ZIP 34972 · Okeechobee
Who lives in ZIP code 34972 (Okeechobee, FL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Okeechobee, FL · Okeechobee County
uszips 2026
People20,066
Median age37.9
Household income$61,040
Home value$217,776
Median rent$1,063/mo
Poverty20.5%
College degree+14.7%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Okeechobee, FL (micro)
- Wider region
- Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 9 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,290
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.1% are 65 or older; 76.5% are adults.
Household income
23.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,115.
Education (adults 25+)
53.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
29.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 39.8%
- Never married
- 39.5%
- Divorced
- 13.6%
- Widowed
- 7.0%
- Family size
- 3.27
- Dual-income families
- 51.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 62.8%
- Rent burden
- 28.8%
- Men / women
- 56% / 44%
Work
- In labor force
- 51.1%
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
- Self-employed
- 12.5%
- Farmers
- 2.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 6.9%
- Veterans
- 6.6%
- With a disability
- 18.6%
- No health insurance
- 18.9%
- Limited English
- 4.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.