Statewide Claims to Fame

Okeechobee County is 4th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Okeechobee County is 4th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Okeechobee County is 6th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Okeechobee County is 8th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Income below poverty line

Okeechobee County is 10th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Okeechobee County is 14th in Florida out of 67 other counties in People per household

Okeechobee County is 15th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Okeechobee County is 16th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Foreign born residents

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Okeechobee County Rank Florida US
Current population (2012) 39,467 46th 19,317,568 313,914,040
Size in square miles 768.9 27th 53,624.8 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 52 48th 350.6 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Okeechobee County Rank Florida US
Residents younger than 5 6.7% 4th 5.5% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 23.9% 6th 20.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 16.9% 38th 18.2% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Okeechobee County Rank Florida US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 69.0% 64th 85.5% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 10.1% 58th 26.0% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Okeechobee County Rank Florida US
Race - White 87.2% 21st 78.3% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 9.0% 51st 16.6% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 1.3% 4th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 1.0% 40th 2.7% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 15th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.3% 57th 1.9% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 24.9% 10th 23.2% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 63.7% 48th 57.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Okeechobee County Rank Florida US
Female residents 46.5% 52nd 51.1% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 12.7% 16th 19.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Okeechobee County Rank Florida US
Housing units 18,656 46th 9,026,965 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 4.6% 58th 29.9% 25.9%
Households 13,857 46th 7,140,096 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 74.7% 38th 69.0% 66.1%
Home median value $124,300 46th $188,600 $186,200
People per household 2.7 14th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 22 55th 64,810 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Okeechobee County Rank Florida US
Income per capita $19,493 44th $26,733 $27,915
Income per household $36,929 57th $47,827 $52,762
Income below poverty line 23.7% 8th 14.7% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Okeechobee County Rank Florida US
Non-farm private establishments 729 43rd 490,851 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 6,231 45th 6,732,639 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 2,828 45th 2,009,589 27,092,908
Retail sales $430,587 44th $262,341,127 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $10,758 36th $14,353 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $46,949 42nd $41,922,059 $613,795,732

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