Ottawa County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 30.1. This is about average.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 0.0636. This is significantly worse than average. There were 8 monitors within city limits.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2005 was 0.0317. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 2.0 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2005 was 0.546. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 2.0 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2005 was 6.56. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 2.0 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 23.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 2.0 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.97. This is about average. Closest monitor was 2.0 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Commerce and their reported violations in the past:
COMMERCE (Population served: 2645, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1996, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2000 and MAR-18-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-30-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAR-18-2002)
- 6 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 minor monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2011: 34.1%
(32.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 44.4% for Black residents, 49.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 15.6% for American Indian residents, 54.3% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 60.2% for other race residents, 10.3% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.7 people | | Oklahoma: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 69.3% | | Whole state: | 66.8% |
| This city: | 7.7% | | Whole state: | 5.9% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Commerce, OK
67 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities in 2010
75 people in nursing homes in 2000
Commerce compared to Oklahoma state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Commerce (2011 data):
- First State Bank: at 101 N Mickey Mantle Blvd, branch established on 1918/06/01. Info updated 2010/03/04: Bank assets: $12.4 mil, Deposits: $10.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices, Holding Company: First Picher Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%) in 2011
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (72%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Wood (2%)
Presidential Elections Results
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Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Commerce (based on Ottawa County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 76.96%
| Here | | 77.0% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Assemblies of God | Catholic Church |
|---|
| Adherents | 60.1% | 11.6% | 8.5% | 5.8% | 2.7% |
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| Congregations | 34.9% | 9.3% | 11.6% | 16.3% | 1.2% |
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| Name | Friends (Quakers) | Lutheran Church | Churches of Christ | Church of the Nazarene | Other |
|---|
| Adherents | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 5.2% |
|---|
| Congregations | 5.8% | 2.3% | 4.7% | 2.3% | 11.6% |
|---|
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 3 | Ottawa County: | 0.93 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.97 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Here: | 0.31 / 10,000 pop. | | Oklahoma: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6 | This county: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. | | Oklahoma: | 0.76 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13 | Ottawa County: | 4.02 / 10,000 pop. | | Oklahoma: | 4.35 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 21 | This county: | 6.50 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Ottawa County: | 13.9% | | Oklahoma: | 10.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Ottawa County: | 31.2% | | State: | 29.2% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $3,640 | $21,840 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $5,136 | $61,632 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $1,521 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
5 | $10,184 | $24,442 | 1 | $372 |
| Solid Waste Management |
5 | $8,404 | $20,170 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
5 | $9,410 | $22,584 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
18 | $36,774 | $24,516 | 4 | $1,893 |
Commerce government finances in 2002(per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $201,000 ($80.40)
Solid Waste Management: $93,000 ($37.20)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $185,000 ($74.00)
Water Utilities: $165,000 ($66.00)
Regular Highways: $109,000 ($43.60)
Sewerage: $98,000 ($39.20)
Solid Waste Management: $89,000 ($35.60)
Financial Administration: $48,000 ($19.20)
General - Other: $31,000 ($12.40)
Central Staff Services: $31,000 ($12.40)
Fire Protection: $24,000 ($9.60)
Judicial and Legal Services: $20,000 ($8.00)
Parks & Recreation: $2,000 ($0.80)
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,000 ($3.60)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $574,000 ($229.60)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $144,000 ($57.60)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $38,000 ($15.20)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $568,000 ($227.20)
Other, NEC: $174,000 ($69.60)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $8,000 ($3.20)
Water Utilities: $6,000 ($2.40)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,742,000 ($696.80)
Interest Earnings: $46,000 ($18.40)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $40,000 ($16.00)
Water Utilities: $21,000 ($8.40)
Fire Protection: $14,000 ($5.60)
Judicial: $14,000 ($5.60)
Sewerage: $10,000 ($4.00)
Police Protection: $4,000 ($1.60)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,267,000 ($906.80)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $216,000 ($86.40)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $25,000 ($10.00)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $175,000 ($70.00)
Public Utilities: $51,000 ($20.40)
NEC: $10,000 ($4.00)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $449,000 ($179.60)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $33,000 ($13.20)
7.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,250 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.62% | | Oklahoma average: | 8.21% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,794 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.13% | | Oklahoma average: | 7.91% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Commerce:
- KVIS (910 AM; 1 kW; MIAMI, OK; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)
- KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
- KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
- KOCR (1310 AM; 5 kW; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KKLL (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
- KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KFAY (1030 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Commerce:
- KGLC (100.9 FM; MIAMI, OK; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KSYN (92.5 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KIXQ (102.5 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KGND (107.5 FM; KETCHUM, OK; Owner: NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA BROADCAST NETWORK)
- KRPS (89.9 FM; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KKOW-FM (96.9 FM; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS, INC.)
- KCAR-FM (104.3 FM; GALENA, KS; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- KMOQ (107.1 FM; BAXTER SPRINGS, KS; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- KITO-FM (96.1 FM; VINITA, OK; Owner: DLB BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KBTN-FM (99.7 FM; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- K255AH (98.9 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KGVE (99.3 FM; GROVE, OK; Owner: CALEB CORPORATION)
- KOBC (90.7 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE)
- KURM-FM (100.3 FM; SOUTHWEST CITY, MO; Owner: KERM, INC.)
- KJMK (93.9 FM; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC)
- KXDG (97.9 FM; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC)
- KJML (105.3 FM; COLUMBUS, KS; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- KNEO (91.7 FM; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: SKY HIGH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- K220CZ (91.9 FM; MIAMI, ETC., OK; Owner: CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CORP. INC)
TV broadcast stations around Commerce:
- KOAM-TV (Channel 7; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: SAGA QUAD STATES COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KODE-TV (Channel 12; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOZJ (Channel 26; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BD. OF GOVERNORS OF SW MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KJPX-LP (Channel 47; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: GARY M./DEBORAH R. KENNY)
- KSNF (Channel 16; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- K05KD (Channel 5; CARTHAGE, MO; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- KCLJ-CA (Channel 46; JOPLIN/CARTHAGE, MO; Owner: GARY M./DEBORAH R. KENNY)
- K20GA (Channel 20; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- K52FC (Channel 52; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K55HU (Channel 55; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K64FW (Channel 64; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
- KELF-LP (Channel 43; GROVE, OK; Owner: TONY RUSSELL BICKEL)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 15 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Commerce)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 300 Commerce St (Lat: 36.933111 Lon: -94.874389), Call Sign: KRX335
Assigned Frequencies: 155.670 MHz
Grant Date: 04/01/1997, Expiration Date: 06/11/2002, Cancellation Date: 10/13/2002
Registrant: City Of Commerce, 300 Commerce St, Commerce, OK 74339, Phone: (918) 675-4372
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - COMMERCE, Hwy 69 Ne Of Commerce (Lat: 36.945306 Lon: -94.863611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 48.8 m, Call Sign: WQKZ296
Assigned Frequencies: 10915.0 MHz
Grant Date: 11/03/2009, Expiration Date: 11/03/2019, Certifier: Pamelia Y Hoof
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: KK5PY, Licensee ID: L00305010
Grant Date: 10/17/2007, Expiration Date: 01/15/2018, Certifier: Dennis L Foster
Registrant: Dennis L Foster, 300 N Maple, Commerce, OK 74339 - Call Sign: KF5ETR, Licensee ID: L01545186
Grant Date: 02/02/2010, Expiration Date: 02/02/2020, Certifier: Lena M Enochs
Registrant: Lena M Enochs, 602 North Main, Commerce, OK 74339
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Commerce
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Commerce, OK
| Most common first names in Commerce, OK among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| John | 27 | 74.6 years |
| William | 25 | 74.3 years |
| James | 22 | 73.7 years |
| Mary | 22 | 76.3 years |
| Robert | 21 | 76.7 years |
| Charles | 21 | 69.5 years |
| Ethel | 13 | 84.4 years |
| Hazel | 13 | 77.4 years |
| Walter | 12 | 76.4 years |
| Virginia | 12 | 77.1 years |
| Most common last names in Commerce, OK among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Smith | 26 | 79.8 years |
| Miller | 14 | 72.9 years |
| Williams | 13 | 74.2 years |
| Turner | 11 | 75.9 years |
| Jones | 11 | 74.0 years |
| Allen | 9 | 70.7 years |
| White | 9 | 72.9 years |
| Rogers | 8 | 74.4 years |
| Roberts | 8 | 71.1 years |
| Wright | 8 | 78.5 years |
Businesses in Commerce, OK
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