Okeechobee, FL Housing Market & City Data

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5,816
Population Estimate
$116,384
Median Home Value
93.8%
Employment Rate
10.3%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$226
Median Listing Price$345,863
Median Days on Market91
Active Listings200
New Listings52
Total Listings (Active + Pending)254
Avg Listing Price$494,122
Avg Listing Price Change MoM0%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY4%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.26
Family Dual Income43.4
Median Household Income$41,570
Median Individual Income$25,183
Home Ownership59.5%
Home Value$116,384
Median Rent$775
Rent Burden33.8%
Poverty18.0%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED21.0%
  • Highschool Education39.3%
  • Some College29.3%
  • Bachelors Degree7.8%
  • Graduate Degree2.5%
  • Total College or Above10.3%
  • Stem Degree35.1%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male54.4%
  • Female45.6%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married46.3%
  • Divorced14.2%
  • Never Married33.5%
  • Widowed6.0%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityOkeechobee
State IDFL
Population5,816

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1825.8%
19–2912.8%
30–3916.1%
40–4910.3%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.2%
60–6911.7%
70–795.6%
80+5.6%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation57.8%
Unemployment Rate6.2%
Disabled14.4%

ETHNICITY

White81.3%
Black10.6%
Asian2.3%
Native American0.6%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.5%
Multiple4.7%

OTHER

Hispanic22.7%
Limited English4.8%
Health Uninsured14.8%
Veteran7.7%

Local Discussions

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Neighborhoods in Okeechobee, FL

Get to know neighborhoods in Okeechobee, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Taylor Creek

    Taylor Creek Isles ↗

    Median asking price
    $198,750
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    47
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Lake Okeechobee Park

    Okeechobee Park ↗

    Median asking price
    $89,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    21
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Seminole Cove Condominiums

    Seminole Cove Condominiums ↗

    Median asking price
    $135,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    11
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Okeechobee

    Okeechobee Estates ↗

    Median asking price
    $114,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    10
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Okeechobee

    Okeechobee Heights ↗

    Median asking price
    $150,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    7
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.