Osceola County vs. Okeechobee County

Osceola County (FL)Okeechobee County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)367,99041,537
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)37.0%3.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)268,68339,996
Population, Census, April 1, 2010268,68539,996
Persons under 5 years, percent6.2%6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.4%21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.2%19.8%
Female persons, percent50.7%46.3%
White alone, percent79.4%86.8%
Black or African American alone, percent13.9%9.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%1.6%
Asian alone, percent2.9%1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.8%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent55.3%25.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent30.8%63.0%
Veterans, 2014-201816,4973,026
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201820.0%12.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)153,49518,730
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201861.1%71.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$179,800$89,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,364$1,053
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$457$313
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,188$750
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201326.8%5.3%
Building permits, 20189,75952
Households, 2014-201899,15813,759
Persons per household, 2014-20183.402.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.5%91.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201850.0%23.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.6%80.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.8%59.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201886.8%75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201820.5%11.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.8%11.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent16.2%22.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.6%48.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.3%44.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)866,90940,090
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,301,669162,366
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,236,221508,073
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,260$12,873
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201832.823.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$50,063$40,367
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$21,331$19,943
Persons in poverty, percent13.4%21.5%
Total employer establishments, 20176,279825
Total employment, 201780,5787,287
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,576,568250,787
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.8%3.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201736,4522,248
All firms, 201230,2293,028
Men-owned firms, 201214,4901,382
Women-owned firms, 201212,7111,264
Minority-owned firms, 201219,557551
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,9382,320
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,141255
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201227,2552,589
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20075.4%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200737.6%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.0%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010202.452.0
Land area in square miles, 20101,327.45768.91

Source: United States Census Bureau

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