Okeechobee

Population: 5,376
Median household income: $50,365
Median home value: $187,400

Located in Okeechobee County, Florida, Okeechobee is a community with a population of 5,376. Its median household income of $50,365 runs in line with the Okeechobee County figure of $52,288.

From 2019 to 2023, Okeechobee's population declined 6.1% from 5,724 to 5,376, while its median home value rose 64.8% from $113,700 to $187,400.

20.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 66.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,376
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $50,365
Median home value: $187,400
Median gross rent: $1,008
Housing units: 1,983
Homeownership rate: 66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,7245,376

Median household income

$41,570$50,365

Median home value

$113,700$187,400

Median gross rent

$775$1,008

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,724	$41,570	$113,700	$775
2020	5,574	$40,425	$138,700	$926
2021	5,279	$40,149	$152,000	$916
2022	5,319	$44,922	$155,600	$1,021
2023	5,376	$50,365	$187,400	$1,008

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 646.0%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over11.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	378	7.0%
5 to 17	954	17.7%
18 to 24	343	6.4%
25 to 34	801	14.9%
35 to 44	710	13.2%
45 to 54	839	15.6%
55 to 64	322	6.0%
65 to 74	393	7.3%
75 and over	636	11.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,816	52.4%
Black or African American	860	16.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.1%
Asian	185	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	181	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,329	24.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.9%

High school graduate30.4%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree14.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	698	18.9%
High school graduate	1,124	30.4%
Some college or associate's	1,119	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	528	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	232	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit5.6%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,664	78.9%
Carpooled	124	5.9%
Public transit	118	5.6%
Walked	13	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	151	7.2%
Other means	38	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,047	53.5%
15 to 29 min	511	26.1%
30 to 44 min	179	9.1%
45 to 59 min	50	2.6%
60+ min	170	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 23.3% (1,168 of 5,018)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,167	64.6%
Nonfamily households	639	35.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,806	91.1%
Vacant	177	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,199	66.4%
Renter-occupied	607	33.6%

1-unit, detached66.7%

1-unit, attached6.8%

2 to 4 units12.2%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other11.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,323	66.7%
1-unit, attached	134	6.8%
2 to 4 units	242	12.2%
5 to 19 units	45	2.3%
20 or more units	4	0.2%
Mobile home & other	235	11.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1251200
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.06 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 27.2416, -80.8293