Glades County

Glades County, Florida

At a Glance

Population	12,126
County Seat	Glades County Courthouse
State FIPS	12
County FIPS	043
Num Towns	3
Census-Designated Places	2
Total Town Population	8,525
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	12,179
Median Age	47.4
Veterans	1,317
Housing Units	6,554
Uninsured	484
Net Migration (recent)	620
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	129
Total Employees	997
Avg Annual Pay	$56,125
Median Household Income	$37,221
Poverty Rate	21.9%
Unemployment Rate	5.4%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$63,774
Federal Spending FY2024	$93,594,054
Federal Spending Per Capita	$7,718

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$91,300
Median Rent	$832
FMR Studio	$917
FMR 1BR	$922
FMR 2BR	$1,061
FMR 3BR	$1,281
FMR 4BR	$1,418

Health & Safety

Hospitals	0
EMS Stations	9
Fire Stations	9
Police Stations	9
Adult Smoking	24.7%
Adult Obesity	40.1%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	33.5
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	14.14
Electric Customers	10443373
Towns with Broadband Data	3
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	3

Community

Churches	11
Libraries	3
Historic Places (NRHP)	3
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	18
SNAP Stores	5
Bank Branches	1

Agriculture

Total Farms	200
Land in Farms (acres)	376,161
Avg Farm Size (acres)	1,880.8
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
DR	HURRICANE MILTON	2024-10-11
EM	HURRICANE MILTON	2024-10-07
DR	HURRICANE DEBBY	2024-08-10
EM	TROPICAL STORM DEBBY	2024-08-03
DR	HURRICANE NICOLE	2022-12-13
EM	TROPICAL STORM NICOLE	2022-11-08
DR	HURRICANE IAN	2022-09-29
EM	TROPICAL STORM IAN	2022-09-24
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-25
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13

Detailed Topics

Communities in Glades County

Port LaBelle — pop 5,450
Moore Haven — pop 1,566
Buckhead Ridge — pop 1,509

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.