Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety13#800/924
Economy10#835/925
Housing30#648/925
Health28#663/925
Healthcare7#859/923
Environment82#166/917
Education19#747/925
Infrastructure27#674/925
Community34#609/925
Leisure & amenities32#633/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Sebring, FL metro area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Depression · low19.2%
95/100Florida 18.0%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Distance to an Amtrak station · low8 mi
89/100Florida 27 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
Comfortable days · high30.9%
84/100Florida 32.4%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
New business applications · high16.0 /1k
83/100Florida 27.6 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
Median Air Quality Index · low35
83/100Florida 422025U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
New homes permitted · high6.1 /1k
83/100Florida 7.0 /1kUnited States 4.2 /1kSep 2025–Aug 2026U.S. Census BureauProvisional data

Weaknesses

Hot days · high126 days
3/100Florida 102 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Income adjusted for local prices · low$50,286
4/100Florida $70,596United States $73,2042024U.S. Bureau of Economic AnalysisAggregated from counties
Uninsured residents (under 65) · high20.9%
4/100Florida 13.7%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010
Firearm deaths · high28.8 /100k
5/100Florida 12.6 /100kUnited States 12.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Suicide rate · high30.7 /100k
5/100Florida 15.6 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Unemployment rate · high5.6%
9/100Florida 3.9%United States 4.3%2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPartial year

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
101,341 (2020) → 111,122 (2025)
+9.7%5 yearsUS 331,578,104 → 341,784,857
Drought exposureWorsening
0% (2021) → 83% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+83 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
High ozone daysImproving
1 days (2017) → 0 days (2022)
−100%5 yearsUS 9 days → 7 days
Child poverty rateImproving
33.4% (2015-2019) → 17.1% (2020-2024)
−16 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
74.3% (2015-2019) → 86.7% (2020-2024)
+12 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Suicide rateWorsening
19.4 /100k (2021) → 30.7 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
+58%5 yearsUS 14.5 /100k → 14.1 /100k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Sebring, FL metro area improved on 11 of 29 measures with a comparison and declined on 10. 4 moved within the margin of error and 4 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved11

Child poverty−16 points33.4% → 17.1%
Weekly wage+32%$730 → $967
Poverty−3.3 points18.6% → 15.3%
Broadband+12 points74.3% → 86.7%
Household income+34%$40,942 → $54,897

Declined10

Uninsured+4.6 points16.4% → 20.9%
Commute+3.2 min20.6 min → 23.8 min
Arts & recreation−24%4.0 /10k → 3.1 /10k
Firearm deaths+46%19.7 /100k → 28.8 /100k
Suicides+35%22.7 /100k → 30.7 /100k

