Harlem (Florida)

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Harlem
Hendry County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Harlem Highlighted.svg
County and state location
Basic data
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Hendry County
Coordinates : 26 ° 44 ′  N , 80 ° 57 ′  W Coordinates: 26 ° 44 ′  N , 80 ° 57 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 2,658 (as of 2010)
Population density : 1,063.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 2.5 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 2.5 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 6 m
Postal code : 33440
Area code : +1 863
FIPS : 12-28925
GNIS ID : 0283738

Harlem is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hendry County in the US state of Florida with a population of 2,658 (as of 2010).

geography

Harlem borders the city of Clewiston to the south and is approximately 50 km east of LaBelle and 150 km northwest of Miami .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 2658 inhabitants were distributed over 966 households. The population density was 1063.2 inh / km². 2.1% of the population identified themselves as whites, 95.8% as African American and 0.2% as Indians . 0.9% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.0% to several ethnic groups. 3.0% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 lived in 48.4% of all households and persons aged 65 and over lived in 25.3% of all households. 72.8% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 3.02 people and the average family size was 3.60 people.

36.8% of the population were younger than 20 years, 23.8% were 20 to 39 years old, 24.2% were 40 to 59 years old, and 15.4% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 30 years. 45.7% of the population were male and 54.3% were female.

The median annual income was $ 17,378, with 52.1% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the first language of 98.62% of the population and 1.38% spoke Spanish .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  2. Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved April 10, 2013.