Martin County vs. Okeechobee County

Martin County (FL)Okeechobee County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)160,91241,537
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)9.6%3.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)146,85239,996
Population, Census, April 1, 2010146,31839,996
Persons under 5 years, percent4.1%6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent16.4%21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent30.9%19.8%
Female persons, percent50.6%46.3%
White alone, percent90.1%86.8%
Black or African American alone, percent5.7%9.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.9%1.6%
Asian alone, percent1.5%1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.5%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent13.9%25.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent78.0%63.0%
Veterans, 2014-201814,7433,026
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.1%12.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)80,41018,730
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201878.1%71.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$255,000$89,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,690$1,053
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$594$313
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,107$750
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201329.3%5.3%
Building permits, 201844152
Households, 2014-201863,86513,759
Persons per household, 2014-20182.412.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.6%91.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201813.2%23.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.9%80.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.6%59.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.5%75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201833.0%11.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.9%11.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent17.0%22.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.5%48.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201847.7%44.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)312,68940,090
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)946,314162,366
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,553,285508,073
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$17,157$12,873
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.523.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$57,959$40,367
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$40,389$19,943
Persons in poverty, percent10.7%21.5%
Total employer establishments, 20175,552825
Total employment, 201756,6427,287
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,235,236250,787
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.7%3.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201716,5682,248
All firms, 201217,3263,028
Men-owned firms, 20129,1571,382
Women-owned firms, 20125,8241,264
Minority-owned firms, 20122,215551
Nonminority-owned firms, 201214,5012,320
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,927255
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201214,4572,589
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20075.8%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.6%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010269.252.0
Land area in square miles, 2010543.46768.91

Source: United States Census Bureau

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