Living in Okeechobee County School District, Florida

Overview

A total of 13,904 households are located in Okeechobee County School District area. Among them, 4,176 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.32 people. The total number of children in the region is 10,547 and 8,094 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

9% (3,317) of residents are non-citizens and 23% (8,793) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Okeechobee County School District, Florida
Household	13,904
Population	38,046
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,176 (30%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	10,547
Total Students	8,094
Pre-Kindergarten	418
Kindergarten	280
Grade 1-8	4,258
Grade 9-12	1,996
College/Graduate School	1,142
Veterans	32,250
Non-citizen	3,317
Non-English Home Language	8,793
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

33,433 residents are over the age of 16 and 16,418 people are in labor force. Among them, 16,406 people are in civilian labor force and 12 are in armed labor force. 15,304 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Okeechobee County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,192	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	12,260	80.70%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,953	12.86%
Public transportation	19	0.13%
Walked	304	2.00%
Other method	255	1.68%
Worked from home	401	2.64%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,304	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,330	21.76%
Service	3,405	22.25%
Sales and office	2,625	17.15%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	3,395	22.18%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,549	16.66%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,304	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,453	9.49%
Construction	1,862	12.17%
Manufacturing	764	4.99%
Wholesale trade	479	3.13%
Retail trade	1,739	11.36%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,047	6.84%
Information	75	0.49%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	497	3.25%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,151	7.52%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,025	19.77%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,468	9.59%
Other services, except public administration	888	5.80%
Public administration	856	5.59%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,304	-
Private wage and salary workers	11,796	77.08%
Government workers	2,232	14.58%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,270	8.30%
Unpaid family workers	6	0.04%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $58,238 for the 13,904 households in Okeechobee County School District area, Florida. The average income of a single worker is $26,713. 32,002 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 83.89%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	13,904	-
Less than $10,000	1,012	7.28%
$10,000 - $14,999	899	6.47%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,911	13.74%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,798	12.93%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,574	18.51%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,411	17.34%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,328	9.55%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,392	10.01%
$150,000 - $199,999	293	2.11%
More than $200,000	286	2.06%
Median Household Income	$41,760	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$58,238	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	9,379	-
Less than $10,000	357	3.81%
$10,000 - $14,999	287	3.06%
$15,000 - $24,999	889	9.48%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,405	14.98%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,913	20.40%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,891	20.16%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,051	11.21%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,180	12.58%
$150,000 - $199,999	231	2.46%
More than $200,000	175	1.87%

Median Family Income	$48,505	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$61,411	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,713	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$39,119	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$39,119	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	38,147	-
With health insurance coverage	32,002	83.89%
Public coverage	18,127	47.52%
Private health insurance	18,775	49.22%
Without health insurance coverage	6,145	16.11%

Housing

There are 18,679 housing units in Okeechobee County School District area, Florida with 13,904 units (74.44%) occupied. 10,033 houses (72.16%) are occupied by owner and 3,871 houses (27.84%) are rented. The average housing value is $106,000 and the average rental cost is $772. 314 houses (1.68%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 150 houses (0.80%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	18,679	-
Occupied	13,904	74.44%
Owner Occupied	10,033	72.16%
Renter Occupied	3,871	27.84%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	10,175	54.47%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	194	1.04%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,227	6.57%
Mobile Homes	6,841	36.62%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	242	1.30%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	18,679	-
Built 2014 or later	314	1.68%
Built 2010 - 2013	176	0.94%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,963	15.86%
Built 1990 - 1999	4,152	22.23%
Built 1980 - 1989	4,973	26.62%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,012	21.48%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,521	8.14%
Built 1950 - 1959	418	2.24%
Built 1949 or earlier	150	0.80%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	18,679	-
1 room	231	1.24%
2 rooms	632	3.38%
3 rooms	1,865	9.98%
4 rooms	3,685	19.73%
5 rooms	5,572	29.83%
6 rooms	3,413	18.27%
7 rooms	1,656	8.87%
8 rooms	826	4.42%
9 rooms or more	799	4.28%
Median Number of Rooms	5.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	18,679	-
no bedroom	262	1.40%
1 bedroom	1,951	10.44%
2 bedrooms	5,749	30.78%
3 bedrooms	8,751	46.85%
4 bedrooms	1,776	9.51%
5 bedrooms or more	190	1.02%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	10,033	-
Less than $50,000	1,912	19.06%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,855	28.46%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,783	17.77%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,329	13.25%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,329	13.25%
$300,000 - $499,999	616	6.14%
$500,000 - $999,999	162	1.61%
$1,000,000 or more	47	0.47%
Median House Value	$106,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,503	-
Less than $500	669	19.10%
$500 - $999	1,834	52.36%
$1,000 - $1,499	920	26.26%
$1,500 - $1,999	38	1.08%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	42	1.20%
Median Rental Costs	$772	-

Demographic

A total of 41,144 people lives in Okeechobee County School District area, Florida with 22,205 male and 18,939 female. The males to female ratio is 53.97 to 46.03. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	41,144	-
Male	22,205	53.97%
Female	18,939	46.03%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	41,144	-
Under 5 years	2,472	6.01%
5 - 9 years	2,429	5.90%
10 - 14 years	2,391	5.81%
15 - 19 years	2,553	6.21%
20 - 24 years	2,347	5.70%
25 - 34 years	5,161	12.54%
35 - 44 years	4,947	12.02%
45 - 54 years	5,467	13.29%
55 - 59 years	2,711	6.59%
60 - 64 years	2,531	6.15%
65 - 74 years	4,299	10.45%
75 - 84 years	2,813	6.84%
85 years and older	1,023	2.49%
Median Age	41.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	41,144	-
One Race	40,317	97.99%
White	35,138	85.40%
Black or African American	3,414	8.30%
American Indian and Alaska Native	188	0.46%
Asian	395	0.96%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	120	0.29%
Other	1,062	2.58%

Two or more races	827	2.01%
White and Black or African American	265	0.64%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	287	0.70%
White and Asian	38	0.09%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	70	0.17%

Living in Okeechobee County School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic