Okeewemee's Livability
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Amenities
About Okeewemee, NC
Okeewemee, NC is located in Montgomery County in the state of North Carolina.
The total City Population for Okeewemee is about 8,132 with about 6 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $115,000, which is roughly 37% lower than the Average Home Value of $182,702 for the state of North Carolina, and roughly 47% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $44,085, which is roughly 23% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $57,244 for the state of North Carolina, and roughly 32% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.42Male Population Estimate: 46.8%
Female Population Estimate: 53.2%
Median Age: 40.4
Male Median Age: 39.6
Female Median Age: 40.9
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:18.8%
Hispanic:5.7%
Other:3.4%
Asian:1.7%
Indian:0.8%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 33.68%
Libertarian: 0.61%
Other: 0.16%
Green: 0.1%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Okeewemee specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Montgomery County: About 5.72005 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2020)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Montgomery County: About 237.364 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Montgomery County is about 31% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 18% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
North Carolina is ranked #52 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 6.19 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 5.06The average living wage for the state of North Carolina is $31.26/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives North Carolina a minimum wage score of 6.97 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives North Carolina a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for North Carolina is $145.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 5.29 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X North Carolina does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ North Carolina does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X North Carolina does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X North Carolina does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X North Carolina does provide some form of paid family leave.
X North Carolina does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X North Carolina does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X North Carolina does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X North Carolina does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X North Carolina does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
X North Carolina does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ North Carolina does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X North Carolina does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X North Carolina does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X North Carolina does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
X North Carolina does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
X North Carolina does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X North Carolina does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 27371Latitude: 35.407600
Longitude: -79.853900
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 784.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 910