All 29 measures

Change of every measure of Sebring, FL metro area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	4.0 /10k2020	3.1 /10k2025	−24%	Declined	4%
Average commute time	20.6 min2015-2019	23.8 min2020-2024	+3.2 min	Declined	5%
Average weekly wage	$7302020	$9672025	+32%	Improved	97%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%2015-2019	20.5%2020-2024	+3.3 points	Improved	61%
Broadband subscriptions	74.3%2015-2019	86.7%2020-2024	+12 points	Improved	80%
Child poverty rate	33.4%2015-2019	17.1%2020-2024	−16 points	Improved	99%
Distance to an airport	51 mi2020	51 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	40.5 /100k2020	19.5 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−52%	Improved	83%
Effective property tax rate	0.80%2015-2019	0.69%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Little change	44%
Firearm deaths	19.7 /100k2020	28.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+46%	Declined	10%
Grocery stores	1.6 /10k2020	1.6 /10k2025	+2.6%	Little change	61%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.8 /10k2020	0.7 /10k2025	−8.8%	Declined	27%
High school diploma or higher	85.7%2015-2019	86.6%2020-2024	+0.9 points	Within the margin of error	26%
Home price to income ratio	2.6×2015-2019	3.4×2020-2024	+0.8×	Declined	21%
Homicide rate	7.1 /100k2020	3.9 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−45%	Improved	73%
Income adjusted for local prices	$40,0242019	$50,2862024	+26%	Improved	10%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4862015-2019	0.4572020-2024	−0.029	Within the margin of error	95%
Median household income	$40,9422015-2019	$54,8972020-2024	+34%	Improved	83%
New business applications	10.8 /1k2020	16.0 /1k2025	+48%	Improved	53%
Pharmacies	2.1 /10k2020	1.6 /10k2025	−22%	Declined	16%
Poverty rate	18.6%2015-2019	15.3%2020-2024	−3.3 points	Improved	89%
Public libraries	0.3 /10k2019	0.3 /10k2024	−3.6%	Little change	33%
Rent as share of income	32.0%2015-2019	32.1%2020-2024	+0.1 points	Within the margin of error	56%
Rent-burdened households	53.2%2015-2019	55.6%2020-2024	+2.4 points	Within the margin of error	37%
Restaurants and bars	7.7 /10k2020	6.9 /10k2025	−10%	Declined	13%
Suicide rate	22.7 /100k2020	30.7 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+35%	Declined	13%
Traffic deaths	21.7 /100k2015-2019	26.7 /100k2020-2024	+23%	Declined	25%
Unemployment rate	8.1%2020	5.6%2025	−2.5 points	Improved	35%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	16.4%2015-2019	20.9%2020-2024	+4.6 points	Declined	1%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 786 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Sebring, FL metro area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Sebring, FL metro area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Sebring, FL metro area itself moved −1.6 points in standing on average over the same 28 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

105,702 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

46,879 households (±755)

Sebring, FL metro area
United States share

Under $25k22%10,504
$25k–50k23%10,721
$50k–75k21%9,688

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

46,879 households (±755)

Sebring, FL metro area
United States share

Own79%36,845
Rent21%10,034

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+3.3 points).

Table view

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

35,779 workers (±976)

Sebring, FL metro area
United States share

Drive alone75%26,920
Carpool12%4,370
Public transit0.2%†83

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The 10 largest occupations in Sebring, FL employ 7,490 people. 10 pay a median below the US median.

Above the US median
Below the US median

The largest occupations in Sebring, FL by employment, with median annual pay and how it compares with the United States
Occupation	Jobs	Median pay	vs USCompared with the US	Concentration
Retail Salespersons1,150 jobs	1,150	$31,200US $35,410	−12%	1.62×
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,120 jobs	1,120

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Sebring, FL has 2,138 employer establishments, 198 for every 10,000 residents (0.80× the US rate of 248), with 22,996 paid employees at an average annual pay of $42,317. The Census Bureau also counts 8,819 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 2,138; 8,819 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 198; US 248
Paid employees: 22,996
Average annual pay: $42,317; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Sebring, FL by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	239	22.1	1.06×About typical	2,178	$74,157	472
Specialty trade contractors	175	16.2	1.05×About typical	1,216	$49,221	541
Restaurants and other eating places	129	11.9	0.65×Fewer than typical	2,698	$20,016	60
Lessors of real estate	101	9.3	0.76×Fewer than typical	259	$38,027	805
Offices of physicians	101	9.3	1.44×More than typical	818	$106,259	54
Services to buildings and dwellings	98	9.1	1.34×More than typical	539	$41,557	911
Religious organizations	87	8	1.45×More than typical	503	$25,358	—
Construction of buildings	74	6.8	0.90×About typical	239	$44,105	387
Building equipment contractors	66	6.1	1.01×About typical	542	$48,727	75
Limited-service restaurants	62	5.7	0.71×Fewer than typical	1,233	$18,159	20
Offices of other health practitioners	61	5.6	0.93×About typical	292	$43,349	145
Landscaping services	60	5.5	1.58×More than typical	376	$42,830	316

