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Okeechobee County, Florida (FL)

County population in 2022: 40,994 (63% urban, 37% rural); it was 35,910 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 5,554
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,630
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 9,430
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,829 (it was 3,163 in 2000)
% of renters here:

25%
State:

33%

Land area: 774 sq. mi.

Water area: 117.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 53 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Okeechobee County: 81.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.7%), Retail trade (11.3%), Public administration (10.7%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 73%
  • Government: 21%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Okeechobee County, FL (2022)
    • 24,77060.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 11,19327.4%Hispanic or Latino
    • 3,0757.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1,2032.9%Two or more races
    • 3580.9%Asian alone
    • 2250.6%Some other race alone
    • 490.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 60.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

41.1 years
Florida median age:

42.7 years
Males: 22,057  (53.8%)
Females: 18,937  (46.2%)
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Average household size:
Okeechobee County:

2.0 people
Florida:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $51,506 ($30,456 in 1999)
This county:

$51,506
Florida:

$69,303

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $855 (lower quartile is $659, upper quartile is $1,040)
This county:

$855
State:

$1367


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $192,077 (it was $64,100 in 2000)
Okeechobee:

$192,077
Florida:

$354,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $104,126 - $308,311
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,320
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $392

Institutionalized population: 2,331

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 4
  • Rapes: 20
  • Robberies: 21
  • Assaults: 149
  • Burglaries: 168
  • Thefts: 582
  • Auto thefts: 82

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 2
  • Rapes: 21
  • Robberies: 25
  • Assaults: 114
  • Burglaries: 153
  • Thefts: 549
  • Auto thefts: 78
Okeechobee County, FL map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 18 buildings, average cost: $295,100
  • 2021: 13 buildings, average cost: $315,900
  • 2020: 7 buildings, average cost: $275,300
  • 2019: 69 buildings, average cost: $340,100
  • 2018: 52 buildings, average cost: $353,400
  • 2017: 43 buildings, average cost: $365,800
  • 2016: 41 buildings, average cost: $351,600
  • 2015: 69 buildings, average cost: $297,800
  • 2014: 17 buildings, average cost: $325,700
  • 2013: 35 buildings, average cost: $301,100
  • 2012: 22 buildings, average cost: $301,900
  • 2011: 42 buildings, average cost: $254,300
  • 2010: 38 buildings, average cost: $266,300
  • 2009: 39 buildings, average cost: $194,700
  • 2008: 177 buildings, average cost: $208,200
  • 2007: 275 buildings, average cost: $210,500
  • 2006: 202 buildings, average cost: $101,300
  • 2005: 181 buildings, average cost: $87,100
  • 2004: 182 buildings, average cost: $89,900
  • 2003: 157 buildings, average cost: $88,300
  • 2002: 138 buildings, average cost: $90,700
  • 2001: 119 buildings, average cost: $90,400
  • 2000: 128 buildings, average cost: $83,700
  • 1999: 143 buildings, average cost: $83,500
  • 1998: 127 buildings, average cost: $83,700
  • 1997: 129 buildings, average cost: $87,700
Number of permits per 10,000 Okeechobee, FL residents
Average permit cost in Okeechobee, FL

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,580 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,106 (0.8%)

Distribution of median household income in Okeechobee, FL in 2022
Distribution of house value in Okeechobee, FL in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Okeechobee, FL in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 18.9%
Okeechobee County:

18.9%
Florida:

12.7%
(14.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 43.7% for Black residents, 24.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 66.7% for American Indian residents, 17.2% for other race residents, 10.5% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 41.1 years old
(Males: 39.9 years old, Females: 43.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 50.3 years old, Black residents: 37.7 years old, American Indian residents: 28.5 years old, Asian residents: 44.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30.7 years old, Other race residents: 26.2 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Okeechobee County is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $540 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $727 a month.

Cities in this county include: North Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Taylor Creek, Cypress Quarters.

