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Population (year 2000): 2,482. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,947 (+18.7% change)
 

Males: 1,160  (46.7%)
Females: 1,322  (53.3%)

Delaware County

Median resident age:  33.8 years
Oklahoma median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 74346.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,400 (it was $21,875 in 2000)
Jay  $24,400
Oklahoma:  $37,063

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $59,700 (it was $49,900 in 2000)
Jay  $59,700
Oklahoma:  $89,100

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Races in Jay:

  • White Non-Hispanic (53.3%)
  • American Indian (42.7%)
  • Two or more races (6.6%)
  • Hispanic (3.5%)
  • Other race (1.9%)
  • Black (0.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (10.3%), German (8.9%), Irish (7.1%), English (4.6%), Dutch (2.0%), Italian (1.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1035 feet

Land area: 3.23 square miles.

Population density: 880 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Jay

  • High school or higher: 66.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 6.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Jay city

  • Never married: 23.8%
  • Now married: 51.8%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 9.8%
  • Divorced: 12.4%

69 residents are foreign born (2.2% Latin America).

This city:  2.8%
Oklahoma:  3.8%



According to our research there were 21 registered sex offenders living in Jay, Oklahoma in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Jay to the number of sex offenders is 136 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Jay:  0.4% ($201)
Oklahoma:  0.7% ($523)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, AR (49.9 miles , pop. 58,047).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tulsa, OK (80.9 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (285.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Brush Creek, OK (0.7 miles) , New Eucha, OK (5.3 miles ), Sycamore, OK (6.0 miles) , Zena, OK (7.9 miles) , Tagg Flats, OK (9.0 miles) , Dennis, OK (9.2 miles) , Bull Hollow, OK (10.1 miles) , Cloud Creek, OK (10.5 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $68,000
  • 1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $107,500
  • 1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $107,500
  • 1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $107,500
  • 2000: 9 buildings, average cost: $103,800
  • 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $71,400
  • 2002: 7 buildings, average cost: $71,400
  • 2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $71,400
  • 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $71,400
  • 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $71,400
  • 2006: 8 buildings, average cost: $71,400

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Latitude: 36.42 N, Longitude: 94.80 W


People in group quarters in Jay
  • 73 people in nursing homes
  • 27 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 18 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 918

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Population change in the 1990s: +255 (+11.5%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Food (27%)
  • Construction (20%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Educational services (3%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Food (10%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Food processing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)


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Crime in Jay by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000100
    per 100,000 0.00.00.036.70.00.0
Rapes 000110
    per 100,000 0.00.00.036.735.70.0
Robberies 010000
    per 100,000 0.039.80.00.00.00.0
Assaults 001759
    per 100,000 0.00.038.4257.2178.7314.1
Burglaries 72610162418
    per 100,000 281.21034.6384.5587.8857.8628.3
Thefts 598464585244
    per 100,000 2370.43342.62460.62130.81858.51535.8
Auto thefts 51371535
    per 100,000 200.9517.3269.1551.1107.2174.5
Arson 003102
    per 100,000 0.00.0115.336.70.069.8
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 130.6259.5154.6324.8207.3182.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 11 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.11
US city average:  3.00

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Jay-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Oklahoma state average. It is 163% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.7 miles away from the Jay city center injured 59 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/8/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.7 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Brent Stephens - College basketball player (UMKC Kangaroos).


Hospitals/medical centers near Jay:
  • GROVE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; GROVE, OK)
  • GRAVETTE MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; GRAVETTE, AR)
  • INTEGRIS BAPTIST REG HEALTH CENTER (about 29 miles; MIAMI, OK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jay:
  • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 37 miles; FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; ID: XNA)
  • DRAKE FIELD (about 53 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; ID: FYV)
  • JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 55 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID: JLN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jay:
  • GRAND LAKE RGNL (about 11 miles; AFTON, OK; ID: 3O9)
  • GROVE MUNI (about 13 miles; GROVE, OK; ID: GMJ)
  • TERAMIRANDA (about 14 miles; AFTON, OK; ID: 79F)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jay:
  • NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; Full-time enrollment: 6,610)
  • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
  • MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 52 miles; JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 53 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
  • PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; FT enrollment: 5,566)
  • TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 8,727)
  • UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (about 83 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,760)
Public high school in Jay:
  • JAY HS (Students: 507; Location: 322 EAST MONROE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Jay:
  • JAY ES (Students: 833; Location: 1114 NORTH MAIN; Grades: PK - 05)
  • JAY MS (Students: 410; Location: 717 MONROE; Grades: 06 - 08)

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Cemetery: Duffield Memorial Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Holiday Pines Motel (Highway 59 East).

