Okeechobee is home to 5,479 people in Florida. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $197,700. Owners hold 55% of the housing stock. That trails the Florida median by roughly 24%. 95% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,044, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 52%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Okeechobee
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share9.3% → 34.0%(+24.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Homes owned by their occupants68.1% → 55.1%(−13.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share79.0% → 51.4%(−27.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Its weight in Okeechobee County
Okeechobee's population equals 13% of Okeechobee County's. Its number of households without a car equals 29% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 6.5% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)41.4%(172)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.6%(131)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27%(112)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.1%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II10.6%(44)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 415 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Okeechobee, decade by decade
Okeechobee population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,943
$55,619
$125,524
12.5%
44.3
2000
5,376
$49,667
$130,431
10.1%
56.9
2010
5,621
$60,572
$186,583
11.9%
66.8
2020
5,254
$48,997
$168,110
18.3%
70.3
2024
5,479
$57,044
$197,700
21.1%
76.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
