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Glades County

County, Florida. Population 13,055 (2025), +1.9% on the prior year, +7.7% since 2020 Last updated 2026-10-04.

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Glades CountyMoore Haven (city), population 1,641

Click a city to open its page. Filled shapes are cities, towns and villages; hatched shapes are census designated places with a spending estimate. Boundaries: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line, simplified for drawing.

Cities

Every city, town and village in Glades County, with its latest BEBR population. A place in two counties is listed in both and its page sits under its principal county.

Population

2025
Population13,055Population, April 1, 1972 to 2025197213.1k high2025
Change since the prior year+1.9%2024 to 2025
Change since 2020+7.7%2020 to 2025
Census 202012,1262020

University of Florida Bureau of Economic and Business Research, Florida Estimates of Population, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Population estimates

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Basis of the latest figureestimate2025

Population by year

April 1 of each year. Basis is census in a census year, otherwise BEBR's estimate.

YearPopulationBasisChange
202513,055estimate+1.9%
202412,815estimate+1.8%
202312,591estimate+2.6%
202212,273estimate+1.2%
202112,130estimate0.0%
202012,126census-7.6%
201913,121estimate+0.9%
201813,002estimate-0.6%
201713,087estimate+0.3%
201613,047estimate+1.5%
201512,853estimate0.0%
201412,852estimate+1.5%
201312,658estimate-0.1%
201212,671estimate-1.1%
201112,812estimate-0.6%
201012,884census+13.9%
200911,311estimate-0.1%
200811,323estimate+2.4%
200711,055estimate+2.4%
200610,796estimate+0.6%
200510,729estimate0.0%
200410,733estimate0.0%
200310,729estimate+0.6%
200210,664estimate+0.5%
200110,612estimate+0.3%
200010,576census+7.2%
19999,867estimate-0.1%
19989,875estimate+2.4%
19979,648estimate+2.5%
19969,413estimate+10.1%
19958,551estimate+2.2%
19948,366estimate+1.2%
19938,269estimate+1.6%
19928,135estimate+2.7%
19917,922estimate+4.4%
19907,591census-2.2%
19897,765estimate+3.6%
19887,493estimate+1.8%
19877,357estimate+3.0%
19867,141estimate+3.2%
19856,921estimate+5.0%
19846,590estimate+3.1%
19836,389estimate-0.2%
19826,399estimate+4.1%
19816,147estimate+2.6%
19805,992census+1.9%
19795,882estimate+1.6%
19785,788estimate+9.7%
19775,278estimate-1.7%
19765,372estimate+4.4%
19755,148estimate+8.4%
19744,747estimate+11.0%
19734,275estimate+12.6%
19723,796estimaten/a

Labor force

Aug 2026
Unemployment rate5.8%Unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, Aug 2016 to Aug 2026Aug 201611.4% highAug 2026
Labor force4,599Aug 2026
Employment4,334Aug 2026
Unemployed265Aug 2026
Rate a year earlier5.3%Aug 2025
Labor force, change on a year earlier-0.2%Aug 2026

US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Labor force page

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Latest month is preliminaryyesAug 2026

Monthly, last three years

Not seasonally adjusted. The latest month may be preliminary.

MonthLabor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
Aug 20264,5994,3342655.8%
Jul 20264,4744,2042706.0%
Jun 20264,5174,2592585.7%
May 20264,5414,2932485.5%
Apr 20264,5424,3012415.3%
Mar 20264,5234,2902335.2%
Feb 20264,5444,2802645.8%
Jan 20264,5044,2312736.1%
Dec 20254,4524,2022505.6%
Nov 20254,4834,2042796.2%
Sep 20254,5074,2522555.7%
Aug 20254,6104,3672435.3%
Jul 20254,4074,1662415.5%
Jun 20254,3914,1812104.8%
May 20254,4254,2411844.2%
Apr 20254,4664,2921743.9%
Mar 20254,4504,2711794.0%
Feb 20254,4184,2241944.4%
Jan 20254,4264,2262004.5%
Dec 20244,3044,1401643.8%
Nov 20244,3074,1141934.5%
Oct 20244,3244,1381864.3%
Sep 20244,3754,1702054.7%
Aug 20244,3724,1492235.1%
Jul 20244,3014,0802215.1%
Jun 20244,3404,1352054.7%
May 20244,3964,2211754.0%
Apr 20244,4044,2381663.8%
Mar 20244,3934,2221713.9%
Feb 20244,3364,1561804.2%
Jan 20244,3124,1241884.4%
Dec 20234,3944,2321623.7%
Nov 20234,4344,2511834.1%
Oct 20234,4314,2391924.3%
Sep 20234,4134,2191944.4%
Aug 20234,3814,1632185.0%

