Okeechobee, FL
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Okeechobee, FL: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 43,841. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet OKEECHOBEE-FL · Okeechobee, FL 2 ZIPs · 43,841 pop · #19177/25278 · Okeechobee County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · GAP-SOLO · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $57,027
- RANK-LOWER #19177/25278
- GAP-SOLO Solo county
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 72% owners
- POP-SMALL 43,841
- SPREAD-TIGHT 34974→34972
- HOME-LOW $192,050
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Okeechobee, FL sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 24th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 43,841
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $57,027
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower-income footing on only 2 ZIPs ($57,027 average) · poverty 18.7%. The primary code (34974) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Okeechobee as a pure owner town.
Within Florida, Labelle is the closest lower-income city and Hernando the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Okeechobee.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Okeechobee differ
The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Okeechobee: $53,013 in ZIP 34974 to $61,040 in 34972. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.2×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.3×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 3.6 points
34974 to 34972
34974 to 34972
34974 to 34972
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 34974 skews compact Okeechobee
In this 2-ZIP cluster, 34974 covers about 54% of Okeechobee's 43,841 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Okeechobee
Citywide ZBP: 950 establishments, 8,301 employees , annual payroll $348,339k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 34972 (500 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (152) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Okeechobee, FL
These ZIP codes sit in Okeechobee County, which covers 2 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Okeechobee. See the Okeechobee County roll-up →
Side-by-side: Compare 34974 vs 34972 →
Okeechobee roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Okeechobee, .