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County:

Okeechobee County

State:

Florida

FIPS Code:

12093

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

Yes

Total Forest Acreage:

45,277

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

7.52

% Water:

13.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

62

Mean July Temp:

81

Topography:

Flat Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Low Education, Housing stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

11,233

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

20,264

80.4%

65.4%

15.0%

1990:

29,627

46.2%

35.2%

11.0%

2000:

35,910

21.2%

15.4%

5.8%

2005:

39,836

10.9%

8.5%

2.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

25,699

71.6%

0-to-19:

10,121

28.2%

Black:

2,796

7.8%

20-to-39:

9,529

26.5%

Hispanic:

6,684

18.6%

40-to-59:

8,508

23.7%

American Indian:

148

0.4%

60-plus:

7,752

21.6%

Other:

583

1.6%

Median Age:

36.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

46.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

65.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

8.9%

Median Family Income:

$35,163

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.8%

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