OcoeeTN
With 208 residents, this town was settled in 1873.
Is Ocoee a good place to live?
Only 7 of the 178 Tennessee towns we compare have a higher median age than Ocoee. Ocoee has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ocoee.
More middle-aged adults than Tennessee overall
28% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 31% across Tennessee.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 37% and 71% women
The Census survey reached too few of Ocoee’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±16.8 points. Across Tennessee, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Ocoee | TN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.1% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 21.2% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 20.2% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 30.8% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 4.3% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.5% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 10% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.2% | 31.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 8.1% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 28.1% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.6% | 19.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 11.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Ocoee
The midsummer high in Ocoee is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in three of Ocoee’s working residents commute to Cleveland
The top destinations are Cleveland (37%), Chattanooga (14%) and Dalton (3%). Commuting out is the norm in Ocoee: 1% of working residents work locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Ocoee dropped by 30, to 100. For half of commuters, work is under 11 miles away.
| Ocoee | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 12% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 14% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Ocoee has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Households in Ocoee have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2003. On expected storm and flood damage, Ocoee sits above 64% of U.S. communities. 52% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 15%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Ocoee is
Ocoee: just over a fifth of adults report frequent mental distress. 31% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Ocoee, above both Tennessee’s towns (29%) and U.S. towns (23%).
| Ocoee | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 29% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Ocoee | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.7% | 14.6% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 52.2% | 58.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical home in Ocoee is valued at about $311K
94% of households own their home in Ocoee, above both the Tennessee town median (66%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 7.9% in value.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Ocoee
Moving to Ocoee: who provides what
Ocoee is unincorporated, so Polk County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Ocoee
About 2 of every 100 Ocoee residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
Questions about Ocoee
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