Population 39,330
State Florida
Current Time
Area 768.91 mi²
Zip Codes 34972-34974
Per capita income $17,899

Cities in Okeechobee County

Okeechobee

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 87.3 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 1.0 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 27.2 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$430,587
Total number of firms, 2007 2,828
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.3 %
Population, 2013 estimate 39,330
Households, 2008-2012 13,369
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -1.7 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 2,125
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $17,899
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 24.1 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 5.9 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 6,598
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 24.7 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 8.9 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 768.91 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 39,996
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $110,800
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 745
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 24.7 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $34,289
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 23.1 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$46,949
Female persons, percent, 2013 46.2 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 3,189
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 69.0 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.4 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 11.8 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.81
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 17.4 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 10.3 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 87.5 %
Population, 2010 39,996
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 4.9 %
Population per square mile, 2010 52.0
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 64.0 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 74.0 %
Housing units, 2013 18,094
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $10,758
Building permits, 2012 22
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 1.3 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$85,257
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %