Port LaBelle

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Port LaBelle
Hendry County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Port La Belle Highlighted.svg
County and state location
Basic data
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Hendry County
Coordinates : 26 ° 45 ′  N , 81 ° 24 ′  W Coordinates: 26 ° 45 ′  N , 81 ° 24 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 3,530 (as of 2010)
Population density : 158.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 22.3 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 ) of
which 22.3 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 ) is land
Postal code : 33935
Area code : +1 863
FIPS : 12-58420
GNIS ID : 1867192

Port LaBelle is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hendry County in the US state of Florida with 3530 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Port LaBelle borders the city of LaBelle to the east and is located approximately 200 km northwest of Miami . Florida State Road 80 runs through the CDP .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 3530 inhabitants were distributed over 1376 households. The population density was 158.3 inh / km². 67.8% of the population identified themselves as white, 9.6% as African-American , 0.4% as Native American and 0.7% as Asian Americans . 17.9% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 3.6% to several ethnic groups. 53.4% ​​of the population was Hispanic or Latino .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 lived in 50.3% of all households and persons aged 65 and over lived in 23.1% of all households. 77.7% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 3.18 people and the average family size was 3.52 people.

36.6% of the population were younger than 20 years, 29.6% were 20 to 39 years old, 20.8% were 40 to 59 years old, and 13.0% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 29 years. 51.0% of the population were male and 49.0% were female.

The median annual income was $ 32,463, with 23.2% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the first language of 54.10% of the population and 45.90% 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.