COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Okeechobee County

Florida · 29,627 residents · 769 sq mi

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With 29,627 people, Okeechobee County is a county in Florida. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $54,200. 20.8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. 72% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Florida median by roughly 22%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

29,627

−17%vs 2000

vs 35,910 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.6

−6%vs 2000

vs 36.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

769 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202441K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(2,235)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(2,333)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(2,118)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(2,211)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(1,841)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(4,259)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(3,614)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(2,992)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(3,212)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.2%(3,310)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(1,238)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(264)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,427

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,456 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,792

−33%vs 2000

vs $14,553 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.8%

+4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$54,200

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$393

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $486 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.4%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.8% in 2000

27.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic71.6%(25,699)

Black7.8%(2,796)

Hispanic / Latino18.6%(6,684)

Asian0.6%(228)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.6%(25,072)

Black6.2%(1,848)

Hispanic / Latino11.9%(3,522)

Asian0.3%(89)

Other8.8%(2,618)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican18.5%(7,560)

South American2.1%(873)

Cuban2%(819)

Puerto Rican1.7%(680)

Colombian1%(427)

Venezuelan1%(402)

Central American1%(397)

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)

Costa Rican0%(13)

Peruvian0%(9)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(116)

Vietnamese0.1%(51)

Asian Indian0.1%(48)

Japanese0.1%(40)

Nepalese0%(17)

Chinese0%(10)

Thai0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(13)

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

Subsaharan African0.6%(245)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(230)

Czech0.5%(200)

Haitian0.5%(197)

Norwegian0.4%(175)

French Canadian0.4%(161)

Canadian0.3%(138)

Welsh0.3%(133)

Greek0.2%(84)

Russian0.2%(65)

Hungarian0.1%(55)

Romanian0.1%(26)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(26)

Latvian0.1%(25)

Turkish0.1%(23)

Austrian0.1%(21)

Swiss0%(19)

Danish0%(18)

Brazilian0%(17)

British0%(17)

Belgian0%(14)

Portuguese0%(13)

Lithuanian0%(7)

Nigerian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.8%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.1%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.8 min

−5%vs 2000

vs 21.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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