Okeechobee County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Zip CodeCityCertified Residential DatabaseMandatory Residential DatabaseMandatory Non-Residential Database
Buildings MeasuredAbove 4 pCi/L (%)Buildings MeasuredAbove 4 pCi/L (%)Buildings MeasuredAbove 4 pCi/L (%)
34972Okeechobee105050
34973Okeechobee--1010
34974Okeechobee303030

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Neighboring counties: Duval County, Texas , Jim Wells County, Texas , Kenedy County, Texas , Zapata County, Texas .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.1%
Florida:

2.9%

Unemployment by year in Okeechobee, FL
County total employment by year in Okeechobee, FL
County average yearly wages by year in Okeechobee, FL

Current college students: 1,136
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 5,189 (52.0% naturalized citizens)

Okeechobee County:

12.7%
Whole state:

21.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 8642010 or later
  • 1,3942000 to 2009
  • 1,1701990 to 1999
  • 1,3811980 to 1989
  • 3771970 to 1979
  • 325Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.3%

Okeechobee County marital status for males Okeechobee County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 9,825
  • One, attached: 183
  • Two: 266
  • 3 or 4: 619
  • 5 to 9: 244
  • 10 to 19: 112
  • 20 to 49: 266
  • 50 or more: 59
  • Mobile homes: 7,071
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 378

Housing units in Okeechobee County with a mortgage: 5,296 (502 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 428 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 133

Here:

3.6% with mortgage
State:

97.6% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Okeechobee County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant9,48240
Catholic2,5343
Mainline Protestant1,0544
Black Protestant9474
Other3142
None25,665-
Okeechobee County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 12
Okeechobee County:

2.99 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.25 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

0.11 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 9
This county:

2.24 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

1.28 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18
Okeechobee County:

4.49 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

3.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 24
This county:

5.99 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.45 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Okeechobee County:

10.8%
Florida:

9.2%

Adult obesity rate:
Okeechobee County:

29.9%
State:

23.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

16.5%
State:

14.0%

Agriculture in Okeechobee County:

Average size of farms: 615 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $226,295
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $940.82
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.67%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 74.60%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $197,602
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 9.93%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 44.10%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $32,721
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 81.82%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 36.35
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 22.12%
Land in orchards: 13,302 acres

Earthquake activity:

Okeechobee County-area historical earthquake activity is above Florida state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 363.3 miles away from Okeechobee County center
On 6/23/2016 at 17:20:29, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 203.8 miles away from the county center
On 9/21/2016 at 16:30:52, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 207.4 miles away from the county center
On 9/4/2016 at 18:29:29, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 207.9 miles away from the county center
On 7/16/2016 at 20:00:10, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB) earthquake occurred 190.0 miles away from Okeechobee County center
On 6/10/2016 at 17:10:48, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB) earthquake occurred 201.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Florida Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4486, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Florida Hurricane Irma, Incident Period: September 4, 2017 - October 18, 2017, FEMA Id: 4337, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Florida Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 03, 2016 to October 19, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3377: October 06, 2016, FEMA Id: 3377, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Florida Tropical Storm Fay, Incident Period: August 18, 2008 to September 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1785: August 24, 2008, FEMA Id: 1785, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • Florida Tropical Storm Fay, Incident Period: August 18, 2008 to September 12, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3288: August 21, 2008, FEMA Id: 3288, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • Florida Okeechobee Fire Complex, Incident Period: May 29, 2007 to December 31, 1969, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 27, 2007, FEMA Id: 2696, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • Florida Hurricane Wilma, Incident Period: October 23, 2005 to November 18, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1609: October 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1609, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Florida Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3220: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3220, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Florida Hurricane Jeanne, Incident Period: September 24, 2004 to November 17, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1561: September 26, 2004, FEMA Id: 1561, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Florida Hurricane Ivan, Incident Period: September 13, 2004 to November 17, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1551: September 16, 2004, FEMA Id: 1551, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Okeechobee County (20) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 10, Fires: 5, Tropical Storms: 4, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Okeechobee

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 9,347 (67.1%)
  • Carpooled: 2,253 (16.2%)
  • Bus: 71 (0.5%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 307 (2.2%)
  • Bicycle: 15 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 338 (2.4%)
  • Worked at home: 1,375 (9.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (21%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Retail trade (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (27%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Construction and extraction occupations (15%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (8%)
  • Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (8%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Transportation occupations (7%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (4%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (44%)
  • Colombia (9%)
  • Cuba (9%)
  • Venezuela (8%)
  • Canada (5%)
  • Guatemala (4%)
  • Philippines (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Okeechobee County


