Okeechobee County, FL Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Okeechobee county florida dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school8,521100.0
Nursery school, preschool4875.7
Kindergarten4154.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,20649.4
High school (grades 9-12)2,27726.7
College or graduate school1,13613.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over23,388100.0
Less than 9th grade3,43914.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma4,72220.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)7,92533.9
Some college, no degree4,24318.1
Associate degree9714.2
Bachelor's degree1,4236.1
Graduate or professional degree6652.8
Percent high school graduate or higher65.1(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher8.9(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over28,590100.0
Never married6,36822.3
Now married, except separated16,04456.1
Separated6512.3
Widowed2,2878.0
Female
1,6795.9
Divorced3,24011.3
Female
1,4825.2
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years729100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren38252.4
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over26,862100.0
Civilian veterans4,24915.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years7,939100.0
With a disability85410.8
Population 21 to 64 years17,861100.0
With a disability5,07828.4
Percent employed
57.3(X)
No disability12,78371.6
Percent employed
72.9(X)
Population 65 years and over5,696100.0
With a disability2,70747.5
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over33,568100.0
Same house in 199517,27151.5
Different house in the U.S. in 199515,11945.0
Same county
8,32324.8
Different county
6,79620.2
Same state
4,35713.0
Different state
2,4397.3
Elsewhere in 19951,1783.5
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population35,910100.0
Native31,77988.5
Born in United States
31,50687.7
State of residence
16,21745.2
Different state
15,28942.6
Born outside United States
2730.8
Foreign born4,13111.5
Entered 1990 to March 2000
2,0485.7
Naturalized citizen
1,0502.9
Not a citizen
3,0818.6
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)4,131100.0
Europe1323.2
Asia2185.3
Africa300.7
Oceania00.0
Latin America3,63087.9
Northern America1212.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over33,568100.0
English only27,11280.8
Language other than English6,45619.2
Speak English less than 'very well
3,2589.7
Spanish
5,78617.2
Speak English less than "very well"
3,0619.1
Other Indo-European languages
5441.6
Speak English less than "very well"
1530.5
Asian and Pacific Island languages
460.1
Speak English less than "very well"
290.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population35,910100.0

Total ancestries reported

32,12089.4
Arab650.2
Czech1660.2
Danish60.0
Dutch4401.2
English3,4639.6
French (except Basque)19622.7
French Canadian11880.5
German3,63510.1
Greek390.1
Hungarian390.1
Irish13,99811.1
Italian9902.8
Lithuanian220.1
Norwegian2040.6
Polish2560.7
Portuguese720.2
Russian1240.3
Scotch-Irish4831.3
Scottish5031.4
Slovak180.1
Subsaharan African1960.5
Swedish1940.5
Swiss760.2
Ukrainian460.1
United States or American4,75213.2
Welsh950.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)2150.6
Other ancestries10,97330.6
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19


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