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Okeechobee County, FL


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Okeechobee, FL
Designated Market Area: West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce, FL
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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2024 population: 42,369   ( 2,729 from 2020)
Land area: 769.2 square miles
Population density: 55.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:26,090 61.58% 3.6%
Black:3,2687.71% 2.0%
Indian:4221.00% 11.3%
Asian:4180.99% 2.2%
2+ races:5751.36% 21.8%
Hispanic:11,59627.37% 17.6%
Total non-White:16,27938.42% 12.6%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,255 14.2
Deaths:2,50315.8
Net Migration: 2,43315.3
Net Immigration: 5083.2
Change in White population:908 2.3
Change in Non-White pop.:1,821 4.6




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
39,640
25,18263.53%
3,3358.41%
3790.96%
4091.03%
4721.19%
9,86324.88%
14,45836.47%

2010
39,996
26,25865.65%
3,1177.79%
2870.72%
3700.93%
3750.94%
9,56123.90%
13,73834.35%

2000
35,910
25,69971.57%
2,7967.79%
1480.41%
2420.67%
3170.88%
6,68418.61%
10,21128.43%

1990
29,627
23,94380.81%
1,8486.24%
1710.58%
1430.48%
n/a
3,52211.89%
5,68419.19%

1980
20,264
17,42786.00%
1,7178.47%
430.21%
1010.50%
n/a
9764.82%
2,83714.00%

1970
11,233
9,14381.39%
1,61314.36%
470.42%
170.15%
n/a
4103.65%
2,090 18.61%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
4,912 12.3
3,98510.0
5901.5
6661.7
-1,076 -2.7
720 1.8
2000's
NumberRate
5,334 14.9
3,71310.3
1,0923.0
1,8775.2
559 1.6
3,527 9.8
1990's
NumberRate
5,185 17.5
3,51611.9
1390.5
8632.9
1,756 5.9
4,527 15.3
1980's
NumberRate
4,871 24.0
2,641 13.0
7,229 35.7
n/a
6,516 32.2
2,847 14.0
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
7,215 64.2
n/a
8,284 73.7
747 6.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Okeechobee County, FL
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
40.8
8,515 10.4%
73,494 89.6%
7,704 9.4%
14,919
2.49
9,904 66.4%
7,059 71.3%
1,010 10.2%
5,015 33.6%

2010
NumberPercent
38.6
9,584 24.0%
30,412 76.0%
6,791 17.0%
14,013
2.68
9,632 68.7%
6,968 72.3%
956 9.9%
4,381 31.3%

2000
NumberPercent
37.0
9,041 25.2%
26,869 74.8%
5,923 16.5%
12,614
2.68
9,168 72.7%
7,171 78.2%
836 9.1%
3,446 27.3%

1990
NumberPercent
34.6
8,119 27.4%
21,508 72.6%
4,812 16.2%
10,205
2.76
7,722 75.7%
6,438 83.4%
578 7.5%
2,483 24.3%

1980
NumberPercent
30.4
6,640 32.8%
13,624 67.2%
2,512 12.4%
6,997
2.84
5,457 78.0%
4,808 88.1%
276 5.1%
1,540 22.0%

2022 Housing Data for Okeechobee County, FL

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units18,496 
Median Value$158,500 
Occupied14,91980.7%
Vacant3,57719.3%
Owned11,10174.4%
Rented3,81825.6%
Median Rent$963 
Single-Family Units9,73852.6%
    Detached9,56851.7%
    Attached1700.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units6633.6%
Mobile Homes6,93337.5%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Okeechobee County, FL

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0008355.6%
$10,000 to $14,9997455.0%
$15,000 to $19,9995803.9%
$20,000 to $24,9991,0497.0%
$25,000 to $29,9999826.6%
$30,000 to $34,9997435.0%
$35,000 to $39,9997585.1%
$40,000 to $44,9997735.2%
$45,000 to $49,9999266.2%
$50,000 to $59,9991,52210.2%
$60,000 to $74,9991,4229.5%
$75,000 to $99,9991,4619.8%
$100,000 to $124,9991,2498.4%
$125,000 to $149,9997535.0%
$150,000 to $199,9996184.1%
$200,000 or more5033.4%
Median Household Income50,476 
Per Capita Income26,904 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state84 
Compared to U.S.81 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI9376.3%
Public Assistance5743.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps3,00020.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed10,24258.7%
Unemployed6303.6%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force10,87262.3%
Not in Labor Force6,57437.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 41.3%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector5,1713,78457.7%
Non-Profit27162130.4%
Self-Employed1,54867669.6%
Local Government9621,08647.0%
State Government59345956.4%
Federal Government1124870.0%
Total Private + Self6,7194,46060.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,9382,21446.7%
Total8,6576,67456.5%
Pct. Govt.21.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,4849.7%
Sales and Office Occupations3,05119.8%
Professional, Technical2,82718.4%
Service Occupations3,71624.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing6384.2%
All others4,29327.9%
White Collar 47.9%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance2,16214.1%
Retail trade1,75911.4%
Public administration1,69011.0%
Construction1,4149.2%
Educational services1,3308.7%
Accommodation and food services1,2998.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,1877.7%
Other services6484.2%
Manufacturing6444.2%
Professional, scientific, technical6134.0%
Transportation and warehousing5513.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.5293.4%
Wholesale trade4002.6%
Utilities3692.4%
Finance and insurance3212.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2531.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing1170.8%
Information700.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction150.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Okeechobee County, FL

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican7,44918.68%
Puerto Rican7241.82%
Cuban7371.85%
Dominican1340.34%
Total Central American4211.06%
Costa Rican70.02%
Guatemalan3010.75%
Honduran310.08%
Nicaraguan220.06%
Panamanian200.05%
Salvadoran400.10%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American9522.39%
Argentinean590.15%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian5231.31%
Ecuadorian160.04%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian340.09%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan3200.80%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2440.61%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino1910.48%
Vietnamese740.19%
Bangladeshi340.09%
Chinese300.08%
Korean190.05%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English29,01077.4%
Spanish7,77120.7%
Other Indo-European1750.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun1620.4%
Tagalog1040.3%
German, other Germanic890.2%
Other660.2%
Vietnamese330.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic200.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Irish4,05210.2%
German3,8249.6%
English3,5448.9%
American3,4498.7%
Italian1,9514.9%
French8072.0%
Scottish5721.4%
Dutch5411.4%
European4201.1%
Scotch-Irish2840.7%
Polish2710.7%
Jamaican2440.6%
African2120.5%
Scandinavian1720.4%
French Canadian1570.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen37,53194.1%
Not a citizen2,3395.9%
Native34,94287.6%
Foreign-born4,92812.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Okeechobee County, FL

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
2,065 7.3%3,634 12.8%10,101 35.6%7,779 27.4%3,190 11.3%1,583 5.6%
  Average years of education: 12.3
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 2,065 7.3%
9-12 Years 3,634 12.8%
H.S. Grad or GED 10,101 35.6%
Some College 7,779 27.4%
Bach. Degree 3,190 11.3%
Grad Degree 1,583 5.6%
Average years of education: 12.3

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Okeechobee County, FL

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 13,824 12,648 1,176 8.5% 6.2%
1991 14,415 13,001 1,414 9.8% 7.6%
1992 14,698 12,928 1,770 12.0% 8.4%
1993 15,342 13,733 1,609 10.5% 7.4%
1994 15,345 13,643 1,702 11.1% 6.5%
1995 15,880 14,292 1,588 10.0% 5.6%
1996 17,583 15,817 1,766 10.0% 5.3%
1997 17,397 15,831 1,566 9.0% 4.9%
1998 16,795 15,307 1,488 8.9% 4.4%
1999 16,513 15,190 1,323 8.0% 3.9%
2000 15,804 14,948 856 5.4% 3.8%
2001 15,742 14,777 965 6.1% 4.4%
2002 16,054 15,056 998 6.2% 4.9%
2003 16,025 15,086 939 5.9% 4.5%
2004 15,980 15,144 836 5.2% 3.8%
2005 17,043 16,401 642 3.8% 2.9%
2006 17,301 16,750 551 3.2% 2.5%
2007 17,402 16,646 756 4.3% 3.3%
2008 17,513 16,181 1,332 7.6% 5.7%
2009 17,975 15,994 1,981 11.0% 9.6%
2010 17,934 15,740 2,194 12.2% 10.8%
2011 17,718 15,607 2,111 11.9% 10.0%
2012 18,211 16,341 1,870 10.3% 8.6%
2013 18,066 16,421 1,645 9.1% 7.5%
2014 17,652 16,316 1,336 7.6% 6.4%
2015 17,318 16,216 1,102 6.4% 5.5%
2016 18,205 17,261 944 5.2% 4.9%
2017 18,325 17,514 811 4.4% 4.2%
2018 17,700 17,031 669 3.8% 3.6%
2019 17,753 17,105 648 3.7% 3.3%
2020 17,138 16,217 921 5.4% 7.7%
2021 17,341 16,601 740 4.3% 4.6%
2022 17,678 17,136 542 3.1% 2.9%
2023 18,116 17,534 582 3.2% 2.9%
2024 16,038 15,416 622 3.9% 3.4%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com