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Okeechobee County

Population in July 2007: 4,813.
Males: 2,447  (50.9%)
Females: 2,366  (49.1%)
Median resident age:  54.6 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 34974.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,231 (it was $24,919 in 2000)
Taylor Creek:  $30,231
Florida:  $47,804

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $144,837 (it was $59,100 in 2000)
Taylor Creek:  $144,837
Florida:  $230,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $156,782; Detached houses: $226,640; In 2-unit structures: $862,878; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $159,426; Mobile homes: $53,230; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $47,500

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Races in Taylor Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.7%)
  • Hispanic (5.2%)
  • Other race (3.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Taylor Creek: 87.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (16.7%), English (14.1%), United States (12.6%), Irish (12.0%), French (3.0%), Italian (2.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 15 feet

Land area: 4.00 square miles.

Population density: 1204 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Taylor Creek

  • High school or higher: 67.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
  • Unemployed: 6.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Taylor Creek CDP

  • Never married: 12.6%
  • Now married: 56.1%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 13.5%
  • Divorced: 15.4%

293 residents are foreign born (4.7% Latin America, 1.0% North America, 0.8% Europe).

This place:  6.8%
Florida:  16.7%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Taylor Creek:  1.7% ($1,027)
Florida:  1.4% ($1,262)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Port St. Lucie, FL (30.3 miles , pop. 88,769).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Hialeah, FL (100.0 miles , pop. 226,419).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (965.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Cypress Quarters, FL (2.5 miles ), Okeechobee, FL (3.2 miles ), Buckhead Ridge, FL (9.1 miles ), Northeast Glades, FL (18.9 miles ), North Okeechobee, FL (19.2 miles ), West St. Lucie, FL (24.2 miles ), Indiantown, FL (25.7 miles ), Canal Point, FL (27.0 miles ).

Latitude: 27.22 N, Longitude: 80.79 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 863

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (27%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)


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Taylor Creek-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Florida state average. It is 8% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/15/1958, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 24.8 miles away from the Taylor Creek place center injured 20 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 10/19/1958, a category 3 tornado 26.9 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 24 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Taylor Creek:
  • RAULERSON HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; OKEECHOBEE, FL)
  • SAINT LUCIE MEDICAL CENTER (about 35 miles; PORT SAINT LUCIE, FL)
  • SAVANNAS HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; PORT SAINT LUCIE, FL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Taylor Creek:
  • VERO BEACH MUNI (about 40 miles; VERO BEACH, FL; ID: VRB)
  • MELBOURNE INTL (about 62 miles; MELBOURNE, FL; ID: MLB)
  • PALM BEACH INTL (about 62 miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; ID: PBI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Taylor Creek:
  • OKEECHOBEE COUNTY (about 4 miles; OKEECHOBEE, FL; ID: OBE)
  • INDIANTOWN (about 28 miles; INDIANTOWN, FL; ID: X58)
  • PALM BEACH CO GLADES (about 31 miles; PAHOKEE, FL; ID: PHK)

Amtrak station near Taylor Creek:
  • 4 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 Taylor Creek:
  • INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; FT PIERCE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,149)
  • FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MELBOURNE (about 61 miles; MELBOURNE, FL; FT enrollment: 3,055)
  • PALM BEACH ATLANTIC COLLEGE-WEST PALM BEACH (about 62 miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; FT enrollment: 2,109)
  • PALM BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; LAKE WORTH, FL; FT enrollment: 8,390)
  • FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY-BOCA RATON (about 76 miles; BOCA RATON, FL; FT enrollment: 14,311)
  • BREVARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE-COCOA CAMPUS (about 79 miles; COCOA, FL; FT enrollment: 7,277)
  • KEISER COLLEGE (about 83 miles; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; FT enrollment: 2,879)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.1 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  63.2%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.5%
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:  15.2%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  6.8%
Whole state:  5.7%

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Taylor Creek compared to Florida state average:
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age below 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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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (85%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
  • Utility gas (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

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 Taylor Creek:
  • WOKC (1570 AM; 1 kW; OKEECHOBEE, FL; Owner: GLADES MEDIA COMPANY LLC)
  • WJNA (640 AM; 38 kW; ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SOUTH FLORIDA RADIO, INC.)
  • WFTL (850 AM; 50 kW; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES II, L.L.C.)
  • WAQI (710 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #1)
  • WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAFC (590 AM; 5 kW; CLEWISTON, FL; Owner: GLADES MEDIA COMPANY)
  • WRFX (940 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLVJ (1040 AM; 25 kW; BOYNTON BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL BOYNTON BEACH, INC.)
  • WWNN (1470 AM; 50 kW; POMPANO BEACH, FL; Owner: WWNN LICENSE, LLC)
  • WIXC (1060 AM; 50 kW; TITUSVILLE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
  • WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Taylor Creek:
  • W218BB (91.5 FM; OKEECHOBEE, FL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WWFR (91.7 FM; STUART, FL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WLDI (95.5 FM; FORT PIERCE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKGR (98.7 FM; FORT PIERCE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRMF (97.9 FM; PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: PBB LICENSES, LLC)
  • WCNO (89.9 FM; PALM CITY, FL; Owner: NATIONAL CHRISTIAN NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Taylor Creek:
  • WPBF (Channel 25; TEQUESTA, FL; Owner: WPBF-TV COMPANY)
  • WTVX (Channel 34; FORT PIERCE, FL; Owner: C-34 FCC LICENSEE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WTCE (Channel 21; FORT PIERCE, FL; Owner: JACKSONVILLE EDUCATORS B/CNG, INC.)
  • WFGC (Channel 61; PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, INC.)

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