Court: Delaware County - Court Clerk- Courthouse (Courthouse).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Jay and their reported violations in the past:

JAY (Address: DRAWER 348, Population served: 2482, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-07-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-07-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-13-2005), St Compliance achieved (NOV-17-2005)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
DELAWARE CO RWD # 3 (Population served: 653, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-29-2005), St Public Notif requested (APR-10-2006), St Formal NOV issued (APR-10-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-12-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-29-2005), St Public Notif requested (APR-10-2006), St Formal NOV issued (APR-10-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-12-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-29-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-29-2005), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-29-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-26-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-29-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-29-2005), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-29-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-26-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-29-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-29-2005), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-29-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-26-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-29-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-29-2005), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-29-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-26-2006)
  • 3 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-24-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-24-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-20-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-29-2005)
  • Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-24-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-24-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-20-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-29-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-10-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-10-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-26-2006), St Compliance achieved (FEB-13-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-24-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-24-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-20-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-29-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-24-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-24-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-20-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-29-2005)
  • One other older monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Oklahoma:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  63.9%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.6%
Whole state:  4.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  25.9%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.8%
Whole state:  6.1%

Jay compared to Oklahoma state average:

Jay, Oklahoma environmental map by EPA

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Jay (2007 data):
  • Grand Savings Bank: Jay Branch at Hwy 59 South, branch established on 1981-04-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $189.7 mil, Deposits: $155.2 mil, headquarters in Grove, OK, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Peterson Holding Company
  • Arvest Bank: Jay Branch at 338 South 5th Street, branch established on 1908-01-01. Info updated 2007-02-16: Bank assets: $8,710.6 mil, Deposits: $7,407.6 mil, headquarters in Fayetteville, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 218 total offices, Holding Company: Arvest Bank Group, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Parks and Recreation 2$3,100$18,6000$0
Sewerage 4$12,300$36,9000$0
Solid Waste Management 2$6,100$36,6000$0
Health 7$13,718$23,5178$3,962
Streets and Highways 5$7,550$18,1200$0
Police - Other 5$7,140$17,1360$0
Police Protection - Officers 8$14,396$21,5940$0
Other Government Administration 2$3,594$21,5644$240
Financial Administration 3$9,904$39,6160$0
Other and Unallocable 3$10,776$43,1040$0
Gas Supply 5$16,580$39,7920$0
Water Supply 3$10,148$40,5920$0
Totals for Government 49$115,306$28,23812$4,202


Jay government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $472,000
    All Other: $201,000
    Solid Waste Management: $111,000
    Parks & Recreation: $10,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $51,000
  • Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $983,000
    Police Protection: $432,000
    Water Utilities: $370,000
    Health Services - Other: $352,000
    Sewerage: $200,000
    Solid Waste Management: $181,000
    Regular Highways: $164,000
    Financial Administration: $88,000
    Parks & Recreation: $82,000
    Fire Protection: $50,000
    General - Other: $43,000
    Central Staff Services: $15,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $31,000
  • Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $73,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $152,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Gas Utilities: $1,040,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,340,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,403,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $3,648,000
    Gas Utilities: $915,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Gas Utilities: $125,000
    Other, NEC: $95,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $78,000
    Interest Earnings: $23,000
    Property Sale Other: $17,000
    Rents: $6,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $28,000
    Fire Protection: $24,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
    Police Protection: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $952,000
  • Revenue - Gas Utilities: $858,000
    Water Utilities: $386,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $139,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $22,000
    Water Utilities: $10,000
    All Other: $5,000
    Highways: $5,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $816,000
    Public Utilities: $45,000
    NEC: $39,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,278,000

9.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,817 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.93%
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:
from Benton County, AR  1.46% ($26,699 average AGI)
from Tulsa County, OK  0.71% ($32,063)
from Ottawa County, OK  0.68% ($35,671)


8.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,982 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.29%
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:
to Benton County, AR  1.11% ($26,336 average AGI)
to Ottawa County, OK  0.93% ($25,618)
to Tulsa County, OK  0.62% ($40,221)


Strongest AM radio stations in Jay:
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KUOA (1290 AM; 5 kW; SILOAM SPRINGS, AR; Owner: KUOA, INC.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KFAY (1030 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
  • KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
  • KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
  • WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)
  • KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KURM (790 AM; 5 kW; ROGERS, AR; Owner: KERM, INC)
  • KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
  • KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOCR (1310 AM; 5 kW; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE)

Strongest FM radio stations in Jay:
  • KURM-FM (100.3 FM; SOUTHWEST CITY, MO; Owner: KERM, INC.)
  • KITO-FM (96.1 FM; VINITA, OK; Owner: DLB BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KGND (107.5 FM; KETCHUM, OK; Owner: NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA BROADCAST NETWORK)
  • KBVA (106.5 FM; BELLA VISTA, AR; Owner: GAYLA JOY HENDREN)
  • KGVE (99.3 FM; GROVE, OK; Owner: CALEB CORPORATION)
  • KLRC (101.1 FM; SILOAM SPRINGS, AR; Owner: JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Jay:
  • KELF-LP (Channel 43; GROVE, OK; Owner: TONY RUSSELL BICKEL)

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