Glades County vs. Okeechobee County

	Glades County (FL)	Okeechobee County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13,724	41,537
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.5%	3.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	12,881	39,996
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	12,884	39,996
Persons under 5 years, percent	3.1%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	15.2%	21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	27.3%	19.8%
Female persons, percent	43.8%	46.3%
White alone, percent	78.8%	86.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	13.8%	9.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	5.2%	1.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	21.1%	25.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	60.1%	63.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,202	3,026
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	9.8%	12.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,061	18,730
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	79.4%	71.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$76,400	$89,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,054	$1,053
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$300	$313
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$746	$750
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.7%	5.3%
Building permits, 2018	36	52
Households, 2014-2018	4,433	13,759
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.71	2.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.0%	91.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	21.6%	23.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	70.2%	80.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	55.2%	59.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	75.6%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	9.9%	11.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.4%	11.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	25.9%	22.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	37.1%	48.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	35.5%	44.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,699	40,090
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	11,717	508,073
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$894	$12,873
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.7	23.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,879	$40,367
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,020	$19,943
Persons in poverty, percent	20.1%	21.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	109	825
Total employment, 2017	881	7,287
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	30,510	250,787
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	11.8%	3.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	589	2,248
All firms, 2012	536	3,028
Men-owned firms, 2012	216	1,382
Women-owned firms, 2012	202	1,264
Minority-owned firms, 2012	131	551
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	380	2,320
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	42	255
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	419	2,589
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.4%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	16.0	52.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	806.01	768.91

Source: United States Census Bureau

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