North Okeechobee, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 36 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 7,228 (284 farm, 6,944 nonfarm))

Houses: 2,393 (2,030 occupied: 1,515 owner occupied, 515 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	25%
State:	30%

Housing density: 4 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this county: $329,248.

Median contract rent in 2007: $641 (lower quartile is $451, upper quartile is $830)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $579

Median gross rent in North Okeechobee, FL in 2007: $734

Housing units in North Okeechobee with a mortgage: 427 (47 second mortgage, 54 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 216

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $202,800 (it was $75,500 in 2000)

North Okeechobee:	$202,800
Florida:	$230,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $144,561 - $278,395

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $244,518
Here: $244,518
State: $334,342

Townhouses or other attached units: $3,016,672
Here: $3,016,672
State: $258,333

Mobile homes: $65,030
Here: $65,030
State: $43,568

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,652

In family households: 5,173 (1,387 male householders, 241 female householders)
1,405 spouses, 1,737 children (1,469 natural, 120 adopted, 148 stepchildren), 60 grandchildren, 74 brothers or sisters, 58 parents, 77 other relatives, 134 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 479 (295 male householders (260 living alone)), 122 female householders (103 living alone)), 62 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,612 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 707 2-persons, 362 3-persons, 282 4-persons, 175 5-persons, 72 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 363 1-person, 47 2-persons, 7 4-persons.

1,124 married couples with children.
300 single-parent households (138 men, 162 women).

86.5% of residents of North Okeechobee speak English at home.
11.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (38% speak English very well, 63% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 464 (6.4%)
(37.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in North Okeechobee, Florida:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 31 3 rooms: 99 4 rooms: 338 5 rooms: 338 6 rooms: 322 7 rooms: 254 8 rooms: 77 9 or more rooms: 56

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in North Okeechobee, Florida:
	1 room: 18 2 rooms: 24 3 rooms: 72 4 rooms: 98 5 rooms: 167 6 rooms: 79 7 rooms: 24 8 rooms: 20 9 or more rooms: 13

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 55
1995 to 1998: 293
1990 to 1994: 345
1980 to 1989: 828
1970 to 1979: 493
1960 to 1969: 188
1950 to 1959: 120
1940 to 1949: 43
1939 or earlier: 28

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in North Okeechobee:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 84 2 bedrooms: 411 3 bedrooms: 830 4 bedrooms: 183 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in North Okeechobee:
	no bedroom: 24 1 bedroom: 60 2 bedrooms: 154 3 bedrooms: 234 4 bedrooms: 37 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in North Okeechobee in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 63 1 vehicle: 309 2 vehicles: 828 3 vehicles: 259 4 vehicles: 36 5 or more vehicles: 20

Cars and other vehicles available in North Okeechobee in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 67 1 vehicle: 200 2 vehicles: 224 3 vehicles: 14 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 4

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in North Okeechobee, FL:

Less than $10,000: 16
$10,000 to $14,999: 8
$15,000 to $19,999: 8
$20,000 to $24,999: 8
$25,000 to $29,999: 6
$30,000 to $34,999: 4
$35,000 to $39,999: 4
$40,000 to $49,999: 12
$50,000 to $59,999: 29
$60,000 to $69,999: 38
$70,000 to $79,999: 34
$80,000 to $89,999: 34
$90,000 to $99,999: 57
$100,000 to $124,999: 112
$125,000 to $149,999: 81
$150,000 to $174,999: 116
$175,000 to $199,999: 167
$200,000 to $249,999: 255
$250,000 to $299,999: 161
$300,000 to $399,999: 257
$400,000 to $499,999: 47
$500,000 to $749,999: 28
$750,000 to $999,999: 14
$1,000,000 or more: 18

North Okeechobee rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in North Okeechobee:

Less than $100: 4 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 9
$200 to $249: 4
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 9
$350 to $399: 11
$400 to $449: 13
$450 to $499: 9
$500 to $549: 9
$550 to $599: 10
$600 to $649: 27
$650 to $699: 15
$700 to $749: 6
$750 to $799: 19
$800 to $899: 27
$900 to $999: 3
$1,000 to $1,249: 20
$1,250 to $1,499: 5
$1,500 to $1,999: 5
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 231

