |
Associate's degree | 667 | 4.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,114 | 6.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 349 | 2.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 63.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 8.7% |
Veteran Status in Hardee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 19,731 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,296 | 6.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Hardee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 25,663 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,168 | 12.3% |
Under 18 years | 7,593 | 100% |
With a disability | 147 | 1.9% |
18 to 64 years | 14,515 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,480 | 10.2% |
65 years and over | 3,555 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,541 | 43.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Hardee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 27,037 | 100% |
Same house | 23,197 | 85.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,685 | 13.6% |
Same county | 1,831 | 6.8% |
Different county | 1,854 | 6.9% |
Same state | 924 | 3.4% |
Different state | 930 | 3.4% |
Abroad | 155 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Hardee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,347 | 100% |
Native | 21,654 | 79.2% |
Born in United States | 21,314 | 77.9% |
State of residence | 14,156 | 51.8% |
Different state | 7,158 | 26.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 340 | 1.2% |
Foreign born | 5,693 | 20.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Hardee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 5,693 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 952 | 16.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 4,741 | 83.3% |
Year of Entry in Hardee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 6,033 | 100% |
Native | 340 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 340 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 5,693 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 103 | 1.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,590 | 98.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Hardee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 5,693 | 100% |
Europe | 94 | 1.7% |
Asia | 183 | 3.2% |
Africa | 9 | 0.2% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 5,180 | 91.0% |
Northern America | 227 | 4.0% |