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Okeechobee County

Population in July 2007: 8,209.
Males: 5,101  (62.1%)
Females: 3,108  (37.9%)

Median resident age:  34.6 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,561 (it was $34,834 in 2000)
North Okeechobee:  $48,561
Florida:  $47,804

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,923
North Okeechobee:  $18,923
Florida:  $26,696

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $210,341 (it was $75,500 in 2000)
North Okeechobee:  $210,341
Florida:  $230,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $233,777; Detached houses: $261,956; Townhouses or other attached units: $2,759,935; Mobile homes: $65,030

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Races in North Okeechobee:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.2%)
  • Black (14.3%)
  • American Indian (14.3%)
  • Hispanic (13.8%)
  • Other race (6.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in North Okeechobee: 84.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 25 feet

Land area: 646.2 square miles.

Population density: 13 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in North Okeechobee

  • High school or higher: 69.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in North Okeechobee CCD

  • Never married: 27.1%
  • Now married: 57.1%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 5.4%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.3%
Florida:  16.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

North Okeechobee:  1.3% ($948)
Florida:  1.4% ($1,262)
North Okeechobee satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Port St. Lucie, FL (38.6 miles , pop. 88,769).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tampa, FL (99.4 miles , pop. 303,447).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (890.2 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Okeechobee, FL (4.0 miles ), Cypress Quarters, FL (4.0 miles ), Taylor Creek, FL (4.3 miles ), Buckhead Ridge, FL (4.7 miles ), Northeast Glades, FL (5.1 miles ), Sylvan Shores, FL (5.1 miles ), Lake Placid, FL (5.2 miles ), West St. Lucie, FL (5.3 miles ).

Latitude: 27.45 N, Longitude: 80.95 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 863

North Okeechobee household income distribution North Okeechobee home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (28%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Utilities (4%)
  • Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (15%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)



North Okeechobee-area historical tornado activity is near Florida state average. It is 38% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/15/1958, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.8 miles away from the North Okeechobee place center injured 20 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 9/26/1982, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 6.6 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 7 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near North Okeechobee:
  • RAULERSON HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; OKEECHOBEE, FL)
  • HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; SEBRING, FL)
  • FLORIDA HOSPITAL HEARTLAND MEDICAL CTR (about 33 miles; SEBRING, FL)

Amtrak station near North Okeechobee:
  • 16 miles: OKEECHOBEE (801 N. PARROTT AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to North Okeechobee:
  • INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; FT PIERCE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,149)
  • FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MELBOURNE (about 49 miles; MELBOURNE, FL; FT enrollment: 3,055)
  • TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER (about 64 miles; LAKELAND, FL; FT enrollment: 2,057)
  • POLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; WINTER HAVEN, FL; FT enrollment: 3,028)
  • BREVARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE-COCOA CAMPUS (about 65 miles; COCOA, FL; FT enrollment: 7,277)
  • PALM BEACH ATLANTIC COLLEGE-WEST PALM BEACH (about 76 miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; FT enrollment: 2,109)
  • VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; ORLANDO, FL; FT enrollment: 15,792)

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Notable location: Dixie Ranch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in North Okeechobee: Brethren Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Evergreen Cemetery (1), Basinger Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Twelvemile Slough (A), Wet Rock Marsh (B), Pumpkin Bay (C), Joe Gore Slough (D), Arch Island Bay (E), Jernigans Pond (F), Wolf Sawgrass Pond (G), Parker Bay (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Boggy Branch (A), Turkey Slough (B), Ash Slough (C), Oak Creek (D), Duck Slough (E), Fish Slough (F), Parker Slough (G), Cypress Slough (H), Starvation Slough (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in North Okeechobee: Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  62.8%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.0%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  12.0%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  6.9%
Whole state:  5.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in North Okeechobee, FL


People in group quarters in North Okeechobee
  • 1269 people in state prisons
  • 240 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 48 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 30 people in unknown juvenile institutions


North Okeechobee compared to Florida state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Okeechobee County Florida:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (90%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
  • No fuel used (3%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for North Okeechobee

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Lutheran Church
Adherents45.1%21.9%5.3%4.8%3.5%
Congregations20.6%2.9%2.9%11.8%2.9%
NameAssemblies of GodEpiscopal ChurchChristian Churches and Churches of ChristAmerican Baptist AssociationOther religions
Adherents3.5%3.3%3.2%1.7%7.7%
Congregations8.8%2.9%8.8%2.9%35.3%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


8.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,437 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.89%
Florida average:  8.71%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Palm Beach County, FL  1.75% ($78,045 average AGI)
from St. Lucie County, FL  0.78% ($37,411)
from Martin County, FL  0.65% ($38,333)


8.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,666 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.04%
Florida average:  7.73%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to St. Lucie County, FL  0.65% ($46,541 average AGI)
to Palm Beach County, FL  0.55% ($33,127)
to Highlands County, FL  0.38% ($31,205)


Strongest AM radio stations in North Okeechobee:
  • WJNA (640 AM; 38 kW; ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SOUTH FLORIDA RADIO, INC.)
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFTL (850 AM; 50 kW; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES II, L.L.C.)
  • WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHOO (1080 AM; daytime; 35 kW; KISSIMMEE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
  • WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WIXC (1060 AM; 50 kW; TITUSVILLE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
  • WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA)
  • WONQ (1030 AM; 45 kW; OVIEDO, FL; Owner: FLORIDA BROADCASTERS)
  • WAQI (710 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #1)
  • WJCM (1050 AM; 5 kW; SEBRING, FL; Owner: COHAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WMGG (820 AM; 50 kW; LARGO, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG LICENSEE)

Strongest FM radio stations in North Okeechobee:
  • WWFR (91.7 FM; STUART, FL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WLDI (95.5 FM; FORT PIERCE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W218BB (91.5 FM; OKEECHOBEE, FL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)

TV broadcast stations around North Okeechobee:
  • WPBF (Channel 25; TEQUESTA, FL; Owner: WPBF-TV COMPANY)
  • WTVX (Channel 34; FORT PIERCE, FL; Owner: C-34 FCC LICENSEE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WOPX (Channel 56; MELBOURNE, FL; Owner: PAXSON ORLANDO LICENSE, INC.)
  • WTCE (Channel 21; FORT PIERCE, FL; Owner: JACKSONVILLE EDUCATORS B/CNG, INC.)
  • WRDQ (Channel 27; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: WFTV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W27AE (Channel 27; SEBRING, FL; Owner: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • b b carter, 42450 N Hwy 441, Type: Tower, Structure height: 86.8 m, Overall height: 93.6 m
    Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Suite A, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770


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