Okeechobee County, Florida Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

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

Main Cities Within Okeechobee County, Florida

Okeechobee, Florida

Okeechobee County, Florida Border Map - Phone Size

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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