In Okeechobee County, jobs in the office administrative services pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the office administrative services industry reported the top wages in Okeechobee County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Okeechobee County received an annual wage of $64,846 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage rate in Florida of $52,604 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $61,535.

Top-pay jobs in Okeechobee County, Florida are present in depository credit intermediation ($53,093), offices of physicians ($45,916), offices of real estate agents and brokers ($45,718) and misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers ($45,444) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic for Detail Comparison

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Okeechobee County Wages have increased by 16.7% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Okeechobee County, Florida by a total of 16.7%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for Florida and greater than the growth in average wages for the US.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Okeechobee County Industry Wages Lag Behind Florida, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Okeechobee County, Florida when analyzed can be described as medium-low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 25.9 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $36,487. The industry pay was less than the national industry average of $40,259.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Okeechobee County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Of the 43 4-digit NAICS industries, 13 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 30 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Okeechobee County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 170 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 13.6 percent of the total employment growth in Okeechobee County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (170 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (163 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (147 new jobs)
4. Cattle ranching and farming (113 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (98 new jobs)

In Okeechobee County, Florida, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1,452 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Okeechobee County

The Fruit and tree nut farming industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 174 jobs. The declines in the Fruit and tree nut farming industry make up 43.0 percent of the total job loss in Okeechobee County, Florida.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fruit and tree nut farming (174 jobs lost)
2. Offices of physicians (90 jobs lost)
3. General freight trucking (37 jobs lost)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (22 jobs lost)
5. Health and personal care stores (19 jobs lost)

Total industry employment has increased by 19.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Florida, experiencing a gain of 11.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Okeechobee County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 311.5 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Okeechobee County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Florida, where it saw a gain of 72.4 percent. The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry in Okeechobee County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 28.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (311.5 percent gain)
2. Land subdivision (290.5 percent gain)
3. Unclassified (213.3 percent gain)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (153.8 percent gain)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (139.6 percent gain)

Okeechobee County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Fruit and tree nut farming industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 76.5 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Florida, where the industry felt a loss of 0.6 percent. The losses in the Fruit and tree nut farming industry in Okeechobee County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 0.3 in percent of jobs in the Fruit and tree nut farming industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fruit and tree nut farming (76.5 percent decline)
2. Other professional and technical services (68.6 percent decline)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (63.1 percent decline)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (42.6 percent decline)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (34.8 percent decline)





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Okeechobee County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Okeechobee County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building equipment contractors industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 59 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 16.0 percent of the total growth in Okeechobee County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (59 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (36 new jobs)
3. Architectural and engineering services (28 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (27 new jobs)
5. Greenhouse and nursery production (26 new jobs)

Given the 54 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 22 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 31 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Okeechobee County

The Fruit and tree nut farming industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 105 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Fruit and tree nut farming industry make up 24.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Okeechobee County, Florida.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fruit and tree nut farming (105 jobs lost)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (64 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (47 jobs lost)
4. Clothing stores (37 jobs lost)
5. Office administrative services (33 jobs lost)

In Okeechobee County, Florida, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 8 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Employment for all industries has increased by 0.1 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than growth in the State of Florida, which went through a gain of 3.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Okeechobee County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Fruit and tree nut farming industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 66.4 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Florida, where the industry reported a loss of 5.6 percent. The losses in the Fruit and tree nut farming industry in Okeechobee County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 5.8 in percent of workers in the Fruit and tree nut farming industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fruit and tree nut farming (66.4 percent decline)
2. Private households (50 percent decline)
3. Death care services (46.6 percent decline)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (41.5 percent decline)
5. Clothing stores (38.3 percent decline)

Okeechobee County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 291.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Okeechobee County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Florida, where the industry felt a gain of 87.3 percent. The Unclassified industry in Okeechobee County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 12.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (291.7 percent gain)
2. Architectural and engineering services (195.3 percent gain)
3. Other support services (150.0 percent gain)
4. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (102.9 percent gain)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (69.0 percent gain)





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Okeechobee County, Florida

Hispanic households in Okeechobee County, Florida , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $35,609, this median household income is 0.1 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 6.9 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $33,164. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Okeechobee County reported an income level of $16,819, this was 52.8 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Okeechobee County, Florida White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $35,777 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.4 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $89,626. This income level is 151.5 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Okeechobee County accounted a medium-low median income for all households of $35,634 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 27.5 percent lower than the household income median in State of Florida of $45,418 and this is 37.9 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Okeechobee County, Florida can be understood to have a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 16.0 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 46.9 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Okeechobee County, reporting 23.9 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Higher Education in Okeechobee County, Florida

In Okeechobee County, Florida as reported in the 2000 Census, 8.8 percent of the White Alone, 6.4 percent of Black or African American, 52.2 percent of the Asian alone and 5 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Okeechobee County, Florida has a less-educated population of the working age, with 9 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Okeechobee has a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Florida's proportion of 22.4 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Okeechobee County, Florida, many men in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 38.6 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Okeechobee have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 8.2 percent (Men) versus 9.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma, with 35.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Demographic Profile for Okeechobee County, Florida

When calculating the total land area, Okeechobee covers a total land area of 774 square miles. This area has a medium-low density of 51 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Boone, WV (51 per sq. mile ), Lincoln, WV (51 per sq. mile ), Susquehanna, PA (51 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Edgefield, SC (51 per sq. mile ), Hot Spring, AR (51 per sq. mile ), Morris, TX (51 per sq. mile ).

Okeechobee County, Florida has a population that is comprised of 68.5 percent White, 7.7 percent African American, 0.9 percent Asian, and 21.6 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 30.2 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Florida percent of 36.5. Since 2000, Okeechobee has increased the percent of minority population when 27.4 percent of the total population were minorities.

Okeechobee County, Florida had a total estimated population of 39,836 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 35,908. This growth signifies an increase of 10.9 percent. Okeechobee ranks 40 of 67 counties when analyzing total population change in Florida and the county ranks 583 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

From 2000, a very high amount of people have migrated to Okeechobee internationally. The international migration into Okeechobee totals 0.2 percent of the total international migration into the State of Florida. This amount of international migration is very high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Okeechobee County, Florida to be 36.1 years of age. The median age in Okeechobee is less than the median age for the State of Florida of 39.5. Since 2000, the area has experienced a decline in the median, when the median age was 36.8 years old. With a total of 24.9 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Okeechobee can be described as having a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 58.9 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 16.1 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Okeechobee County, Florida

The State of Florida, Okeechobee County ranks 47 of 67 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,210 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Okeechobee County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $77,600, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall State of Florida 2000 median home value of $105,500 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

In Okeechobee County, the census reported 16,209 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a total of 545 homes since 2001, or 3.5 percent.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau