Language Spoken At Home in Okeechobee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 37,151 | 100% |
English only | 28,212 | 75.9% |
Language other than English | 8,939 | 24.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,973 | 13.4% |
Spanish | 8,282 | 22.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,742 | 12.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 380 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 111 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 205 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 120 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 72 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Okeechobee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 39,779 | 100% |
American | 6,875 | 17.3% |
Arab | 122 | 0.3% |
Czech | 102 | 0.3% |
Danish | 112 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 715 | 1.8% |
English | 3,424 | 8.6% |
French (except Basque) | 859 | 2.2% |
French Canadian | 163 | 0.4% |
German | 4,956 | 12.5% |
Greek | 63 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 62 | 0.2% |
Irish | 3,779 | 9.5% |
Italian | 1,617 | 4.1% |
Lithuanian | 21 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 182 | 0.5% |
Polish | 435 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 124 | 0.3% |
Russian | 131 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 193 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 582 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 158 | 0.4% |
Subsaharan African | 128 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 303 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 58 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 23 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 62 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 342 | 0.9% |
Households By Type in Okeechobee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 13,369 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 9,341 | 69.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,904 | 29.2% |
Married-couple family | 6,515 | 48.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,166 | 16.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 912 | 6.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 444 | 3.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,914 | 14.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,294 | 9.7% |
Nonfamily households | 4,028 | 30.1% |
Householder living alone | 3,257 | 24.4% |
65 years and over | 1,420 | 10.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,675 | 35.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,534 | 33.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Okeechobee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 37,566 | 100% |
Householder | 13,369 | 35.6% |
Spouse | 6,489 | 17.3% |
Child | 11,817 | 31.5% |
Other relatives | 3,217 | 8.6% |
Nonrelatives | 2,674 | 7.1% |
Unmarried partner | 1,152 | 3.1% |
Marital Status in Okeechobee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 16,970 | 100% |
Never married | 6,145 | 36.2% |
Now married, except separated | 8,069 | 47.5% |
Separated | 323 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 590 | 3.5% |
Divorced | 1,843 | 10.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 15,070 | 100% |
Never married | 3,671 | 24.4% |
Now married, except separated | 6,805 | 45.2% |
Separated | 535 | 3.6% |
Widowed | 1,591 | 10.6% |
Divorced | 2,468 | 16.4% |
Fertility in Okeechobee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 338 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 150 | 44.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 31 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 39 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 13 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 93 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 7 | 0% |
Grandparents in Okeechobee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,062 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 594 | 55.9% |
Less than 1 year | 99 | 9.3% |
1 or 2 years | 144 | 13.6% |
3 or 4 years | 113 | 10.6% |
5 or more years | 238 | 22.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 594 | 100% |
Who are female | 352 | 59.3% |
Who are married | 391 | 65.8% |
School Enrollment in Okeechobee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 9,162 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 471 | 5.1% |
Kindergarten | 581 | 6.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,237 | 46.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,414 | 26.3% |
College or graduate school | 1,459 | 15.9% |
Educational Attainment in Okeechobee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 26,366 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,274 | 16.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,912 | 14.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,971 | 34.0% |
Some college, no degree | 5,229 | 19.8% |
Associate's degree | 1,272 | 4.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,857 | 7.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 851 | 3.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 69.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 10.3% |
Veteran Status in Okeechobee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 30,175 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,189 | 10.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Okeechobee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 37,842 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,447 | 17.0% |
Under 18 years | 9,253 | 100% |
With a disability | 329 | 3.6% |
18 to 64 years | 22,019 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,368 | 15.3% |
65 years and over | 6,570 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,750 | 41.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Okeechobee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 39,339 | 100% |
Same house | 34,404 | 87.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,797 | 12.2% |
Same county | 2,810 | 7.1% |
Different county | 1,987 | 5.1% |
Same state | 1,401 | 3.6% |
Different state | 586 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 138 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Okeechobee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 39,779 | 100% |
Native | 35,104 | 88.2% |
Born in United States | 34,641 | 87.1% |
State of residence | 20,452 | 51.4% |
Different state | 14,189 | 35.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 463 | 1.2% |
Foreign born | 4,675 | 11.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Okeechobee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,675 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 957 | 20.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,718 | 79.5% |
Year of Entry in Okeechobee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 5,138 | 100% |
Native | 463 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 463 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 4,675 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 52 | 1.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,623 | 98.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Okeechobee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,675 | 100% |
Europe | 165 | 3.5% |
Asia | 183 | 3.9% |
Africa | 88 | 1.9% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 4,056 | 86.8% |
Northern America | 183 | 3.9% |