ZIP 34974 · Okeechobee
Who lives in ZIP code 34974 (Okeechobee, FL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Okeechobee, FL · Glades County
uszips 2026
People23,975
Median age47.7
Household income$53,013
Home value$163,800
Median rent$1,104/mo
Poverty16.9%
College degree+16.1%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Clewiston, FL (micro)
- Wider region
- Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 25 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,272
Spans 4 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.1% are 65 or older; 81.3% are adults.
Household income
23.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,489.
Education (adults 25+)
36.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
20.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.5%
- Never married
- 21.1%
- Divorced
- 14.6%
- Widowed
- 10.8%
- Family size
- 3.00
- Dual-income families
- 41.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.7%
- Rent burden
- 27.1%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 47.4%
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
- Self-employed
- 10.8%
- Farmers
- 1.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.7%
- Veterans
- 10.3%
- With a disability
- 21.4%
- No health insurance
- 15.7%
- Limited English
- 3.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.