Okeechobee, Florida
2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Growing. Up 10.6% since 2020.
5,811
people, the 219th-largest of Florida's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Florida's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.
91.0%
of 6,149 jobs located in Okeechobee are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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Rent
Median rent is up 28% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$1,061
a month. Florida's median is $1,669.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.
A $845 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Okeechobee County.
- $748 Tract 9101.01
- $1,593 Tract 9106.02
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.
$936–$1,404
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,061 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 136 homes permitted, 2022–2025
- 18% of those were in multifamily buildings
- 87% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.5–2.7% to the 2,273 homes here.
11–61
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 45% less than Florida's.
$197,700
median home value in Okeechobee.
- $197,700 Okeechobee
- $359,000 Florida
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year