Okeechobee County, Florida

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Okeechobee County, Florida is a county of the United States of Florida. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 35910 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 40359, It is the 44th most populous county in the U.S. state of Florida. It has total area of 891.57 sq mi (2309.16 kmē), of which, 773.94 square miles (2004.5 kmē) of it is land and 117.63 square miles (304.66 kmē) of it is water, it is the 29th largest in terms of geographical size.


As of the census of 2000, there were 35910 people, 12593 households, and 9022 families living in the county. The population density was 46.4 people per square mile (17.92/kmē), giving it the 21st least densely populated county among the Florida. There were 15504 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile (7.72/kmē). The average household size was 2.69 persons, and the average family size was 3.07 persons. In the county the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 115.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.2 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 40359, The racial makeup of the county was 88.18% White, 8.48% Black or African American, 1.04% American Indian, 1.12% Asian, 0.05% Native Hawaiian, and 1.13% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $30456, it would be the 18th lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Florida. The median income for a family in the county was $35163, it is 19th poorest county by median family income in Florida. The per capita income for the county was $14553, it is 16th poorest county by per capita income in Florida.

In 2000, 8521 pupils and students, of which 50.78% are male and 49.22% are female, 23.73% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.72% nursery or pri school, 4.87% kindergarten, 49.36% elementary school, 26.72% high school and 13.33% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Cypress Quarters Cdp	Okeechobee County	2.71	2.71	0	1150	425	13046	29565
2	Okeechobee City	Okeechobee County	4.16	4.13	0.04	5376	1302.9	12701	27265
3	Taylor Creek Cdp	Okeechobee County	4.15	4	0.15	4289	1073.2	16754	24919

Year	Population
April 2000 census	35910
April 2000 Estimate	35910
July 2000 Estimate	35913
July 2001 Estimate	36294
July 2002 Estimate	36777
July 2003 Estimate	37233
July 2004 Estimate	38571
July 2005 Estimate	39239
July 2006 Estimate	39843
July 2007 Estimate	40093
July 2008 Estimate	40359

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	249	238	487
Kindergarten	225	190	415
Elementary school	2136	2070	4206
High school	1239	1038	2277
College or graduate school	478	658	1136

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Okeechobee County, Florida	$30456	$35163	$14553
Florida, United States	$38819	$45625	$21557
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587