Basinger's Livability
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B-
Affordability -
B
Housing -
B+
Job Market -
A
Diversity -
C+
Crime -
B+
Commute -
D+
Education -
B+
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Basinger, FL
Basinger, FL is located in Okeechobee County in the state of Florida.
The total City Population for Basinger is about 20,180 with about 4 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $87,100, which is roughly 58% lower than the Average Home Value of $207,987 for the state of Florida, and roughly 54% lower than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $37,151, which is roughly 33% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $55,343 for the state of Florida, and roughly 35% lower higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 3.06Male Population Estimate: 56.9%
Female Population Estimate: 43.1%
Median Age: 33.1
Male Median Age: 32.9
Female Median Age: 33.6
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:32.3%
Other:16%
Black:14.5%
Indian:1.4%
Asian:0.5%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
![Marco Rubio](/assets/images/politicians/senators/marco_rubio.jpg)
![Rick Scott](/assets/images/politicians/senators/rick_scott.jpg)
![Ron DeSantis](/assets/images/politicians/governors/ron_desantis.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 27.52%
Libertarian: 0.41%
Other: 0.13%
Green: 0.04%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Basinger specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Okeechobee County: About 4.93702 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Okeechobee County: About 390.343 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Okeechobee County is about 20% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 26% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Florida is ranked #32 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 36.22 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 30.13The average living wage for the state of Florida is $32.28/hr, while the states minimum wage is $8.65/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Florida a minimum wage score of 25.7 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $6.98/hr, which gives Florida a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 75.11 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Florida is $173.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 19.4 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Florida does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Florida does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Florida does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Florida does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Florida does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Florida does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Florida does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Florida does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Florida does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Florida does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Florida does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Florida does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Florida does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Florida does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Florida does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Florida does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Florida does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Florida does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 34972Latitude: 27.400300
Longitude: -81.016500
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 55.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 863