Okeechobee.
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Florida·Okeechobee County
4 tracts·4K people·$198K median·978/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Okeechobee is $197,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Okeechobee has 5,479 residents across 1 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 38.4; the population is 51.4% White, 34.0% Hispanic or Latino, 8.6% Black, 5.1% Multiracial, 0.9% Asian and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 21.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.8% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the elementary school with reported scores (42%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,061/month, 33% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Okeechobee is $57,044 a year, 34% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Okeechobee, median rent is $1,061/month and the median home value is $197,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Okeechobee reported 3.3 violent crimes and 27.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 53°F; there are 116 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 51 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Okeechobee are lightning (99), inland flooding (98) and strong wind (95), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.03g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Okeechobee, 2.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).