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Okeechobee, FL
Demographic Data




Okeechobee Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Okeechobee Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

5,602

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.0%
5 - 17:
17.7%
18 - 24:
6.4%
25 - 34:
14.9%
35 - 54:
28.8%
55 - 64:
6.0%
Over 65 Years:
19.1%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
2.8%
2.8%
81.1%
81.1%
20.5%
20.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Okeechobee
USA
$23,909
$23,909
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Okeechobee
USA
$50,365
$50,365
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

23.3%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Public Service
Education
Construction
Accommodation
Other
Agriculture
Manufacturing
Arts
Wholesale
Administration
20.0%
20.0%
14.7%
14.7%
11.0%
11.0%
10.3%
10.3%
9.4%
9.4%
7.7%
7.7%
7.3%
7.3%
4.2%
4.2%
3.3%
3.3%
3.2%
3.2%
2.8%
2.8%
2.6%
2.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
52.4%
52.4%
24.7%
24.7%
16.0%
16.0%
3.4%
3.4%
3.4%
3.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
German
Italian
English
French
Jamaican
Dutch
Swedish
Czech
French Canadian
Hungarian
Haitian
Russian
European
Scottish
Polish
Scots-Irish
Turkish
Welsh
Acadian/Cajun
14.3%
14.3%
8.0%
8.0%
5.3%
5.3%
5.2%
5.2%
3.9%
3.9%
2.5%
2.5%
2.2%
2.2%
1.8%
1.8%
1.6%
1.6%
1.3%
1.3%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Italian
Tagalog
Polish
German/Yiddish
Native American languages
French Creole
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
78.6%
78.6%
17.9%
17.9%
3.0%
3.0%
1.5%
1.5%
0.9%
0.9%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.0%
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0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
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0.0%
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0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Okeechobee Residents

9.3%


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