Glades County, Florida
United States
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 13,270 341,784,857
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 13,270 341,784,857
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 12,128 331,516,113
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 9.4% 3.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 12,126 331,449,281
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 12,884 308,745,538
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 2.9% 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 13.5% 21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 28.0% 18.9%
Female persons, percent 42.5% 50.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 79.0% 72.3%
Black alone, percent(a) 13.0% 13.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 4.1% 2.1%
Asian alone, percent(a) 0.7% 6.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.1% 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 3.2% 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 29.4% 20.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 54.5% 56.1%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 997 16,185,883
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 11.0% 14.1%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 6,941 148,260,882
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 85.1% 65.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $137,000 $332,700
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $1,346 $1,963
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $410 $638
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $886 $1,413
Building Permits, 2025 108 1,431,616
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 4,500 129,227,496
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.48 2.53
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 88.7% 87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 25.2% 22.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 94.1% 95.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 80.7% 91.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 75.3% 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 13.4% 35.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 16.0% 9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 24.3% 9.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 39.2% 63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 39.6% 58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 8,903 1,196,315,575
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 4,365 3,330,304,719
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 2,104 1,316,303,546
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 64,893 6,974,691,329
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $5,207 $20,928
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 32.2 26.4
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $45,870 $80,734
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $27,173 $44,673
Persons in poverty, percent 17.2% 10.2%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 134 8,361,342
Total employment, 2023 1,250 139,831,742
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 61,396 9,556,351,319
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 25.4% 3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 820 30,427,808
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 60 5,934,950
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 5 3,638,693
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S 1,356,990
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S 1,400,775
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 12 4,202,325
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S 261,330
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 38 5,343,976
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 15.0 93.8
Population per square mile, 2010 16.0 87.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 806.82 3,533,038.28
Land area in square miles, 2010 806.01 3,531,905.43
FIPS Code 12043 1