Okeechobee, Florida demographics

Okeechobee, FL demographics: median age 38.4; 21.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Okeechobee city, Florida · Incorporated city · GEOID 1251200. The survey estimates a population of 5,479 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Okeechobee is 38.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.5 years. There are 2,053 households (±243). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.4 ±3.5	42.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,479
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Under 18	1,321 ±276	24.1% ±5.0 pp	19.5%	22.0%
18–34	1,220 ±300	22.3% ±5.5 pp	20.7%	22.8%
35–64	1,885 ±335	34.4% ±6.1 pp	38.4%	38.0%
65 and older	1,053 ±202	19.2% ±3.7 pp	21.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,479
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Male	2,954 ±237	53.9% ±4.3 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	2,525 ±237	46.1% ±4.3 pp	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,479
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
White alone	3,879 ±400	70.8% ±7.3 pp	55.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	471 ±216	8.6% ±3.9 pp	15.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	5 ±2	0.1% ±0.0 pp	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	47 ±124 · low precision	0.9% ±2.3 pp · low precision	2.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	267 ±221 · low precision	4.9% ±4.0 pp · low precision	6.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	810 ±346	14.8% ±6.3 pp	19.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,479
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,617 ±471	66.0% ±8.6 pp	72.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,862 ±468	34.0% ±8.5 pp	27.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,053
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Married-couple family	804 ±147	39.2% ±5.5 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	202 ±141 · low precision	9.8% ±6.8 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	143 ±63	7.0% ±3.0 pp	12.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	796 ±239	38.8% ±10.7 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	108 ±94 · low precision	5.3% ±4.5 pp · low precision	7.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,053
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Households with people under 18	761 ±188	37.1% ±8.0 pp	26.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,292 ±248	62.9% ±9.5 pp	73.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,053
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	796 ±239	38.8% ±10.7 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	525 ±191	25.6% ±8.8 pp	36.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	140 ±75 · low precision	6.8% ±3.6 pp · low precision	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	395 ±157	19.2% ±7.3 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	164 ±106 · low precision	8.0% ±5.1 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	22 ±32 · low precision	1.1% ±1.5 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	11 ±37 · low precision	0.5% ±1.8 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,479
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Native	4,918 ±274	89.8% ±5.0 pp	78.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	561 ±272	10.2% ±5.0 pp	21.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 5,228
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
English only	3,919 ±456	75.0% ±8.5 pp	69.4%	77.7%
Spanish	1,226 ±389	23.5% ±7.4 pp	22.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	31 ±41 · low precision	0.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.7%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	25 ±37 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	22 ±53 · low precision	0.4% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	5 ±2	0.1% ±0.0 pp	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 3,830
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	542 ±192	14.2% ±5.0 pp	10.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,419 ±330	37.0% ±8.3 pp	27.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	754 ±236	19.7% ±6.1 pp	18.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	305 ±128	8.0% ±3.3 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	501 ±195	13.1% ±5.0 pp	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	309 ±209 · low precision	8.1% ±5.4 pp · low precision	12.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 5,364
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Same house	5,074 ±175	94.6% ±2.5 pp	86.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	174 ±111 · low precision	3.2% ±2.1 pp · low precision	6.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	22 ±19 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	94 ±89 · low precision	1.8% ±1.7 pp · low precision	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

11.8% of Okeechobee residents (±4.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.5% in Florida and 8.4% nationally. 84.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Okeechobee	Florida	U.S.	Compared with Florida
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	11.8% ±4.5 pp	11.5%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	84.3% ±6.5 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	10.0% ±4.8 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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