Okeechobee, FL Demographic Data
Okeechobee, FL Summary
Okeechobee is located in Okeechobee County in Florida
- Population: 5,632
- Area: 4.16 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.07 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.09 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,353.84 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 22.97 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Okeechobee, FL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,780
50%
50.8
Male
2,802
50%
49.2
Total Population
5,582
323,128,000
Okeechobee, FL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
321
5.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
424
7.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
566
10.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
300
5.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
248
4.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
933
16.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
591
10.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
675
12.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
285
5.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
318
5.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
405
7.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
392
7.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
124
2.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,066
72.8%
77.2
Female
1,981
48.7%
51.3
Male
2,085
51.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,922
70.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,082
19.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
921
16.5%
15.2
Female
438
47.6%
55.8
Male
483
52.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Okeechobee, FL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,531
99.1%
96.8
White
4,794
85.9%
72.6
Black or African American
537
9.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
38
0.7%
0.8
Asian
126
2.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
99
1.8%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
27
0.5%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
36
0.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
51
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,741
31.2%
17.8
Mexican
1,470
26.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
64
1.1%
1.7
Cuban
81
1.5%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
126
2.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,841
68.8%
82.2
Okeechobee, FL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
734
19.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
435
11.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,247
33.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
611
16.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
379
10.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
191
5.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
126
3.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,169
31.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,554
68.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
317
8.5%
31.2
Okeechobee, FL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,259
29.5%
33.7%
Now Married
1,989
46.6%
47.5
Divorced
538
12.6%
11.0%
Separated
199
4.7%
2.0
Widowed
286
6.7
5.8%
Okeechobee, FL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
3,836
72.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,425
27.1%
21.6%
Spanish
1,342
25.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
6
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
73
1.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
4
0.1%
1.1%
Okeechobee, FL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
194
10.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
118
6.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
230
12.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
229
12.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
440
23.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
347
18.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
128
6.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
149
8.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
5
0.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
7
0.4%
6.4
Median household income
38,061
57,617
Per capita income
17,332
31,128
Okeechobee, FL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
54
2.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
180
8.4%
9.8
Construction
244
11.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
526
24.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
80
3.7%
6.6
Information
24
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
143
6.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
126
5.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
163
7.6%
11.4
Public administration
127
5.9%
4.6
Retail trade
334
15.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
116
5.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
26
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
400
18.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
618
28.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
254
11.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
409
19.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
462
21.6%
18.1%
Okeechobee, FL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,110
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,734
82.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
258
12.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
73
3.5%
2.7
Other means
22
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
23
1.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.7
26.6
Okeechobee, FL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
117
6.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
743
40.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
697
37.7%
37.1
3 or more
290
15.7%
21.0
Okeechobee, FL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,847
82.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,084
58.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
763
41.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
392
17.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Okeechobee, FL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,239
1 room
19
0.8%
2.4
2 rooms
42
1.9%
2.7
3 rooms
147
6.6%
9.1
4 rooms
591
26.4%
16.5
5 rooms
712
31.8%
19.8
6 rooms
316
14.1%
17.8
7 rooms
199
8.9%
12.0
8 rooms
131
5.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
82
3.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Okeechobee, FL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,239
1-unit, detached
1,405
62.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
24
1.1%
5.9
2-units
165
7.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
165
7.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
73
3.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
83
3.7%
4.4
20 or more units
13
0.6%
9.0
Mobile home
304
13.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
7
0.3%
0.1
Okeechobee, FL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
58
2.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
51
2.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
83
3.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
298
13.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
459
20.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
625
27.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
378
16.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
280
12.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
7
0.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Okeechobee, FL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4
0.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
50
2.7%
4.7
Electricity
1,771
95.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
22
1.2%
1.1
Okeechobee, FL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
601
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
2
0.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
91
15.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
206
34.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
302
50.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
255
42.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
91
15.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
70
11.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
23
3.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
160
26.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
2
0.0%
0.0%
Okeechobee, FL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
746
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
11
1.5%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
91
12.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
224
30.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
420
56.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
17
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
648
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
93
12.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
55
7.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
163
21.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
68
9.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
130
17.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
237
31.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
17
0.0%
0.0%
Okeechobee, FL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,084
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
148
13.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
365
33.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
360
33.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
172
15.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
33
3.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
6
0.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
102,900
205,000
