Okeechobee Times

19.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Okeechobee in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 19.9 percent lower than the state average of 39.7 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 5,724.

79 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Okeechobee residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	825	21
Regular high school diploma	1,220	31.1
GED or alternative credential	322	8.2
Some college, less than 1 year	280	7.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	499	12.7
Associate's degree	372	9.5
Bachelor's degree	307	7.8
Master's degree	81	2.1
Professional school degree	17	0.4
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.