34972 Zip Code (Okeechobee, FL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 19,651
Zip code population in 2010: 20,180
Zip code population in 2000: 17,820

Houses and condos: 7,345
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,044
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 34972: 82.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 909.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 12.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 22 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,574 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,178 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 34972:

• High school or higher: 76.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
• Unemployed: 5.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 34972:

• Never married: 38.9%
• Now married: 43.4%
• Separated: 2.1%
• Widowed: 5.2%
• Divorced: 10.4%

• 
• • 10,04251.1%White
  • 6,13931.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2,79214.2%Black
  • 4772.4%Two or more races
  • 1330.7%Some other race
  • 470.2%Asian
  • 110.06%American Indian
  • 70.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

Urban population: 8,380
Rural population: 11,270

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 34972, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $45,188 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,188
State:	$82,200

Salary/wage: $37,985 (reported on 83.7% of returns)

Here:	$37,985
State:	$58,347

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1384.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3757.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6639.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10103.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13975.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 52253.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,350 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,350
Florida:	$4,272

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 24.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 34.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 109.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1426.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,733 (reported on 5.2% of returns)

Here:	$5,733
State:	$15,863

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $25k, 17.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 40.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 59.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 144.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3066.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$55,360 (reported on 6.3% of returns)

Here:	+$55,360
State:	+$62,983

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $25k, 16.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 270.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 621.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 74280.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,922 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	+$6,922
State:	+$9,719

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 151.8% for AGIs below $25k, 90.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 126.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 282.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 389.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $18,196 (reported on 3.6% of returns)

34972:	$18,196
Florida:	$24,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.2% for AGIs below $25k, 31.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 125.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 204.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 773.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $35,535 (reported on 2.3% of returns)

Here:	$35,535
State:	$45,393

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 56.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 168.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 553.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7156.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $13,036 (reported on 1.9% of returns)

Here:	$13,036
State:	$20,178

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 37.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 193.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2903.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $4,775 (reported on 2.1% of returns)

34972:	$4,775
State:	$6,967

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 20.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 676.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,657 (reported on 30.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,657
State:	$2,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 174.5% for AGIs below $25k, 98.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 89.7%

Here:	90%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 87.5% for AGIs below $25k, 91.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 93.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 87.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 90.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 34972, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $36,393 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,393
State:	$60,316

Salary/wage: $30,875 (reported on 85.4% of returns)

Here:	$30,875
State:	$45,277

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.9% for AGIs below $25k, 84.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 58.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 28.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,546 (reported on 14.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,546
Florida:	$3,587

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,902 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

Here:	$3,902
State:	$12,831

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$22,448 (reported on 4.9% of returns)

Here:	+$22,448
State:	+$33,493

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 20.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,682 (reported on 14.1% of returns)

Here:	+$7,682
State:	+$10,012

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,520 (reported on 4.0% of returns)

34972:	$12,520
Florida:	$21,544

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,895 (21% of AGI, reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$18,895
State:	$25,533

Here:	20.8% of AGI
State:	18.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $5,013 (reported on 7.3% of returns)

Here:	$5,013
State:	$5,698

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $3,107 (reported on 11.7% of returns)

34972:	$3,107
State:	$6,203

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,661 (reported on 35.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,661
State:	$2,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 55.5%

Here:	55%
State:	54%

(% for various income ranges: 53.5% for AGIs below $25k, 56.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 80.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 34972, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,245 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,245
State:	$50,523

Salary/wage: $27,626 (reported on 88.4% of returns)

Here:	$27,626
State:	$39,563

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 183.7% for AGIs below $10k, 88.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 32.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,748 (reported on 20.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,748
Florida:	$3,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,955 (reported on 8.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,955
State:	$6,129

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$51,830 (reported on 7.6% of returns)

Here:	+$51,830
State:	+$27,205

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 43.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,206 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	+$7,206
State:	+$10,634

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,165 (reported on 1.4% of returns)

34972:	$3,165
Florida:	$3,082

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,608 (23% of AGI, reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$17,608
State:	$20,370

Here:	23.0% of AGI
State:	20.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.5% for AGIs below $10k, 5.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,584 (4% of AGI, reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,584
State:	$4,064

Here:	4.2% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,001 (reported on 61.1% of returns)

34972:	$5,001
State:	$9,431

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,963 (reported on 32.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,963
State:	$1,808

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 61.7%

Here:	62%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 56.5% for AGIs below $10k, 63.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 32966, 33857, 34974, 33867, 34945, 32948.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,353
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 4,984

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 222 (102 now married, 114 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 3,964 (1,819 now married, 2,145 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 34972 with a mortgage: 2,145 (109 second mortgage, 73 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,211
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $407

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 34972 household income distribution in 2022

• 429Less than $10,000
• 203$10,000 to $14,999
• 234$15,000 to $19,999
• 549$20,000 to $24,999
• 364$25,000 to $29,999
• 252$30,000 to $34,999
• 265$35,000 to $39,999
• 422$40,000 to $44,999
• 214$45,000 to $49,999
• 687$50,000 to $59,999
• 650$60,000 to $74,999
• 728$75,000 to $99,999
• 551$100,000 to $124,999
• 345$125,000 to $149,999
• 230$150,000 to $199,999
• 189$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 34972