  • American (13%)
  • English (9%)
  • Irish (8%)
  • German (6%)
  • Italian (6%)
  • French (except Basque) (2%)
  • European (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Okeechobee County, Florida in 2010:

  • 1,703 people in state prisons
  • 232 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 196 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 149 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 105 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 55 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 46 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 12 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 5 people in in-patient hospice facilities

People in group quarters in Okeechobee County, Florida in 2000:

  • 1,269 people in state prisons
  • 240 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 213 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 175 people in nursing homes
  • 73 people in institutions for the blind
  • 48 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 30 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 30 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 10 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 7 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $52,815.

9.03% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($43,736 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.03%
Florida average:

8.80%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.27% relocated from other counties in Florida ($29,012 average AGI)
2.76% relocated from other states ($14,724 average AGI)
Okeechobee County:

2.76%
Florida average:

4.38%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Palm Beach County, FL  1.27% ($40,948 average AGI)
from St. Lucie County, FL  1.22% ($49,373)
from Broward County, FL  0.53% ($53,917)
from Martin County, FL  0.49% ($45,328)
from Glades County, FL  0.43% ($42,254)
from Highlands County, FL  0.32% ($37,023)
from Miami-Dade County, FL  0.29% ($27,744)


8.34% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($40,413 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.34%
Florida average:

7.45%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.64% relocated to other counties in Florida ($25,468 average AGI)
2.70% relocated to other states ($14,945 average AGI)
Okeechobee County:

2.70%
Florida average:

2.97%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Leon County, FL  0.93% ($325 average AGI)
to St. Lucie County, FL  0.70% ($44,606)
to Palm Beach County, FL  0.59% ($49,089)
to Highlands County, FL  0.47% ($54,349)
to Glades County, FL  0.40% ($48,889)
to Martin County, FL  0.28% ($37,105)
to Indian River County, FL  0.17% ($37,087)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.0

Births per 1000 population in Okeechobee County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Okeechobee County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.7

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Okeechobee County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 22.3%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 10.9%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Okeechobee County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Okeechobee County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Okeechobee County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Okeechobee County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Okeechobee County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Okeechobee County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 6,882 (5,644 aged, 1,238 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,133 (22%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Okeechobee County, Florida in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,121)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (709)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (585)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (391)
  • Cardiomyopathy, unspecified (107)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (100)
  • Other disorders of lung (91)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (75)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (72)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (38)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.56
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 13,035
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 259
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 59,285

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,566
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,200
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 15

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 22
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 55

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 3

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 87.1. This is more than state average.

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 177.9. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 121.1
  • Other - 56.8

Household type by relationship:

Households: 40,994
  • Male householders: 7,513 (2,245 living alone), Female householders: 8,254 (2,122 living alone)
  • 7,421 spouses (7,125 opposite-sex spouses), 1,409 unmarried partners, (1,388 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,662 children (9,181 natural, 105 adopted, 374 stepchildren), 1,321 grandchildren, 538 brothers or sisters, 621 parents, 42 foster children, 621 other relatives, 873 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 2,758

Size of family households: 5,029 2-persons, 2,202 3-persons, 1,783 4-persons, 908 5-persons, 181 6-persons, 330 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,364 1-person, 930 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 12 4-persons.

4,283 married couples with children.
2,435 single-parent households (1,016 men, 1,419 women).

