Okeechobee County, Florida
8 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 40,816
- Median household income
- $57,984
- ±4,108
- Unemployed
- 4.4%
- 739 of 16,698 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.4%
- 12,762 of 15,113 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Okeechobee | 40,266 (2021) | 1700 Nw 9th Ave, Okeechobee | — |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Okeechobee | 5,347 (2021) | 55 Se 3rd Ave, Okeechobee | Website |
Special districts 6
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coquina Water Management District | Flood control | 17429 Nw 242nd St, Okeechobee | — |
| Grove Community District | Other multi-function districts | 2501 Burns Rd, Palm Beach Gardens | — |
| Okeechobee County Childrens Services Council | Other public welfare | Po Box 2972, Okeechobee | — |
| Grove Community Development District | Other single function districts | 3434 Colwell Ave, Tampa | — |
| Okeechobee Utility Authority | Sewerage and water supply | 100 Sw 5th Ave, Okeechobee | Website |
| Okeechobee Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 452 Us Highway 98 N, Okeechobee | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
OKEECHOBEE
School district12 schools
700 SW 2ND AVE, Okeechobee, FL, 34974
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Lake Placid Farmers Market (Lake Placid)
Downtown Vero Green Market (2140 14th Avenue Vero Beach) · Fellsmere Farmers Market and Mercado (22 S. Orange Street Fellsmere) · Indian River Farmers Market (455 58th Ave SW. Vero Beach) · and 2 more
Stuart Green Market (121 SW Flagler Avenue Stuart) · Palm City Farms Produce & Market (3706 SW Citrus Blvd Palm City)
Old - Town Farmers' Market (5770 Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway Kissimmee) · Celebration Sunday Farmers' Market (690 Celebration Avenue Celebration) · Downtown Kissimmee Farmers' Market (Darlington Avenue and Pleasant Street Kissimmee)
Palm Beach Gardens Green Market () · Taste of the Gardens Green Market () · Village Farmers' Market () · and 14 more
Lake Wales Downtown Farmers Market (20 Market St. Lake Wales) · International Market World Flea and Farmers Market (Auburndale) · Downtown Farmers' Curb Market (Lakeland) · and 1 more
Wednesday Green Market (101 Melody Lane Ft. Pierce) · Fort Pierce State Farmers' Market (3479 South Federal Highway 1 Fort Pierce) · Fort Pierce Farmers' Market (Fort Pierce)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.