• 147Less than $10,000
• 34$10,000 to $14,999
• 13$15,000 to $19,999
• 29$20,000 to $24,999
• 51$25,000 to $29,999
• 96$30,000 to $34,999
• 27$35,000 to $39,999
• 126$40,000 to $49,999
• 61$50,000 to $59,999
• 24$60,000 to $69,999
• 53$70,000 to $79,999
• 191$80,000 to $89,999
• 85$90,000 to $99,999
• 352$100,000 to $124,999
• 161$125,000 to $149,999
• 327$150,000 to $174,999
• 286$175,000 to $199,999
• 271$200,000 to $249,999
• 373$250,000 to $299,999
• 396$300,000 to $399,999
• 335$400,000 to $499,999
• 111$500,000 to $749,999
• 13$750,000 to $999,999
• 6$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
• 1$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 34972

• 75Less than $100
• 53$100 to $149
• 9$200 to $249
• 5$250 to $299
• 5$300 to $349
• 29$350 to $399
• 54$400 to $449
• 133$500 to $549
• 30$550 to $599
• 50$600 to $649
• 203$650 to $699
• 62$700 to $749
• 110$750 to $799
• 304$800 to $899
• 126$900 to $999
• 71$1,000 to $1,249
• 13$1,250 to $1,499
• 173$1,500 to $1,999
• 40$3,000 to $3,499
• 389No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,061.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $230,992.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $236,337
• Black or African American householders: $185,812
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $108,030
• Some other race householders: $205,092
• Two or more races householders: $263,927
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $199,441

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $200,439 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $118,983 - $307,721

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,394
• One, attached: 81
• Two: 126
• 3 or 4: 319
• 5 to 9: 37
• 10 to 19: 80
• 20 to 49: 16
• 50 or more: 53
• Mobile homes: 2,130
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 52

Unemployment: 5.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 34972

• 70.6%5,184Drove a car alone
• 16.8%1,235Carpooled
• 2.1%154Bus or trolley bus
• 0.1%6Motorcycle
• 1.2%90Bicycle
• 0.7%50Walked
• 0.8%62Other means
• 3.8%280Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 34972

• 489Less than 5 minutes
• 1,0725 to 9 minutes
• 88210 to 14 minutes
• 99115 to 19 minutes
• 51720 to 24 minutes
• 13025 to 29 minutes
• 71130 to 34 minutes
• 14535 to 39 minutes
• 17940 to 44 minutes
• 39745 to 59 minutes
• 79960 to 89 minutes
• 45890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 74.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 19,651

• Male householders: 3,181 (795 living alone), Female householders: 3,195 (684 living alone)

• 2,926 spouses (2,913 opposite-sex spouses), 469 unmarried partners, (469 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,008 children (4,877 natural, 18 adopted, 116 stepchildren), 927 grandchildren, 289 brothers or sisters, 300 parents, 42 foster children, 328 other relatives, 191 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,710 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,043 2-persons, 938 3-persons, 798 4-persons, 548 5-persons, 30 6-persons, 189 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,477 1-person, 328 2-persons, 14 3-persons

1,816 married couples with children.
1,409 single-parent households (483 men, 926 women).

73.0% of residents of 34972 zip code speak English at home.
24.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% very well, 11% well, 13% not well, 9% not at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% very well, 17% well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION (2534 N.W. 16TH BLVD. in OKEECHOBEE, FL)

  STATE MASTER (FDM) - WAFR-FLA013935, INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER PROGRAM
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2001-3010, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL GASES; CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
  Organizations: PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION SOUTHEAST, LLC, WILLIAM B. PORTER, PRES., LINDAHL, BROWNING, FERRARI & HELLSTROM, INC (CONTACT/AGENT) , GEORGE W. FOWLER, COMPANY (CONTACT/APPLICANT) , PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION SOUTHEAST, LLC (CONTACT/APPLICANT) , PRAXAIR DISTRIBUITION SE ACETYLENE PLANT (CONTACT/FACILITY) , GEORGE W. FOWLER, COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER) , PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION SOUTHEAST, LLC (CONTACT/PERMIT)
  Alternative names: PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION SOUTHEAST L.L.C., PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION SOUTHEAST ACETYLENE PLANT (FM G FOWLER)

