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Okeechobee, Florida Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 5,376. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,900 (+9.7% change)
Males: 2,689 (50.0%), Females: 2,687 (50.0%)

Okeechobee County

Zip codes: 34972, 34974.

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $27,265
Median house value: $74,600

Population by Race

Races in Okeechobee:

  • White Non-Hispanic (71.3%)
  • Hispanic (15.7%)
  • Black (10.8%)
  • Other race (6.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Irish (11.6%), United States (11.0%), German (10.5%), English (10.1%), Italian (2.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%).

Elevation: 29 feet

Land area: 4.1 square miles

Map of Okeechobee, FL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Okeechobee

  • High school or higher: 60.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 5.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Okeechobee city

  • Never married: 21.4%
  • Now married: 51.6%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 10.2%
  • Divorced: 14.7%

7.3% Foreign born (6.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +294 (+5.8%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Okeechobee:

  • RAULERSON HOSPITAL (1796 HIGHWAY 441 N)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Okeechobee:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Okeechobee:

Other public-use airports nearest to Okeechobee:

  • OKEECHOBEE COUNTY (about 1 miles; OKEECHOBEE, FL; Abbreviation: OBE)
  • INDIANTOWN (about 32 miles; INDIANTOWN, FL; Abbreviation: X58)
  • PALM BEACH CO GLADES (about 34 miles; PAHOKEE, FL; Abbreviation: PHK)

Amtrak station:
OKEECHOBEE (801 N. PARROTT AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Okeechobee:

  • INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; FT PIERCE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,149)
  • FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MELBOURNE (about 60 miles; MELBOURNE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,055)
  • PALM BEACH ATLANTIC COLLEGE-WEST PALM BEACH (about 65 miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,109)
  • PALM BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; LAKE WORTH, FL; Full-time enrollment: 8,390)
  • BREVARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE-COCOA CAMPUS (about 78 miles; COCOA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,277)
  • FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY-BOCA RATON (about 79 miles; BOCA RATON, FL; Full-time enrollment: 14,311)
  • POLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; WINTER HAVEN, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,028)

Schools

Public high school in Okeechobee:

  • OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,226; Location: 2800 HIGHWAY 441 N; Grades: 09 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Okeechobee:

  • OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 886; Location: 825 SW 28TH STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 745; Location: 3000 NW 10TH TERRACE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 708; Location: 2690 NW 42ND AVENUE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 687; Location: 3725 SE 8TH STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 686; Location: 925 NW 23RD LANE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 626; Location: 610 SW 5TH AVENUE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 575; Location: 2468 SW 7TH AVENUE; Grades: PK – 06)
  • OKEECHOBEE FRESHMAN CAMPUS (Students: 542; Location: 610 SW 2ND AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 09)
  • NEW ENDEAVOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 244; Location: 575 SW 28TH STREET; Grades: PK – 12)
  • OKEECHOBEE BOYS SCHOOL (Students: 142; Location: 7202 HIGHWAY 441 N; Grades: 06 – 12)

Private primary/middle schools in Okeechobee:

  • ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 9; Location: PO BOX 2118; Grades: 1 – 5)
  • VICTORY BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 8; Location: 500 SW 9TH ST; Grades: 1 – 8)

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