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 135 1990 to 1994: 59 1985 to 1989: 100 1980 to 1984: 92 1975 to 1979: 23 1970 to 1974: 6 1970 to 1974: 18 1965 to 1969: 31

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.3%
Number of people working at home: 68 (2.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 115
5 to 9 minutes: 313
10 to 14 minutes: 271
15 to 19 minutes: 413
20 to 24 minutes: 297
25 to 29 minutes: 130
30 to 34 minutes: 248
35 to 39 minutes: 62
40 to 44 minutes: 36
45 to 59 minutes: 238
60 to 89 minutes: 226
90 or more minutes: 113

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,921 (76%)
Carpooled: 390 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 15 (1%)
Walked: 108 (4%)
Other means: 28 (1%)
Worked at home: 68 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 193
$10,000 to $14,999: 93
$15,000 to $19,999: 191
$20,000 to $24,999: 212
$25,000 to $29,999: 193
$30,000 to $34,999: 146
$35,000 to $39,999: 123
$40,000 to $44,999: 160
$45,000 to $49,999: 83
$50,000 to $59,999: 163
$60,000 to $74,999: 240
$75,000 to $99,999: 147
$100,000 to $124,999: 58
$125,000 to $149,999: 10
$150,000 to $199,999: 24
$200,000 or more: 9

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1659

United States or American: 907

Irish: 563

English: 450

German: 443

Italian: 214

French (except Basque): 182

African: 154

Subsaharan African:: 154

Scottish: 93

Scotch-Irish: 83

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 46

French Canadian: 45

Dutch: 40

Jamaican: 34

Norwegian: 34

European: 26

Polish: 23

Arab:: 22

Swedish: 21

Armenian: 14

Acadian/Cajun: 12

Portuguese: 12

Barbadian: 12

British: 12

Canadian: 12

Other Arab: 9

Russian: 9

Greek: 9

Lebanese: 8

Czech: 7

Croatian: 7

Welsh: 7

Arab/Arabic: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (47%)
Cuba (9%)
Nicaragua (8%)
Canada (7%)
Jamaica (5%)
Colombia (5%)
Venezuela (3%)

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

This state: 4042
Northeast: 747
Midwest: 681
South: 1103
West: 118

51% of North Okeechobee residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 36
Nursery to 4th grade: 41
5th and 6th grade: 59
7th and 8th grade: 90
9th grade: 236
10th grade: 194
11th grade: 190
12th grade, no diploma: 206
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,008
Less than 1 year of college: 168
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 385
Associate degree: 120
Bachelor's degree: 214
Master's degree: 25
Professional school degree: 6
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 43
7th and 8th grade: 81
9th grade: 72
10th grade: 55
11th grade: 88
12th grade, no diploma: 43
High school graduate (or equivalency): 716
Less than 1 year of college: 157
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 189
Associate degree: 159
Bachelor's degree: 119
Master's degree: 28
Professional school degree: 24
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 10.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 13.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 7.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $44,625
Black householders: $34,572
Some other race householders: $32,469
Two or more races householders: $23,691
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $25,669

North Okeechobee household income for White non-Hispanic householders

North Okeechobee household income for Black householders

North Okeechobee household income for Some other race householders

North Okeechobee household income for Two or more races householders

North Okeechobee household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

North Okeechobee marital status for males

North Okeechobee marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $235,838
Some other race householders: $238,793
Two or more races householders: $243,359
Hispanic or Latino householders: $228,317

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,260
One, attached: 37
Two: 6
3 or 4: 12
5 to 9: 38
Mobile homes: 1,029
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Median worth of mobile homes: $79,517

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in North Okeechobee:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (92%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) No fuel used (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (84%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) No fuel used (6%) Utility gas (2%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Florida:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 39

Here:	5.7%
Florida:	9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 53

Here:	24.2%
Florida:	21.0%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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