Annual averages

YearLabor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
20254,4584,2392194.9%
20244,3474,1571904.4%
20234,4004,2271733.9%
20224,4574,3081493.3%
20214,1693,9711984.7%
20204,1393,8582816.8%
20194,3934,1991944.4%
20184,4784,2891894.2%
20174,4034,1602435.5%
20164,2944,0242706.3%
20154,7064,3673397.2%
20144,8954,5043918.0%
20135,4375,0144237.8%
20125,6545,2034518.0%
20115,2744,7645109.7%

Tourist tax

Jan 2026
Collections, latest month$5.09KTourist tax collections by month, Feb 2016 to Jan 2026Feb 2016$11.6K highJan 2026
Change on the same month a year earlier-6.4%Jan 2026
Last 12 months$37.7KJan 2026
Fiscal year to date$14.4KFY2026 to Jan 2026

Florida Department of Revenue, Local Government Tax Distributions by County (Form 4), Tourist Development Tax, retrieved 2026-09-28 | Glades County sales and visitor spending

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Monthly collections, last three years

MonthCollectionsChange
Jan 2026$5.09K-6.4%
Dec 2025$3.61K-16.5%
Nov 2025$3.07K-9.5%
Oct 2025$2.65K-4.3%
Sep 2025$2.07K-18.0%
Aug 2025$1.77K-24.4%
Jul 2025$2.03K-19.4%
Jun 2025$2.84K+69.5%
May 2025$2.16K-10.1%
Apr 2025$2.57K-10.9%
Mar 2025$4.6K-10.5%
Feb 2025$5.2K-34.9%
Jan 2025$5.44K-25.4%
Dec 2024$4.32K-13.9%
Nov 2024$3.4K+23.3%
Oct 2024$2.77K+25.9%
Sep 2024$2.52K+60.9%
Aug 2024$2.35K+6.9%
Jul 2024$2.52K+83.5%
Jun 2024$1.67K+28.4%
May 2024$2.4K+31.4%
Apr 2024$2.89K+24.0%
Mar 2024$5.14K+7.8%
Feb 2024$7.99K+84.9%
Jan 2024$7.3K+85.7%
Dec 2023$5.02K+72.8%
Nov 2023$2.75K+1.0%
Oct 2023$2.2K-44.2%
Sep 2023$1.56K-7.0%
Aug 2023$2.2K+50.9%
Jul 2023$1.37K-6.7%
Jun 2023$1.3K+15.2%
May 2023$1.83K+18.1%
Apr 2023$2.33K+1.8%
Mar 2023$4.77K+18.7%
Feb 2023$4.32K+12.7%

Business base

Aug 2026
Licensed food service, lodging and alcohol businesses68New licenses by month, Sep 2016 to Aug 2026Sep 20162 highAug 2026
Food service licenses22Aug 2026
Lodging licenses16Aug 2026
Alcoholic beverage licenses30Aug 2026
New licenses, last 12 months6Aug 2026
New business filings, last 12 months477Sep 2026
Change on the 12 months before+3.7%Sep 2026
New filings, latest month29Sep 2026

County Business Patterns and ZIP Code Business Patterns, complete data files, retrieved 2026-10-01; Florida DBPR active licensure base files: public food service, public lodging and retail alcoholic beverage licenses, retrieved 2026-10-01; Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) bulk corporate data files, new entity filings by month, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Licenses Business formations Business patterns

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Establishments1342023
Employees, mid March1,2502023
Annual payroll$61.4M2023
Establishments, change on the year before+3.9%2023

Licenses by type

Counted licenses in DBPR's food service, lodging and alcoholic beverage files, placed by geocoded address.

License typeFileActive
2APSalcohol15
2010-SEATfood10
2014-MFDVfood10
2002-MOTLlodging6
8COPalcohol5
2007-DWEL-SNGLlodging5
2COPalcohol4
2003-NAPTlodging4
11Calcohol3
1APSalcohol1
1COPalcohol1
8COP-SFSalcohol1
2010-NOSTfood1
2013-CATRfood1
2003-TAPTlodging1

Filings by entity type, last 12 months

Sunbiz new entity filings by the ZIP code of the principal address, grouped to the USPS postal city

Entity typeLast 12 months12 months before
Florida limited liability companies420393
Florida profit corporations3440
Florida non-profit corporations2322
Out of state entities registering in Florida04
Partnerships, trusts and other filings01

By sector, 2023

County Business Patterns, NAICS sectors. Employment and payroll withheld by the Bureau show blank.

