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Okeechobee, FL vs Fort Pierce North, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Fort Pierce North, is 25% less than it is in Okeechobee and is 130% below the National Average.
- Okeechobee unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Fort Pierce North unemployment rate is 5.3%.
 Okeechobee, FLFort Pierce North, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,449  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$30,000$69,021
 Family Median Income$42,258  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Okeechobee, FLFort Pierce North, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock32.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K14.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K5.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock6.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Okeechobee, FLFort Pierce North, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library13.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair20.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock21.7%13.1%
Reviews for Okeechobee    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I have lived in Okeechobee since 1985. It is a good place to raise kids due to lower crime rates, however, children-related activities are few and far between, unless  More

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Over 16 years ago

It was named for the Lake Okeechobee, which was itself named for Hitchiti words oka (water) and chobi (big). I grew up in Okeechobee County in the 70's, I still love  More

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Over 17 years ago

This town has such a crazy name. I cant even pronounce it and i live  More

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