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 108,155 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $2.2M on contracts performed in Sebring, FL metro area: $19.49 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $2.2M; −41% vs FY2025
Per resident: $19.49; US $1,994
Sole-source: 6.2%; US 30%
Single offer: 6.9%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Defense Logistics Agency$1M48%
Department of the Air Force$638.6K29%
Department of Veterans Affairs$160.5K7.4%
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$83.9K3.9%
Department of State$77.6K3.6%
U.S. Special Operations Command$64K3.0%
U.S. Geological Survey$47.5K2.2%
Federal Aviation Administration$46.1K2.1%

Top recipients

SEBRING AIRPORT AUTHORITY$1M48%
FILLMORE CONTRACTS, LLC$463.6K21%
CENTRAL FLORIDA YAMAHA INC$273K13%
HARBOR SERVICES, INC$175K8.1%
MOBILE PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICS, INC$125.1K5.8%

Spending by fiscal year

3.8MFY2017
4.4MFY2018
4.6MFY2019
5.6MFY2020
5.8MFY2021
9.3MFY2022
8.3MFY2023
8.9M

Top industries (NAICS)

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing · 3241$1.5M70%
Ship and boat building · 3366$186.7K8.6%
Nonresidential building construction · 2362$175K8.1%
Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing · 3391$160.5K7.4%
Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing · 3336$64K3.0%
Utility system construction · 2371$46.1K

Largest awards

REMEDIAL ACTION FORMER AVON PARK ARMY AIRFIELD, ARBUCKLE CREEK FUZE DISPOSAL AREA MRS, HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FL$1.5M
BHATE ZAPATA, LLC· Highlands County, FL· Facilities & utilities· Jun 30, 2021 – Jan 20, 2026· W912DY21F0286
REPLACE EXISTING 4-70 FT. GUY SUPPORTED TOWERS WITH 4-40 FT. SELF SUPPORTING TOWERS AT THE AVON PARK EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (AVO) RCAG SITE LOCATED IN AVON PARK, FL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS.$1.1M
FLAKE TOWERS, LLC· Highlands County, FL· Construction & real property· Jun 6, 2022 – Oct 22, 2025· 6973GH22C00125
PKM - BASE COURSE AVON PARK AFR$644.4K
FILLMORE CONTRACTS, LLC· Highlands County, FL· Other equipment & supplies· May 28, 2026 – May 28, 2026· FA481426P0027

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $991.8M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Sebring, FL metro area: $8,925 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $991.8M; −4.8% vs FY2025
Per resident: $8,925; US $12,955
Loan face value: $40.6M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.7%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$677.5M68%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$91.3M9.2%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$78.6M7.9%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$49.4M5.0%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$26M2.6%
84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$8.4M0.8%
64.110 · Veterans Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Service-Connected Death$8.3M0.8%
20.279 · National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)$7.4M0.7%

Top recipients (organizations)

STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$19.6M2.0%
TALLAHASSEE, FL
SOUTH FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE$8.3M0.8%
AVON PARK, FL
SEBRING AIRPORT AUTHORITY$5.4M0.5%
SEBRING, FL
WANRACK, LLC$3.7M0.4%
LEAWOOD, KS
HEARTLAND RURAL HEALTH NETWORK INC$812.7K

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$831.5M84%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$103.9M10%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Highway Administration$19.6M2.0%
Department of Transportation
Department of Education$8.6M0.9%
Federal Aviation Administration$5.4M

Assistance by fiscal year

846.2MFY2021
847.1MFY2022
914.1MFY2023
949.4MFY2024
1BFY2025
991.8MFY2026

County aggregates

95%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Sebring, FL

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Highlands CountyCentral county25111,122

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

SebringPrincipal city11,382

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Florida

Areas based in Florida, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved11

Declined10

Metro and micro areas like Sebring, FL metro area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Getting to work

How people get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Sebring, FL

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Florida

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved11

Declined10

Age and sex

Household income

Owners and renters

How people get to work

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Time to get to work

Look up any occupation

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought