Okeechobee County vs. Palm Beach County

	Okeechobee County (FL)	Palm Beach County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	41,537	1,485,941
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.9%	12.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	39,996	1,320,135
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	39,996	1,320,134
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.3%	19.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.8%	23.9%
Female persons, percent	46.3%	51.5%
White alone, percent	86.8%	74.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	9.0%	19.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.6%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	25.5%	22.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	63.0%	54.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,026	83,423
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	12.3%	25.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	18,730	689,908
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.8%	68.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$89,800	$264,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,053	$1,765
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$313	$667
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$750	$1,320
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.3%	40.6%
Building permits, 2018	52	4,518
Households, 2014-2018	13,759	548,216
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.73	2.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.8%	84.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	23.2%	31.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	80.2%	90.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	59.6%	83.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	75.0%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	11.4%	35.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.4%	6.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	22.5%	17.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.0%	59.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	44.2%	54.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	40,090	3,467,277
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	162,366	9,756,686
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	508,073	19,700,117
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,873	$14,522
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.5	25.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,367	$59,943
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$19,943	$37,998
Persons in poverty, percent	21.5%	12.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	825	48,689
Total employment, 2017	7,287	526,681
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	250,787	25,402,516
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.5%	2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,248	186,154
All firms, 2012	3,028	175,919
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,382	91,726
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,264	66,645
Minority-owned firms, 2012	551	60,090
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,320	110,623
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	255	14,515
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,589	154,506
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	8.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.9%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	14.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	27.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	52.0	670.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	768.91	1,969.76

Source: United States Census Bureau

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