Okeechobee County, Florida (FL)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (17.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (17.5%), Retail trade (11.9%).

Type of workers:

Okeechobee County, Florida business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Okeechobee County, Florida:

Median resident age:	36.7 years
Florida median age:	38.7 years

Males: 19,245	(53.6%)
Females: 16,665	(46.4%)

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Okeechobee County:	2.7 people
Florida:	2.5 people

This county:	$37,505
Florida:	$47,804

This county:	$602
State:	$794

Okeechobee County:	$165,409
Florida:	$230,400

Detached houses: $231,495

Here:	$231,495
State:	$334,342

Townhouses or other attached units: $472,704

Here:	$472,704
State:	$258,333

In 2-unit structures: $485,231

Here:	$485,231
State:	$289,450

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $137,470

Here:	$137,470
State:	$240,504

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $194,827

Here:	$194,827
State:	$281,565

Mobile homes: $50,885

Here:	$50,885
State:	$43,568

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $51,939

Here:	$51,939
State:	$47,032

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 13
• Robberies: 14
• Assaults: 274
• Burglaries: 374
• Thefts: 361
• Auto thefts: 66

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 18
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 217
• Burglaries: 396
• Thefts: 296
• Auto thefts: 69

This county:	16.0%
Whole state:	12.5%

This county:	7.4%
Whole state:	5.7%

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: Okeechobee, Taylor Creek, Cypress Quarters, Hillsboro Pines, Hillsboro Ranches, North Okeechobee.

Neighboring counties: Glades County , Hendry County , Highlands County , Indian River County , Martin County , Osceola County , Palm Beach County , Polk County , St. Lucie County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Dixie Ranch (A). Display/hide its location on the map Church in Okeechobee County: 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), Eagle Bay (B), Wet Rock Marsh (C), Pumpkin Bay (D), Joe Gore Slough (E), Arch Island Bay (F), Jernigans Pond (G), Wolf Sawgrass Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Taylor Creek (A), Boggy Branch (B), Popash Slough (C), Kissimmee River (D), Turkey Slough (E), Ash Slough (F), Nubbin Slough (G), Oak Creek (H), Duck Slough (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Okeechobee County: Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	10.9%
Florida:	10.0%

Current college students: 1,136
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,131 (25% naturalized citizens)

Okeechobee County:	11.5%
Whole state:	16.7%

Mean travel time to work: 27.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,688
• One, attached: 138
• Two: 306
• 3 or 4: 256
• 5 to 9: 186
• 10 to 19: 69
• 20 or more: 19
• Mobile homes: 7,630
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 212

Housing units in Okeechobee County with a mortgage: 3,139 (350 second mortgage, 197 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,561

Here:	66.8% with mortgage
State:	71.7% with mortgage

Okeechobee County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Florida state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 25 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/26/1982, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 7 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 9,291 (68%) Carpooled: 3,138 (23%) Bus or trolley bus: 472 (3%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 31 (0%) Walked: 217 (2%) Other means: 236 (2%) Worked at home: 309 (2%)

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.
5.91% relocated from other counties in Florida ($31,579 average AGI)
2.98% relocated from other states ($9,858 average AGI)

Okeechobee County:	2.98%
Florida average:	4.24%

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)
from Broward County, FL	0.53% ($39,393)
from Highlands County, FL	0.30% ($32,914)
from Glades County, FL	0.22% ($51,600)
from Miami-Dade County, FL	0.15% ($33,706)

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.
4.60% relocated to other counties in Florida ($20,285 average AGI)
3.45% relocated to other states ($13,381 average AGI)

Okeechobee County:	3.45%
Florida average:	3.31%

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)
to Glades County, FL	0.21% ($43,000)
to Martin County, FL	0.20% ($26,435)
to Polk County, FL	0.17% ($40,250)
to Indian River County, FL	0.16% ($48,056)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,151 (5,966 aged, 1,185 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 29,310 (7,031 male householders, 2,137 female householders)

  7,141 spouses, 9,584 children (8,690 natural, 298 adopted, 596 stepchildren), 739 grandchildren, 521 brothers or sisters, 269 parents, 809 other relatives, 1,079 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,495 (1,813 male householders (1,410 living alone)), 1,633 female householders (1,298 living alone)), 1,049 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,105 (2,065 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,224 2-persons, 1,817 3-persons, 1,534 4-persons, 854 5-persons, 470 6-persons, 269 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,708 1-person, 613 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

80.8% of residents of Okeechobee County speak English at home.
17.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (37% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $228,026,000 ($5849 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

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	63 per 1000 residents

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+27 per 1000 residents
State:	+30 per 1000 residents

Here:	+51 per 1000 residents
State:	+59 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	5.2
State:	5.6

Here:	4.2
State:	3.8

53% of Okeechobee County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Florida.

Okeechobee County:	53.3%
State average:	51.1%

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

• This state: 16217
• Northeast: 3570
• Midwest: 4764
• South: 6389
• West: 566

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $74,400

Here:	2.0%
Florida:	11.7%

Here:	3.5%
Florida:	9.7%

Here:	12.9%
Florida:	21.0%

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