Okeechobee Times

Of the 5,348 people living in Port LaBelle in 2019, 43.8 percent (2,341) were women and 56.2 percent (3,007) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Okeechobee Times.

Males 18 and over outnumbered females in the same age group by a ratio of 1,796-to-1,341. In the 65 and over age range, there were 204 females and 187 males.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau's American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Sex and age range	Estimated number	Percent of total
Males 18 and over	1,796	33.6
Females 18 and over	1,341	25.1
Males 65 and over	187	3.5
Females 65 and over	204	3.8

Source: US Census Bureau