Okeechobee County vs. St. Lucie County
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Okeechobee County (FL) St. Lucie County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 41,537 321,128
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 3.9% 15.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 39,996 277,255
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 39,996 277,789
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.0% 5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.3% 19.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 19.8% 24.1%
Female persons, percent 46.3% 51.1%
White alone, percent 86.8% 74.1%
Black or African American alone, percent 9.0% 21.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.6% 0.6%
Asian alone, percent 1.0% 2.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.4% 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 25.5% 19.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 63.0% 56.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018 3,026 24,634
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 12.3% 16.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 18,730 142,759
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 71.8% 73.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $89,800 $165,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,053 $1,362
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $313 $492
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $750 $1,136
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 5.3% 20.5%
Building permits, 2018 52 3,529
Households, 2014-2018 13,759 112,872
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.73 2.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 91.8% 86.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 23.2% 23.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 80.2% 89.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 59.6% 82.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 75.0% 86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 11.4% 20.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 11.4% 9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 22.5% 16.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 48.0% 53.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 44.2% 49.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 40,090 329,276
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 162,366 1,342,092
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 508,073 3,709,492
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,873 $13,068
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 23.5 27.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $40,367 $49,373
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $19,943 $25,736
Persons in poverty, percent 21.5% 12.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017 825 5,761
Total employment, 2017 7,287 60,575
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 250,787 2,187,898
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 3.5% 2.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 2,248 27,047
All firms, 2012 3,028 25,489
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,382 13,468
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,264 9,105
Minority-owned firms, 2012 551 9,005
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 2,320 15,770
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 255 2,426
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 2,589 21,869
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 12.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 2.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 13.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 31.7%
Population per square mile, 2010 52.0 485.7
Land area in square miles, 2010 768.91 571.93
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Okeechobee county (FL) and St. Lucie county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.