• OKEECHOBEE LANDFILL (10800 NORTHEAST 128TH AVENUE in OKEECHOBEE, FL)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (FDM) - CHAZ-FLR000046979, HAZARDOUS WASTE REGULATION PROGRAM, WAFR-FLR05F732, NPDES STORMWATER PROGRAM, WAFR-FLR10Y420, WAFR-FLR05F732, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT, WAFR-FLR10Y420,
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT SERVICES; AIR AND WATER RESOURCE AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
  Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
  Organizations: BERMAN RD LANDFILL (LF1), OKEECHOBEE LANDFILL, INC. (CONTACT/APPLICANT) , OKEECHOBEE LANDFILL, INC. (OLI) (CONTACT/APPLICANT) , USA WASTE SERVICES (CONTACT/OWNER) , MATTHEW ORR (CONTACT/OWNER) , OKEECHOBEE LANDFILL, INC. (CONTACT/PERMIT) , OKEECHOBEE LANDFILL, INC. (OLI) (CONTACT/PERMIT)
  Alternative names: BERMAN RD LANDFILL (LF1), BERMAN ROAD LANDFILL (LF1), CHAMBERS WASTE SYSTEMS OF FL INCORPORATED, OKEECHOBEE LANDFILL-WASTE MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED, OKEECHOBEE LANDFILL-WMI

• OKEECHOBEE CR & BRIDGE DEPT (804 NW 2ND ST in OKEECHOBEE, FL)

  STATE MASTER (FDM) - CHAZ-FLR000021220, HAZARDOUS WASTE REGULATION PROGRAM
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business SIC classification: HIGHWAY AND STREET CONSTRUCTION, EXCEPT ELEVATED HIGHWAYS; BRIDGE, TUNNEL, AND ELEVATED HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
  Organizations: OKEECHOBEE COUNTY ROAD & BRIDGE DEPT, NON NOTIFIED (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: OKEECHOBEE COUNTY RD & BRIDGE DEPT, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY ROAD & BRIDGE DEPT

• OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOL (2800 HWY 441 N in OKEECHOBEE, FL)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0101
  Organizations: OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (3000 NW 10TH TERR in OKEECHOBEE, FL)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0161
  Organizations: OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• OKEECHOBEE JUVENILE JUSTICE LEVEL 10 (5050 NE 168TH ST in OKEECHOBEE, FL)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-9101
  Organizations: OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• GUARANTEED AUTO & TRUCK PARTS, (1252 NW 36TH STREET in OKEECHOBEE, FL)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS, USED
  Organizations: STUART GREENBERG (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• OKEECHOBEE JUVENILE JUSTICE VISION QUEST LEVEL 6 (42660 HIGHWAY 41 NORTH in OKEECHOBEE, FL)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-9106
  Organizations: OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• OKEECHOBEE JUVENILE JUSTICE LEVEL 6 (1117 NE 39TH BLVD in OKEECHOBEE, FL)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-8101
  Organizations: OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• OKEECHOBEE JUVENILE JUSTICE LEVEL 4 (42660 HIGHWAY 441 NORTH in OKEECHOBEE, FL)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-9104
  Organizations: OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (2690 NW 42ND AVE in OKEECHOBEE, FL)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0181
  Organizations: OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• DEPENDABLE PAINT AND BODY (288 NE 14TH AVE in OKEECHOBEE, FL)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
  Organizations: JIM CROW (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• APAC FLORIDA INCORPORATED (1490 NORTHWEST 24TH TRAIL in OKEECHOBEE, FL)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Organizations: L.F. ROLLINS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: APAC-FLORIDA INC. OKEECHOBEE A, APAC-FLORIDA INC OKEECHOBEE PO

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.5%

Population in 1990: 14,955. Population change in the 1990s: +2,865 (+19.2%).

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

• This state: 10,696
• Northeast: 1,376
• Midwest: 1,452
• South: 2,083
• West: 633

53% of the 34972 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Florida.

88% of the 34972 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 203
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 138 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 146

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• SHAM ROCK & SHELL PIT INC (6645 NE 304TH ST in OKEECHOBEE, FL; small business)

  $149,520 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Miscellaneous Construction Materials. Signed on 2002-02-26. Completion date: 2002-06-28.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (10-19: 6, 5-9: 16, 1-4: 9)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Residential Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Solid Waste Collection (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)

2006 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2006 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 118. The highest number of reported fires - 186 took place in 2011, and the least - 14 in 2007. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (66.6%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (17.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 34972
• 1,02766.6%Outside Fires
• 26217.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 22314.5%Structure Fires
• 301.9%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 34972, Florida

Most common first names in zip code 34972 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	61	71.5 years
William	53	73.3 years
John	53	73.2 years
Robert	41	71.5 years
Mary	30	74.7 years
Charles	26	71.9 years
George	25	70.6 years
Richard	23	68.2 years
Joseph	18	78.5 years
Edward	17	72.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 34972 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	27	69.6 years
Smith	26	71.6 years
Davis	18	69.7 years
Thomas	17	75.2 years
Jones	16	62.6 years
Williams	16	75.4 years
Raulerson	12	79.3 years
Brown	10	74.1 years
White	10	59.6 years
Wilson	10	76.6 years

Businesses in zip code 34972
Name	Count		Name	Count
AT&T	1		Lane Furniture	1
Ace Hardware	1		MasterBrand Cabinets	1
Advance Auto Parts	1		McDonald's	1
Ashley Furniture	1		Nike	1
Burger King	1		Popeyes	1
CVS	1		Sprint Nextel	1
Dunkin Donuts	1		Subway	3
FedEx	2		Tire Kingdom	1
Goodwill	3		U-Haul	3
La-Z-Boy	1		UPS	1