77.1% of residents of Okeechobee speak English at home.
20.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $228,026,000 ($5,849 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,266,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $108,432,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $74,975,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,456,000
Federal grants: $33,974,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,159,000 ($4,079,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,030,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $581,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,311,000
Federal Government insurance: $219,250,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 2,866
Here:

72 per 1000 residents
State:

63 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,985
Here:

50 per 1000 residents
State:

49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +1,079
Here:

+27 per 1000 residents
State:

+30 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +2,034
Here:

+51 per 1000 residents
State:

+59 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Okeechobee County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.23 millions of gallons per day (24% from ground, 76% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.3
State:

5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.3
State:

4.2

Year house built in Okeechobee County, Florida
  • Year house built in Okeechobee County, Florida
  • 1212020 or later
  • 1,3502010 to 2019
  • 3,3242000 to 2009
  • 3,4231990 to 1999
  • 4,6661980 to 1989
  • 3,8101970 to 1979
  • 1,0931960 to 1969
  • 4891950 to 1959
  • 451940 to 1949
  • 1961939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Okeechobee County, Florida
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Okeechobee County, Florida
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Okeechobee County, Florida
  • 961 room
  • 3162 rooms
  • 1,0863 rooms
  • 2,2644 rooms
  • 2,6445 rooms
  • 2,4956 rooms
  • 1,3267 rooms
  • 7658 rooms
  • 8599+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Okeechobee County, Florida
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Okeechobee County, Florida
  • 2501 room
  • 1922 rooms
  • 7873 rooms
  • 1,0024 rooms
  • 9335 rooms
  • 4466 rooms
  • 757 rooms
  • 3078 rooms
  • 179+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Okeechobee County, Florida
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Okeechobee County, Florida
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Okeechobee County, Florida
  • 110no bedroom
  • 8701 bedroom
  • 3,3142 bedrooms
  • 5,5783 bedrooms
  • 1,7094 bedrooms
  • 1615+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Okeechobee County, Florida
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Okeechobee County, Florida
  • 273no bedroom
  • 4731 bedroom
  • 1,7882 bedrooms
  • 1,1153 bedrooms
  • 3494 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Okeechobee County, Florida in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Okeechobee County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Okeechobee County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 271no vehicle
  • 3,7851 vehicle
  • 5,2582 vehicles
  • 1,7013 vehicles
  • 4544 vehicles
  • 3205+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Okeechobee County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Okeechobee County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 229no vehicle
  • 2,1771 vehicle
  • 1,1182 vehicles
  • 3683 vehicles
  • 1014 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

87.4% of Okeechobee County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Florida.

Okeechobee County:

87.4%
State average:

86.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 20,305
  • Other state: 14,215
  • Northeast: 3,362
  • Midwest: 4,382
  • South: 5,297
  • West: 1,149
Year householders moved into unit in Okeechobee County, FL
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Okeechobee County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 92.3%Electricity
  • 3.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.4%Utility gas
  • 1.5%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 90.6%Electricity
  • 6.8%No fuel used
  • 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Solar energy
  • 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%Utility gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 538
Here:

14.0%
Florida:

15.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 171
Here:

9.9%
Florida:

12.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 283
Here:

29.8%
Florida:

23.6%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Okeechobee County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $3,960,000
    Other: $3,453,000
    Solid Waste Management: $445,000
    Parks and Recreation: $425,000
    Parks and Recreation: $389,000
    Solid Waste Management: $228,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $169,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $104,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $2,505,000
    Regular Highways: $1,784,000
    General - Other: $727,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $9,057,000
    Police Protection: $8,718,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,296,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,234,000
    General - Other: $6,005,000
    Regular Highways: $5,355,000
    General - Other: $4,514,000
    Financial Administration: $4,270,000
    Regular Highways: $3,837,000
    Financial Administration: $3,775,000
    Health - Other: $3,655,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,599,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,564,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,066,000
    Health - Other: $3,023,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,816,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,664,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,007,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,654,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,442,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,428,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,230,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,086,000
    General Public Buildings: $984,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $897,000
    General Public Buildings: $893,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $869,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $792,000
    Housing and Community Development: $564,000
    Libraries: $500,000
    Air Transportation: $412,000
    Libraries: $411,000
    Housing and Community Development: $347,000
    Air Transportation: $279,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $259,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $210,000
    Water Utilities: $11,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Sewerage: $1,022,000
    Other: $550,000
    Other: $411,000
    Public Welfare: $213,000
    Public Welfare: $171,000
    Health and Hospitals: $31,000
    Health and Hospitals: $25,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $73,000
    Interest on Debt: $40,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $755,000
    Health - Other: $755,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $7,000
    Other: $5,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,063,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $846,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $825,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $691,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $576,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $210,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $6,955,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,094,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,153,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $651,000
    Interest Earnings: $608,000
    Rents: $450,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $432,000
    Rents: $358,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $64,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $39,000
    Special Assessments: $4,000
    Special Assessments: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $922,000
    Parks and Recreation: $763,000
    Police Protection: $582,000
    General - Other: $560,000
    Parks and Recreation: $453,000
    Police Protection: $448,000
    Local Fire Protection: $413,000
    Health - Other: $355,000
    Local Fire Protection: $328,000
    Air Transportation: $205,000
    Financial Administration: $195,000
    Central Staff Services: $182,000
    Health - Other: $170,000
    Financial Administration: $98,000
    Housing and Community Development: $52,000
    Correctional Institutions: $29,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $21,000
    General Public Building: $21,000
    General Public Building: $19,000
    Correctional Institutions: $15,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $13,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $9,000
    Housing and Community Development: $5,000
    Air Transportation: $4,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $49,815,000
    Cash and Securities: $45,208,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $3,951,000
    Other: $3,578,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,542,000
    Highways: $2,534,000
    Other: $2,472,000
    Highways: $1,853,000
    Public Welfare: $273,000
    Public Welfare: $253,000
    Health and Hospitals: $223,000
    Health and Hospitals: $223,000
    Transit Utilities: $37,000
  • Tax - Property: $15,039,000
    Property: $13,116,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $8,032,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $7,457,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,310,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,649,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $2,845,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $2,779,000
    Other License: $701,000
    Other License: $680,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $436,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $402,000
    Other Selective Sales: $350,000
    Other Selective Sales: $339,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $198,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $143,000

Okeechobee County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $3,960,000
    Other: $3,453,000
    Solid Waste Management: $445,000
    Parks and Recreation: $425,000
    Parks and Recreation: $389,000
    Solid Waste Management: $228,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $169,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $104,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $2,505,000
    Regular Highways: $1,784,000
    General - Other: $727,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $9,057,000
    Police Protection: $8,718,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,296,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,234,000
    General - Other: $6,005,000
    Regular Highways: $5,355,000
    General - Other: $4,514,000
    Financial Administration: $4,270,000
    Regular Highways: $3,837,000
    Financial Administration: $3,775,000
    Health - Other: $3,655,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,599,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,564,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,066,000
    Health - Other: $3,023,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,816,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,664,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,007,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,654,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,442,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,428,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,230,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,086,000
    General Public Buildings: $984,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $897,000
    General Public Buildings: $893,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $869,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $792,000
    Housing and Community Development: $564,000
    Libraries: $500,000
    Air Transportation: $412,000
    Libraries: $411,000
    Housing and Community Development: $347,000
    Air Transportation: $279,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $259,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $210,000
    Water Utilities: $11,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Sewerage: $1,022,000
    Other: $550,000
    Other: $411,000
    Public Welfare: $213,000
    Public Welfare: $171,000
    Health and Hospitals: $31,000
    Health and Hospitals: $25,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $73,000
    Interest on Debt: $40,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $755,000
    Health - Other: $755,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $7,000
    Other: $5,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,063,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $846,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $825,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $691,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $576,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $210,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $6,955,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,094,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,153,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $651,000
    Interest Earnings: $608,000
    Rents: $450,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $432,000
    Rents: $358,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $64,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $39,000
    Special Assessments: $4,000
    Special Assessments: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $922,000
    Parks and Recreation: $763,000
    Police Protection: $582,000
    General - Other: $560,000
    Parks and Recreation: $453,000
    Police Protection: $448,000
    Local Fire Protection: $413,000
    Health - Other: $355,000
    Local Fire Protection: $328,000
    Air Transportation: $205,000
    Financial Administration: $195,000
    Central Staff Services: $182,000
    Health - Other: $170,000
    Financial Administration: $98,000
    Housing and Community Development: $52,000
    Correctional Institutions: $29,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $21,000
    General Public Building: $21,000
    General Public Building: $19,000
    Correctional Institutions: $15,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $13,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $9,000
    Housing and Community Development: $5,000
    Air Transportation: $4,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $49,815,000
    Cash and Securities: $45,208,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $3,951,000
    Other: $3,578,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,542,000
    Highways: $2,534,000
    Other: $2,472,000
    Highways: $1,853,000
    Public Welfare: $273,000
    Public Welfare: $253,000
    Health and Hospitals: $223,000
    Health and Hospitals: $223,000
    Transit Utilities: $37,000
  • Tax - Property: $15,039,000
    Property: $13,116,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $8,032,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $7,457,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,310,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,649,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $2,845,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $2,779,000
    Other License: $701,000
    Other License: $680,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $436,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $402,000
    Other Selective Sales: $350,000
    Other Selective Sales: $339,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $198,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $143,000

