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Okeechobee is a city in Okeechobee County.
It is the county seat.
The community name derives from Muskogean for "big water"
The latitude of Okeechobee is 27.243N. The longitude is -80.83W.
It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 26 feet.The estimated population, in 2003, was 5,563.
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$27,265National
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13% of Okeechobee residents report German ancestry, and 14% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Okeechobee ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Okeechobee was $12,701, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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10% of Okeechobee residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Okeechobee, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $416. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $655.
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Okeechobee County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Okeechobee political report.
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The average commute time for Okeechobee workers is 19 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
Hotels in Okeechobee include Best Western Lake Okeechobee, Scottish Inns Okeechobee.
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