SectorEstablishmentsEmployeesAnnual payroll
NAICS 23 Construction21108$4.73M
NAICS 44 Retail Trade20132$3.97M
NAICS 81 Other Services (except Public Administration)1430$651K
NAICS 48 Transportation and Warehousing1236$1.75M
NAICS 72 Accommodation and Food Services11119$2.26M
NAICS 53 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing933$862K
NAICS 56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services9298$12M
NAICS 31 Manufacturing8181$16.7M
NAICS 71 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation627$877K
NAICS 11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting5132$7.15M
NAICS 54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services512$529K
NAICS 62 Health Care and Social Assistance540$1.39M

Building permits

Aug 2026
Housing units permitted, last 12 months175Housing units permitted by month, Dec 2009 to Aug 2026Dec 200978 highAug 2026
Change on the 12 months before+45.8%Aug 2026
Permit valuation, last 12 months$45MAug 2026
Units, latest month8Aug 2026
Single family units, last 12 months159Aug 2026
Units in buildings of 5 or more, last 12 months0Aug 2026
Units, latest annual table1082025

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place and county residential permits, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Building permits

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Monthly, last three years

Residential permits as the Bureau publishes them; imputed months are the Bureau's imputations.

MonthUnits1 unit5 or moreValuation
Aug 2026880$1.65M
Jul 202610100$4.57M
Jun 202678620$19.2M
May 202631310$8.73M
Apr 202618180$4.27M
Mar 2026770$1.71M
Feb 2026550$1.07M
Jan 2026550$1.13M
Dec 2025440$911K
Nov 2025440$730K
Oct 2025550$1.02M
Sep 2025000$0
Aug 202520100$3.97M
Jul 2025220$230K
Jun 2025440$1.24M
May 202514140$3.67M
Apr 202532320$6.99M
Mar 2025330$406K
Feb 2025880$1.34M
Jan 202512120$1.71M
Dec 2024990$2.36M
Nov 2024770$1.29M
Oct 2024660$1.25M
Sep 2024330$684K
Aug 2024110$842K
Jul 2024440$600K
Jun 2024660$854K
May 2024770$2.22M
Apr 2024660$1.23M
Mar 2024220$896K
Feb 2024330$950K
Jan 202411110$1.63M
Dec 2023110$250K
Nov 2023440$708K
Oct 2023110$348K
Sep 2023330$419K

Annual table

YearUnits1 unit5 or moreValuation
2025108980$22.2M
202465650$14.8M
202350500$9.41M
20221241240$20.8M
20211041040$15.6M
202043430$7.49M
201936360$5.93M
201836360$4.96M
201713130$2.1M
20165880$3.36M
201515150$1.76M
201414140$2.82M
2013880$1.49M
2012550$466K
2011220$199K

Property roll

2026 preliminary
Total just value$6.41B
Total taxable value (non school)$1.03B2026 preliminary
Total taxable value (school)$1.18B2026 preliminary
Just value, change on the prior roll+1.7%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Taxable value (non school), change on the prior roll+7.0%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Total just value, prior roll$6.3B2025 final roll
New construction value$25.7M2026 preliminary
Parcels11,6482026 preliminary

Florida Department of Revenue, NAL tax roll (name, address, legal), 2026 preliminary and final as posted, retrieved 2026-10-03

Parcels are placed by Census block group through the Census Bureau's block assignment file; a parcel in a block group that straddles the limits is apportioned. Census 2020 block groups; 13% of the county's just value lies in a place. Medians are over the parcels whose block group lies mostly in the place. Qualified sales: the roll's own sale fields, qualification codes 01 and 02, improved, single parcel.

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Median single family just value$217K2026 preliminary
Qualified sales, last 12 months163Jun 2025 to May 2026
Median qualified sale price$200KJun 2025 to May 2026
Just value, residential$815M2026 preliminary
Just value, commercial$107M2026 preliminary
Just value, industrial$32.1M2026 preliminary
Just value, agricultural$4.11B2026 preliminary
Just value, vacant$103M2026 preliminary
Just value, institutional$22.9M2026 preliminary
Just value, government$1.14B2026 preliminary
Just value, other$72.3M2026 preliminary

Just value by use group

Department of Revenue land use codes grouped: residential 001 to 009, commercial 011 to 039, industrial 041 to 049, agricultural 050 to 069, vacant 000, 010, 040 and 070, institutional 071 to 079, government 080 to 089, other 090 to 099. Taxable is the non school taxable value. Just value change compares with the 2025 final roll, summed the same way.