Okeechobee County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $3,960,000
    Other: $3,453,000
    Solid Waste Management: $445,000
    Parks and Recreation: $425,000
    Parks and Recreation: $389,000
    Solid Waste Management: $228,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $169,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $104,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $2,505,000
    Regular Highways: $1,784,000
    General - Other: $727,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $9,057,000
    Police Protection: $8,718,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,296,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,234,000
    General - Other: $6,005,000
    Regular Highways: $5,355,000
    General - Other: $4,514,000
    Financial Administration: $4,270,000
    Regular Highways: $3,837,000
    Financial Administration: $3,775,000
    Health - Other: $3,655,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,599,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,564,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,066,000
    Health - Other: $3,023,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,816,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,664,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,007,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,654,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,442,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,428,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,230,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,086,000
    General Public Buildings: $984,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $897,000
    General Public Buildings: $893,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $869,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $792,000
    Housing and Community Development: $564,000
    Libraries: $500,000
    Air Transportation: $412,000
    Libraries: $411,000
    Housing and Community Development: $347,000
    Air Transportation: $279,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $259,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $210,000
    Water Utilities: $11,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Sewerage: $1,022,000
    Other: $550,000
    Other: $411,000
    Public Welfare: $213,000
    Public Welfare: $171,000
    Health and Hospitals: $31,000
    Health and Hospitals: $25,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $73,000
    Interest on Debt: $40,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $755,000
    Health - Other: $755,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $7,000
    Other: $5,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,063,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $846,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $825,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $691,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $576,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $210,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $6,955,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,094,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,153,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $651,000
    Interest Earnings: $608,000
    Rents: $450,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $432,000
    Rents: $358,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $64,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $39,000
    Special Assessments: $4,000
    Special Assessments: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $922,000
    Parks and Recreation: $763,000
    Police Protection: $582,000
    General - Other: $560,000
    Parks and Recreation: $453,000
    Police Protection: $448,000
    Local Fire Protection: $413,000
    Health - Other: $355,000
    Local Fire Protection: $328,000
    Air Transportation: $205,000
    Financial Administration: $195,000
    Central Staff Services: $182,000
    Health - Other: $170,000
    Financial Administration: $98,000
    Housing and Community Development: $52,000
    Correctional Institutions: $29,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $21,000
    General Public Building: $21,000
    General Public Building: $19,000
    Correctional Institutions: $15,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $13,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $9,000
    Housing and Community Development: $5,000
    Air Transportation: $4,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $49,815,000
    Cash and Securities: $45,208,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $3,951,000
    Other: $3,578,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,542,000
    Highways: $2,534,000
    Other: $2,472,000
    Highways: $1,853,000
    Public Welfare: $273,000
    Public Welfare: $253,000
    Health and Hospitals: $223,000
    Health and Hospitals: $223,000
    Transit Utilities: $37,000
  • Tax - Property: $15,039,000
    Property: $13,116,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $8,032,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $7,457,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,310,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,649,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $2,845,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $2,779,000
    Other License: $701,000
    Other License: $680,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $436,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $402,000
    Other Selective Sales: $350,000
    Other Selective Sales: $339,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $198,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $143,000

