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Harlem, Florida.

A community in Hendry County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Hendry County’s.

Living in Harlem, Hendry County, Florida

Harlem, in Hendry County, had 2,441 people in the 2020 census. Unemployment in Hendry County was 5.7% in August 2026, and the county had 3.0% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Hendry County work in farming, then schools and health care.

People 2,441 in the 2020 census
Household income Too few homes in Harlem for the Census survey to measure.
Unemployment 5.7% Hendry County, August 2026; 5.3% a year before
Homes Too few homes in Harlem for the Census survey to measure.
  • 2%of adults have a degree
  • 7%below the poverty line
  • 0%work from home

What people in Hendry County work in

  • Farming, forestry and mining18%
  • Schools, hospitals and social care16%
  • Building trades15%
  • Shops (retail)12%
  • Professional and business services8%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment6%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Hendry County had 12,747 jobs in 2025, 3.0% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 74° and 51°; warmest in July, 92° and 74° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° J 74° 51° F M A M J J 92° 74° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 74° and 51°; warmest in July, 92° and 74° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° J 74° 51° F M A M J J 92° 74° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 74° and lows near 51°; warmest in July, with highs near 92° and lows near 74°. About 46 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Clewiston #2 weather station, 6 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Hendry County

  1. Hendry SchoolsSchool district925FTE
  2. D&K HarvestingFarm labor contractors650
  3. Everglades HarvestingAgriculture production or harvesting crews643
  4. WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters328
  5. WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters292
  6. Florida Growers AssociationAgriculture production or harvesting crews171
  7. Gulf Citrus Harvesting & HaulingFarm labor contractors170
  8. Hendry Regional Medical CenterCritical access hospital145FTE

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 22 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 3,039 people in all across the county; Harlem has none of its own. School districts come from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24) and hospitals from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. LightningVery high
  2. HurricanesVery high
  3. Strong windVery high
  4. Cold wavesRelatively high
  5. DroughtRelatively moderate
  6. WildfireRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Harlem’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively high. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Hendry County.