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Okeechobee Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Okeechobee Area is $18,087, which is lower than the state average of $26,499 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Okeechobee Area median household income is $35,490. On average Okeechobee Area residents spend 23.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 26.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #816

Okeechobee Area	18,087 USD
Florida	26,499 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Okeechobee Area	23,659 USD
Florida	27,404 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Okeechobee Area	25,788 USD
Florida	31,136 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Okeechobee Area	20,976 USD
Florida	24,898 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #803

Okeechobee Area	35,490 USD
Florida	47,212 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Okeechobee Area	50,362 USD
Florida	67,143 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Okeechobee Area		-8.16%
Florida		21.62%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Okeechobee Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Florida and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Okeechobee Area		Florida		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.14%	$34,297, see rank	20.84%	$23,796	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	40.34%	$17,106, see rank	35.58%	$18,153	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.56%	$3,737, see rank	2.15%	$3,283	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.18%	$20,305, see rank	19.31%	$25,455	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Okeechobee Area	43,399 USD
Florida	57,176 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Okeechobee Area	56,827 USD
Florida	78,507 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Okeechobee Area	Florida	U.S.
White	$36,611, see rank	$50,002	$56,900
Black	$26,205, see rank	$34,467	$35,600
Hispanic	$31,769, see rank	$40,712	$42,396
Asian	$47,679, see rank	$61,248	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$45,500, see rank	$38,808	$37,170
One Race, Other	$19,004, see rank	$38,663	$40,300
Two or More Races	$65,667, see rank	$42,356	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Okeechobee Area	Florida	U.S.
less than 25	$26,727, see rank	$25,030	$25,788
25 to 44	$34,797, see rank	$50,755	$58,398
45 to 64	$43,304, see rank	$55,662	$65,027
65 or over	$31,558, see rank	$37,683	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Okeechobee Area	Florida	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	31,448, see rank	15,817,611	248,775,628
Male¹	16,923, 53.81%, see rank	48.38%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	8,968, 52.99%, see rank	64.21%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.61%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	8,968, 52.99%, see rank	63.60%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7,646, 85.26%, see rank	88.63%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,322, 14.74%, see rank	11.37%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	7,955, 47.01%, see rank	35.79%	30.72%
Female¹	14,525, 46.19%, see rank	51.62%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,478, 44.60%, see rank	55.13%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	6,478, 44.60%, see rank	55.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,639, 87.05%, see rank	89.50%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	839, 12.95%, see rank	10.50%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	8,047, 55.40%, see rank	44.87%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Okeechobee Area	Florida	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	13,055, 100%	8,228,557	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	9,773, 74.86%, see rank	79.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,970, 15.09%, see rank	9.61%	9.59%
Public Transportation	137, 1.05%, see rank	2.09%	5.06%
Walked	502, 3.85%, see rank	1.53%	2.78%
Other Means	228, 1.75%, see rank	2.21%	1.79%
Worked at Home	445, 3.41%, see rank	4.92%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Okeechobee Area	23.5 minutes
Florida	26.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Okeechobee Area	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,285	8,335,023	143,435,233
Male¹	7,646, 57.55%, see rank	51.76%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,391, 18.19%, see rank	30.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,369, 17.90%, see rank	18.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	999, 13.07%, see rank	20.33%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,157, 15.13%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	799, 10.45%, see rank	9.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,339, 17.51%, see rank	13.65%	17.94%
Female¹	5,639, 42.45%, see rank	48.24%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,558, 27.63%, see rank	37.03%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,475, 26.16%, see rank	22.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,229, 39.53%, see rank	35.16%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	72, 1.28%, see rank	0.34%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	20, 0.35%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	285, 5.05%, see rank	4.05%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Okeechobee Area	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,285, 100%	8,335,023	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,809, 13.62%, see rank	1.12%	1.96%
Construction	1,052, 7.92%, see rank	6.50%	6.17%
Manufacturing	312, 2.35%, see rank	5.26%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	414, 3.12%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,876, 14.12%, see rank	13.41%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	819, 6.16%, see rank	5.05%	4.93%
Information	103, 0.78%, see rank	2.02%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	503, 3.79%, see rank	7.62%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,306, 9.83%, see rank	12.57%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,585, 19.46%, see rank	21.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,129, 8.50%, see rank	12.01%	9.49%
Public Administration	800, 6.02%, see rank	4.75%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	577, 4.34%, see rank	5.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Okeechobee Area	%	Florida	U.S.
Population in Poverty	10,161	27.91%, see rank	16.67%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,970	21.71%, see rank	12.18%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.