 |
|
|
Average Temperature (°F) |
High |
Low |
|
|
| January: |
73 |
49 |
| July: |
93 |
72 |
|
|
| Florida
Mean Annual Precipitation |
..............................
|
53
in. |
| Average
Annual Rain Days |
..............................
|
127 |
|
|
|
Okeechobee |
| 1980: |
20,264
|
| 1990: |
29,627
|
| 2001: |
36,147
|
| 2005(p): |
38,200
|
| 2010(p): |
40,400
|
| (p)
Denotes Projection |
|
| Florida |
| 9,746,961 |
| 12,938,071 |
| 16,331,739 |
| 17,376,900 |
| 18,776,400 |
|
| Percentage |
| 0.20% |
| 0.22% |
| 0.22% |
| 0.22% |
| 0.21% |
|
|
| (1999
Data) |
| In-Migration |
1,657 |
| Out-Migration |
1,817 |
|
|
| Net-Migration |
-160 |
|
|
|
Okeechobee
|
Florida
|
| 1998 |
$16,844
|
$26,161
|
| 1999 |
$17,162
|
$26,593
|
| 2000 |
$17,725
|
$27,764
|
|
| (2001
Data) |
| Labor
Force |
15,459
|
| Labor
Force % of County Population |
42.8%
|
| Number
in County Unemployed |
1,023
|
| Unemployment
Rate |
6.6%
|
|
|
| (2000
Data) |
Okeechobee |
Florida |
| Total
Employment |
9,795 |
6,837,050 |
|
|
| Agriculture,
Forestry & Fishing |
18.3% |
2.3% |
| Construction |
5.1% |
5.7% |
| Finance,
Insurance & Real Estate |
2.4% |
6.4% |
| Government |
18.4% |
14.3% |
| Manufacturing |
1.8% |
7.1% |
| Mining |
0.0% |
0.1% |
| Retail
Trade |
23.5% |
20.2% |
| Services |
23.1% |
36.2% |
| Transportation
/ Public Utilities |
4.8% |
5.1% |
| Wholesale
Trade |
2.5% |
5.6% |
 |
| Average
Wages by Industry |
| (2000
Data) |
| All
Industries
| $23,133 |
| Agriculture,
Forestry & Fishing |
$19,234 |
| Construction |
$21,710 |
| Finance,
Insurance & Real Estate |
$27,292 |
| Government |
$30,118 |
| Manufacturing |
$30,549 |
| Mining |
N/A |
| Retail
Trade |
$14,585 |
| Services |
$27,135 |
| Transportation
/ Public Utilities |
$31,330 |
| Wholesale
Trade |
$22,017 |
|
|
|
|
|