Use groupParcelsJust valueTaxable (non school)New constructionResidential unitsJust value change
Residential4,885$815M$523M$18.5M5,059+3.1%
Commercial124$107M$91.3M$724Kn/a+7.3%
Industrial24$32.1M$27.5M$59.2Kn/a+1.2%
Agricultural2,139$4.11B$262M$3.05Mn/a+1.0%
Vacant2,916$103M$68.3M$51.6Kn/a+4.5%
Institutional45$22.9M$816K$36.1Kn/a+3.5%
Government1,232$1.14B$0$2.81Mn/a+2.5%
Other283$72.3M$55.6M$414Kn/a+3.1%

Housing

2020 to 2024 ACS
Housing units6,690Homeownership rate, 1990 to 2024199085.0% high2024
Occupied units4,5002020 to 2024 ACS
Vacant units2,1902020 to 2024 ACS
Owner occupied households3,8292020-2024 5-Year
Renter occupied households6712020-2024 5-Year
Homeownership rate85.1%2020 to 2024 ACS
Cost burdened households, all tenures (over 30% of income)21.2%2025
Cost burdened renter households43.5%2025

Shimberg Center for Housing Studies, Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Housing data

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Severely cost burdened renters (over 50%)22.4%2025
Assisted housing developments2Assisted Housing Inventory
Assisted units78Assisted Housing Inventory
Median gross rent$0.9K2020 to 2024 ACS
Median single family sale price$299K2024

Cost burden by income, 2025

Households by the share of income spent on housing, Shimberg Center estimates for 2025.

TenureIncome (share of area median)30% or less30.1 to 50%Over 50%
All households30% AMI or less7560275
All households30.01-50% AMI387190172
All households50.01-80% AMI83719123
All households80.01-120% AMI369310
All householdsGreater than 120% AMI1,896160
Renters30% AMI or less453123
Renters30.01-50% AMI012566
Renters50.01-80% AMI159507
Renters80.01-120% AMI9800
RentersGreater than 120% AMI19270
Owners30% AMI or less3057152
Owners30.01-50% AMI38765106
Owners50.01-80% AMI67814116
Owners80.01-120% AMI271310
OwnersGreater than 120% AMI1,70490

Single family sales by year

YearMedian priceSales
1990$62.5K28
1991$54.5K20
1992$60K36
1993$49K36
1994$61.8K39
1995$52.5K42
1996$53K49
1997$60K53
1998$70K43
1999$64.2K46
2000$68.5K56
2001$70K58
2002$71K51
2003$80K94
2004$94K122
2005$125K149
2006$160K68
2007$160K48
2008$134K17
2009$130K24

Assisted housing developments

Shimberg Center Assisted Housing Inventory.

DevelopmentAddressCityUnitsAssisted
Sugar Country627 West Avenue SWMoore Haven5050
Moore Haven Apts1101 CACTUS AVENUEMoore Haven2828

Fiscal

Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, latest month$27.1KHalf-cent sales tax distributions by month, Oct 2016 to Sep 2026Oct 2016$41.3K highSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, fiscal year to date$248KFY2026 to Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, last 12 months$248KSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, change on the 12 months before+1.3%Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, latest month$29.4KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, fiscal year to date$348KFY2026 to Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, last 12 months$348KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, change on the 12 months before+1.7%Sep 2026

Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research, Expenditures and Revenues Reported by Florida's County and Municipal Governments, retrieved 2026-10-01; Florida Department of Revenue, Revenue Confirmation Online, distributions to local governments, retrieved 2026-10-01; Florida Department of Financial Services, LOGERx local government Annual Financial Report data, long-term debt outstanding, retrieved 2026-10-04 | Distributions Annual financial report

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Total revenues$75.8MFY2025
Revenues, change on the year before+33.1%FY2025
Total expenditures$71.4MFY2025
Expenditures, change on the year before+30.8%FY2025
Revenues per resident$5.8KFY2025
Long-term debt outstanding at year end$48.8KFY2025

Half-cent sales tax, monthly distributions

As the Department of Revenue's ledger prints them; a blank month is a month with no line.

MonthDistributed
Sep 2026$27.1K
Aug 2026$24.1K
Jul 2026$22.9K
Jun 2026$25.5K
May 2026$27.4K
Apr 2026$16.6K
Mar 2026$18.7K
Feb 2026$1.72K
Jan 2026$9.8K
Dec 2025$27.6K
Nov 2025$23K
Oct 2025$23.3K
Sep 2025$25K
Aug 2025$25.5K
Jul 2025$24.8K
Jun 2025$29.1K
May 2025$32.9K
Apr 2025$20.6K
Mar 2025$2.41K
Feb 2025$3.61K
Jan 2025$16.1K
Dec 2024$25.5K
Nov 2024$16.9K
Oct 2024$21.9K
Sep 2024$25.3K
Aug 2024$21.5K
Jul 2024$26.5K
Jun 2024$27.2K
May 2024$29.2K
Apr 2024$27.8K
Mar 2024$24.6K
Feb 2024$20.4K
Jan 2024$13.5K
Dec 2023$30.5K
Nov 2023$36K
Oct 2023$38.7K

State revenue sharing, monthly distributions

As the Department of Revenue's ledger prints them; a blank month is a month with no line.

MonthDistributed
Sep 2026$29.4K
Aug 2026$29.4K
Jul 2026$29.4K
Jun 2026$28.4K
May 2026$28.4K
Apr 2026$28.4K
Mar 2026$28.4K
Feb 2026$28.4K
Jan 2026$28.4K
Dec 2025$30K
Nov 2025$30K
Oct 2025$30K
Sep 2025$30.8K
Aug 2025$30.8K
Jul 2025$30.8K
Jun 2025$27.2K
May 2025$27.2K
Apr 2025$27.2K
Mar 2025$27.2K
Feb 2025$27.2K
Jan 2025$27.2K
Dec 2024$27.2K
Nov 2024$29.9K
Oct 2024$29.9K
Sep 2024$29.9K
Aug 2024$29.9K
Jul 2024$29.9K
Jun 2024$30K
May 2024$30K
Apr 2024$30K
Mar 2024$30K
Feb 2024$30K
Jan 2024$30K
Dec 2023$30K
Nov 2023$30K
Oct 2023$30K

Long-term debt by fiscal year

Total long-term debt outstanding at fiscal year end, all funds, as the government reported it to the Department of Financial Services in its Annual Financial Report.

Fiscal yearDebt outstandingChange
FY2025$48.8Kn/a
FY2024$0-100.0%
FY2023$370K+7.3%
FY2022$345K+20.8%
FY2021$286K+10.8%
FY2020$258K+43.8%
FY2019$179K+25.0%
FY2018$143K-25.0%
FY2017$191Kn/a
FY2016$0n/a
FY2015$0n/a
FY2014$0-100.0%
FY2013$8.95Kn/a

Revenues by category, FY2025

Sum of the fund columns in EDR's workbook for this government.

CategoryFY2025FY2024Change
General Government Taxes$16.5M$15.4M+7.1%
Permits, Fees, and Special Assessments$519K$538K-3.6%
Intergovernmental Revenues$19.4M$8.2M+136.6%
Charges for Services$6.18M$2.87M+115.1%
Judgments, Fines, and Forfeits$335K$340K-1.5%
Miscellaneous Revenues$28.6M$26.4M+8.6%
Other Sources$4.18M$3.2M+30.6%
Taxesn/an/an/a
Intergovernmental Revenuen/an/an/a
Permits and Franchise Feesn/an/an/a
Franchise Fees, Licenses, and Permitsn/an/an/a
Permits, Fees, and Licensesn/an/an/a

Expenditures by category, FY2025

Sum of the fund columns in EDR's workbook for this government.

CategoryFY2025FY2024Change
General Government Services (Not Court-Related)$34.1M$30.5M+11.8%
Public Safety$16.6M$12.7M+31.3%
Physical Environment$1.28M$2.8M-54.4%
Transportation$13.3M$2.66M+400.7%
Economic Environment$332K$735K-54.8%
Human Services$357K$313K+14.0%
Culture / Recreation$500K$522K-4.3%
Other Uses and Non-Operating$3.96M$3.2M+23.8%
Court-Related Expenditures$852K$1.14M-25.0%
Other Usesn/an/an/a

Bank deposits

June 30, 2026
Deposits$54.6MDeposits, June 30 each year, 1994 to 20261994$69.7M high2026
Change on a year earlier+6.7%June 30, 2026
Change, real+3.4%June 30, 2026
Branches1June 30, 2026
Institutions1June 30, 2026
Branches opened since the survey a year earlier0June 30, 2026
Branches closed since the survey a year earlier0June 30, 2026

FDIC Summary of Deposits, Florida offices, every June 30 since 1994, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Bank deposits

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Offices, June 30, 2026

Deposits as each office reports them to the FDIC; the city is the one the bank reports, not a municipal boundary.

InstitutionBranchAddressCityDeposits
First BankMoore Haven Branch24704 Us Highway 27Moore Haven$54.6M

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