ZIP Code 34972

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Okeechobee County, Florida.

Population: 19,185
Median household income: $53,902
Median home value: $193,300

ZIP Code 34972 (Okeechobee County, Florida) is home to about 19,185 residents. At $53,902, its median household income sits in line with Okeechobee County's $52,288.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 34972's population declined 8.1% from 20,877 to 19,185, while its median gross rent rose 32.9% from $748 to $994.

The median gross rent is $994. 14.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,185
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $53,902
Median home value: $193,300
Median gross rent: $994
Housing units: 7,004
Homeownership rate: 65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,87719,185

Median household income

$39,875$53,902

Median home value

$105,700$193,300

Median gross rent

$748$994

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,877	$39,875	$105,700	$748
2020	20,132	$43,851	$136,100	$851
2021	19,728	$46,258	$150,500	$895
2022	19,112	$54,315	$165,400	$1,005
2023	19,185	$53,902	$193,300	$994

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4414.9%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,141	5.9%
5 to 17	3,423	17.8%
18 to 24	1,575	8.2%
25 to 34	2,596	13.5%
35 to 44	2,864	14.9%
45 to 54	2,698	14.1%
55 to 64	2,382	12.4%
65 to 74	1,390	7.2%
75 and over	1,116	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,013	52.2%
Black or African American	2,737	14.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.1%
Asian	20	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	9	0.0%
Some other race	110	0.6%
Two or more races	599	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,687	29.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.2%

High school graduate35.4%

Some college or associate's26.8%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,021	23.2%
High school graduate	4,612	35.4%
Some college or associate's	3,498	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,140	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	775	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled15.3%

Public transit1.8%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle1.8%

Worked from home1.6%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,255	75.7%
Carpooled	1,064	15.3%
Public transit	126	1.8%
Walked	65	0.9%
Bicycle	127	1.8%
Worked from home	114	1.6%
Other means	188	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,501	36.6%
15 to 29 min	1,900	27.8%
30 to 44 min	1,022	15.0%
45 to 59 min	344	5.0%
60+ min	1,058	15.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.76
Poverty rate: 22.8% (3,756 of 16,488)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,346	72.7%
Nonfamily households	1,633	27.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,979	85.4%
Vacant	1,025	14.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,911	65.4%
Renter-occupied	2,068	34.6%

1-unit, detached61.0%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other30.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,269	61.0%
1-unit, attached	144	2.1%
2 to 4 units	372	5.3%
5 to 19 units	26	0.4%
20 or more units	93	1.3%
Mobile home & other	2,100	30.0%

ZIP Code 34972

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