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Okeechobee County

Florida · 42,608 residents (2025 est.) · 769 sq mi
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Okeechobee County is a county of 40,816 people in Florida. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. The typical home is worth $193,000, having roughly tripled since 2000. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 22% less than in Florida as a whole. There are 53 people per square mile.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 65%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
40,816
+14%since 2000
from 35,910 in 2000
42,608 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
53 / sq mi
+2%since 2009
from 52 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
40.8
+11%since 2000
from 36.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
769 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
28K32K35K39K42K19902000201020202024Okeechobee County
202441K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.5%(2,261)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.9%(2,425)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.6%(2,267)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197%(2,870)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.9%(1,998)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.2%(5,384)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.6%(5,140)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.7%(4,788)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.5%(5,514)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.4%(4,264)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 847.4%(3,031)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.1%(874)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$57,984
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $30,456 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$28,796
+98%since 2000
from $14,553 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
38.0%
+21.8 ptssince 2009
from 16.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
18.0%
+2.0 ptssince 2000
from 16.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.446
−5%since 2010
from 0.471 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information13.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade12%
US avg: 6.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing6.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction6%
US avg: 1.2%
Finance & insurance4.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services3.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade3.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Education & health services2.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Public administration1.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food0.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$193,000
+65%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $64,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,082
+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $486 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
73.9%
−1.0 ptssince 2000
from 74.8% in 2000
26.1% rent
Vacancy rate
18.6%
−5.2 ptssince 2009
from 23.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.52 people
−17%since 2009
from 3.02 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.6%
−14.5 ptssince 2009
from 33.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
41.9%
−6.7 ptssince 2009
from 48.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.3
−4%since 2009
from 3.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
31
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic71.6%(25,699)
Black7.8%(2,796)
Hispanic / Latino18.6%(6,684)
Asian0.6%(228)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic61.8%(25,240)
Black7.5%(3,061)
Hispanic / Latino26.1%(10,673)
Asian0.7%(283)
Other3.8%(1,559)
Diversity Score
68
+8%since 2009
from 63 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
35
Unchangedsince 2020
from 35 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican18.5%(7,560)
Cuban2%(819)
Puerto Rican1.7%(680)
Colombian1%(427)
Venezuelan1%(402)
Honduran0.5%(209)
Dominican0.3%(121)
Guatemalan0.3%(111)
Spaniard0.3%(110)
Salvadoran0.2%(64)
+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.1%(35)
Asian origin
Filipino0.3%(116)
Vietnamese0.1%(51)
Asian Indian0.1%(48)
Japanese0.1%(40)
Nepalese0%(17)
Chinese0%(10)
Thai0%(9)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
Irish11.7%(4,766)
English11.4%(4,657)
German10.1%(4,127)
American8.8%(3,595)
Italian5.7%(2,344)
French3.3%(1,327)
West Indian1.7%(682)
Scottish1.3%(526)
Dutch1.2%(506)
Jamaican1.1%(431)
Polish0.9%(378)
Swedish0.6%(257)
+ 24 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.6%(230)
Czech0.5%(200)
Haitian0.5%(197)
Norwegian0.4%(175)
Canadian0.3%(138)
Welsh0.3%(133)
Greek0.2%(84)
Russian0.2%(65)
Hungarian0.1%(55)
Romanian0.1%(26)
Latvian0.1%(25)
Turkish0.1%(23)
Austrian0.1%(21)
Swiss0%(19)
Danish0%(18)
Brazilian0%(17)
British0%(17)
Belgian0%(14)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
15.8%
+6.9 ptssince 2000
from 8.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
80.2%
+15.1 ptssince 2000
from 65.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
5.3%
+2.5 ptssince 2000
from 2.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
28.4 min
+30%since 2000
from 21.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
74.0%
+2.3 ptssince 2009
from 71.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
12.9%
−5.0 ptssince 2009
from 17.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.1%
−3.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
6.6%
+4.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
1.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.7%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.4%
−7.4 ptssince 2011
from 11.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
50.1%
−5.1 ptssince 2011
from 55.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
65.5%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 62.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
17.1%
+3.0 ptssince 2009
from 14.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
30.0%
+8.9 ptssince 2009
from 21.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
53.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 53.1% in 2009
Female
46.5%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 46.9% in 2009
Foreign born
13.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 13.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.2%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
20.3%
+3.3 ptssince 2012
from 17.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
17.2%
−5.0 ptssince 2013
from 22.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
84.4%
+26.3 ptssince 2017
from 58.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
92.4%
+6.8 ptssince 2020
from 85.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.4%
−2.0 ptssince 2020
from 89.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
77.6%
+0.9 ptssince 2016
from 76.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
19.8%
−1.4 ptssince 2016
from 21.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married32.1%(5,780)
Married49.4%(8,906)
Widowed5.5%(998)
Divorced13%(2,341)
Women 15+
Never married26.9%(4,264)
Married49.1%(7,774)
Widowed13.4%(2,115)
Divorced10.6%(1,685)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
17.2%
−5.0 ptssince 2013
from 22.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
33.6%
−2.2 ptssince 2020
from 35.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.8%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 15.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
22.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 22.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
26.4%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 27.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.8%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 4.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
47.6%
−3.7 ptssince 2020
from 51.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
46.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 46.6% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)18.4%(486)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.5%(567)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.8%(1,049)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.4%(195)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.7%(97)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,636 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Okeechobee County, Florida?

Okeechobee County, Florida has about 40,816 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Okeechobee County, Florida?

The typical household in Okeechobee County, Florida earns about $57,984 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Okeechobee County, Florida expensive?

In Okeechobee County, Florida, the median home is worth about $193,000, and the typical rent is about $1,082 a month.

How educated are people in Okeechobee County, Florida?

About 15.8% of adults age 25 and over in Okeechobee County, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Okeechobee County, Florida?

About 18.0% of people in Okeechobee County, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Okeechobee County, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Okeechobee County, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 11,189 residents, a change of about 38 percent over that period.

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