Highlands County vs. Okeechobee County

Highlands County (FL)Okeechobee County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)105,42441,537
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.7%3.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)98,78639,996
Population, Census, April 1, 201098,78639,996
Persons under 5 years, percent4.6%6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent17.0%21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent35.3%19.8%
Female persons, percent51.1%46.3%
White alone, percent85.4%86.8%
Black or African American alone, percent10.5%9.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%1.6%
Asian alone, percent1.6%1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent20.8%25.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent66.4%63.0%
Veterans, 2014-201811,2943,026
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.9%12.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)55,75918,730
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201875.3%71.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$93,800$89,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$959$1,053
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$324$313
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$776$750
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.7%5.3%
Building permits, 201827152
Households, 2014-201841,02613,759
Persons per household, 2014-20182.442.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.9%91.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201819.0%23.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201881.0%80.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201870.7%59.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.7%75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201817.0%11.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201813.4%11.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent18.5%22.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201842.6%48.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201838.9%44.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)110,56940,090
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)576,468162,366
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,112,507508,073
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,337$12,873
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.923.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$37,314$40,367
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$23,722$19,943
Persons in poverty, percent20.8%21.5%
Total employer establishments, 20171,921825
Total employment, 201720,7667,287
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)680,262250,787
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.7%3.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,0852,248
All firms, 20126,7303,028
Men-owned firms, 20123,4261,382
Women-owned firms, 20122,4491,264
Minority-owned firms, 20122,033551
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,4232,320
Veteran-owned firms, 2012739255
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,5742,589
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.7%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200714.4%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.1%0.0%
Population per square mile, 201097.252.0
Land area in square miles, 20101,016.62768.91

Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Highlands county (FL) and Okeechobee county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
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