Palm Beach County vs. Okeechobee County

Palm Beach County (FL)Okeechobee County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)1,485,94141,537
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)12.6%3.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)1,320,13539,996
Population, Census, April 1, 20101,320,13439,996
Persons under 5 years, percent5.1%6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.1%21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent23.9%19.8%
Female persons, percent51.5%46.3%
White alone, percent74.8%86.8%
Black or African American alone, percent19.7%9.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%1.6%
Asian alone, percent2.9%1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent22.9%25.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent54.1%63.0%
Veterans, 2014-201883,4233,026
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201825.0%12.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)689,90818,730
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.6%71.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$264,400$89,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,765$1,053
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$667$313
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,320$750
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201340.6%5.3%
Building permits, 20184,51852
Households, 2014-2018548,21613,759
Persons per household, 2014-20182.602.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.6%91.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201831.6%23.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.9%80.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.1%59.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.2%75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201835.7%11.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.7%11.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent17.4%22.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.7%48.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.2%44.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,467,27740,090
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)9,756,686162,366
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)19,700,117508,073
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,522$12,873
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.623.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$59,943$40,367
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$37,998$19,943
Persons in poverty, percent12.2%21.5%
Total employer establishments, 201748,689825
Total employment, 2017526,6817,287
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)25,402,516250,787
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.7%3.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017186,1542,248
All firms, 2012175,9193,028
Men-owned firms, 201291,7261,382
Women-owned firms, 201266,6451,264
Minority-owned firms, 201260,090551
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012110,6232,320
Veteran-owned firms, 201214,515255
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012154,5062,589
Black-owned firms, percent, 20078.9%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.1%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, 200727.8%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010670.252.0
Land area in square miles, 20101,969.76768.91

Source: United States Census Bureau

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