Okeechobee County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $3,960,000
    Other: $3,453,000
    Solid Waste Management: $445,000
    Parks and Recreation: $425,000
    Parks and Recreation: $389,000
    Solid Waste Management: $228,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $169,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $104,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $2,505,000
    Regular Highways: $1,784,000
    General - Other: $727,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $9,057,000
    Police Protection: $8,718,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,296,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,234,000
    General - Other: $6,005,000
    Regular Highways: $5,355,000
    General - Other: $4,514,000
    Financial Administration: $4,270,000
    Regular Highways: $3,837,000
    Financial Administration: $3,775,000
    Health - Other: $3,655,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,599,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,564,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,066,000
    Health - Other: $3,023,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,816,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,664,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,007,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,654,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,442,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,428,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,230,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,086,000
    General Public Buildings: $984,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $897,000
    General Public Buildings: $893,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $869,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $792,000
    Housing and Community Development: $564,000
    Libraries: $500,000
    Air Transportation: $412,000
    Libraries: $411,000
    Housing and Community Development: $347,000
    Air Transportation: $279,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $259,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $210,000
    Water Utilities: $11,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Sewerage: $1,022,000
    Other: $550,000
    Other: $411,000
    Public Welfare: $213,000
    Public Welfare: $171,000
    Health and Hospitals: $31,000
    Health and Hospitals: $25,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $73,000
    Interest on Debt: $40,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $755,000
    Health - Other: $755,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $7,000
    Other: $5,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,063,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $846,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $825,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $691,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $576,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $210,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $6,955,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,094,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,153,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $651,000
    Interest Earnings: $608,000
    Rents: $450,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $432,000
    Rents: $358,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $64,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $39,000
    Special Assessments: $4,000
    Special Assessments: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $922,000
    Parks and Recreation: $763,000
    Police Protection: $582,000
    General - Other: $560,000
    Parks and Recreation: $453,000
    Police Protection: $448,000
    Local Fire Protection: $413,000
    Health - Other: $355,000
    Local Fire Protection: $328,000
    Air Transportation: $205,000
    Financial Administration: $195,000
    Central Staff Services: $182,000
    Health - Other: $170,000
    Financial Administration: $98,000
    Housing and Community Development: $52,000
    Correctional Institutions: $29,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $21,000
    General Public Building: $21,000
    General Public Building: $19,000
    Correctional Institutions: $15,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $13,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $9,000
    Housing and Community Development: $5,000
    Air Transportation: $4,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $49,815,000
    Cash and Securities: $45,208,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $3,951,000
    Other: $3,578,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,542,000
    Highways: $2,534,000
    Other: $2,472,000
    Highways: $1,853,000
    Public Welfare: $273,000
    Public Welfare: $253,000
    Health and Hospitals: $223,000
    Health and Hospitals: $223,000
    Transit Utilities: $37,000
  • Tax - Property: $15,039,000
    Property: $13,116,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $8,032,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $7,457,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,310,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,649,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $2,845,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $2,779,000
    Other License: $701,000
    Other License: $680,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $436,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $402,000
    Other Selective Sales: $350,000
    Other Selective Sales: $339,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $198,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $143,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 883
  • Number of aged recipients: 91
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 792
  • Number of recipients under 18: 179
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 530
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 174
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 338
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 394
Most common first names in Okeechobee County, FL among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
William20774.2 years
James19472.7 years
John18173.7 years
Robert14172.9 years
Mary11977.3 years
Charles10473.6 years
George7274.4 years
Richard7169.3 years
Joseph6673.6 years
Donald6171.0 years
Most common last names in Okeechobee County, FL among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith7475.2 years
Davis4873.0 years
Williams4776.8 years
Johnson4469.5 years
Thomas4075.4 years
Brown3976.0 years
Jones3669.6 years
Miller2976.1 years
White2670.8 years
Martin2372.6 years
Businesses in Okeechobee County, FL
NameCountNameCount
Arby's1New Balance1
AutoZone1Penske1
Best Western1Pizza Hut1
Chevrolet1Publix Super Markets1
Dairy Queen1RadioShack1
FedEx1Sears1
Ford1Sprint Nextel1
H&R Block1Subway3
Holiday Inn1Taco Bell1
Home Depot1Travelodge1
Jones New York3U-Haul2
KFC1UPS3
McDonald's1Walmart1
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