Grant County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
PM10
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 30.6. This is about average.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2005 was 1.04. This is significantly worse than average. There were 37 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.80. This is about average. There were 18 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Medford and their reported violations in the past:
JEFFERSON (Population served: 28, Purch_groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-09-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-09-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-23-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (NOV-15-2004), St Public Notif requested (NOV-15-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-15-2004)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-29-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-29-2003), St Public Notif received (NOV-03-2003)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1999, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 8.1%
(8.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 3.8% for American Indian residents, 38.5% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.3 people | | Oklahoma: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 63.4% | | Whole state: | 69.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 2.5% | | Whole state: | 4.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Medford, OK
55 people in nursing homes
3 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Medford compared to Oklahoma state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- House age above 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 Medford (2011 data):
- Grant County Bank: at 120 South Main Street, branch established on 1895/01/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $78.6 mil, Deposits: $68.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices
- Bank 7: Medford Branch at 120 North First Street, branch established on 2004/05/17. Info updated 2011/01/31: Bank assets: $211.6 mil, Deposits: $187.7 mil, headquarters in Oklahoma City, OK, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Haines Financial Corp
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (82%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Grant County Oklahoma:
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Religion statistics for Medford (based on Grant County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 116.56%
| Here |  | 116.6% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Catholic Church |
| Adherents | 28.4% | 25.3% | 20.0% | 8.3% | 7.3% |
| Congregations | 19.4% | 16.7% | 13.9% | 11.1% | 8.3% |
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| Name | Churches of Christ | Church of the Nazarene | Assemblies of God | Mennonite Church USA | Other |
| Adherents | 3.9% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% |
| Congregations | 8.3% | 2.8% | 11.1% | 2.8% | 5.6% |
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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 | Grant County: | 6.69 / 10,000 pop. | | Oklahoma: | 1.97 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 5 | Grant County: | 11.15 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.35 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 5 | Here: | 11.15 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 11.7% | | Oklahoma: | 10.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Grant County: | 28.0% | | Oklahoma: | 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 | $5,075 | $30,450 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $3,584 | $43,008 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $300 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $6,622 | $26,488 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 15 | $300 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,190 | $26,280 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,400 | $28,800 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $5,322 | $31,932 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
1 | $1,598 | $19,176 | 2 | $112 |
| Totals for Government |
11 | $26,791 | $29,227 | 18 | $712 |
Medford government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $0 ($0.00)
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $88,000 ($88.00)
Sewerage: $71,000 ($71.00)
All Other: $40,000 ($40.00)
Parks & Recreation: $8,000 ($8.00)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $0 ($0.00)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $149,000 ($149.00)
General - Other: $121,000 ($121.00)
Regular Highways: $111,000 ($111.00)
Police Protection: $99,000 ($99.00)
Central Staff Services: $70,000 ($70.00)
Solid Waste Management: $68,000 ($68.00)
Libraries: $36,000 ($36.00)
Health Services - Other: $26,000 ($26.00)
Parks & Recreation: $18,000 ($18.00)
Sewerage: $16,000 ($16.00)
Financial Administration: $15,000 ($15.00)
Fire Protection: $10,000 ($10.00)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000 ($1.00)
- General - Interest on Debt: $4,000 ($4.00)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $50,000 ($50.00)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $43,000 ($43.00)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $7,000 ($7.00)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $59,000 ($59.00)
Interest Earnings: $11,000 ($11.00)
Rents: $6,000 ($6.00)
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $40,000 ($40.00)
Fire Protection: $24,000 ($24.00)
Water Utilities: $23,000 ($23.00)
Libraries: $10,000 ($10.00)
Regular Highways: $10,000 ($10.00)
General - Other: $7,000 ($7.00)
Police Protection: $3,000 ($3.00)
Health - Other: $1,000 ($1.00)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $655,000 ($655.00)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $367,000 ($367.00)
- State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $23,000 ($23.00)
General Support: $20,000 ($20.00)
Highways: $11,000 ($11.00)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $265,000 ($265.00)
Public Utilities: $49,000 ($49.00)
NEC: $17,000 ($17.00)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $283,000 ($283.00)
6.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,567 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.19% | | 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:
8.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,489 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.18% | | 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 Medford:
- KCRC (1390 AM; 10 kW; ENID, OK; Owner: CHISHOLM TRAIL BROADCASTING CO.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KGWA (960 AM; 1 kW; ENID, OK; Owner: WILLIAMS CAPITOL CORPORATION)
- KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOKB (1580 AM; 1 kW; BLACKWELL, OK; Owner: BLACKWELL RADIO INC.)
- KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
- KFH (1330 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Medford:
- KQBL (96.9 FM; ENID, OK; Owner: CHAMPLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KNID (99.7 FM; ALVA, OK; Owner: CHRISHOLM TRAIL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KYQQ (106.5 FM; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KOFM (103.1 FM; ENID, OK; Owner: WILLIAMS CAPITOL CORPORATION)
- KXLS (95.7 FM; LAHOMA, OK; Owner: CHISHOLM TRAIL BROADCASTING CO.)
TV broadcast stations around Medford:
- K45EJ (Channel 45; ENID, OK; Owner: LOCKE SUPPLY COMPANY)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Medford)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 19 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Medford, OK)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 15 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - MEDFORD, Near Hwy 81, 2.5 Km Se Of (Lat: 36.796944 Lon: -97.700000), Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 109.7 m, Call Sign: WMI752
Assigned Frequencies: 6286.19 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6375.14 MHz Grant Date: 01/23/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, LLP, 8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 1200, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Fax: (703) 584-8696, Email:
- MEDFORD 73, 5 Mi E (Lat: 36.805556 Lon: -97.820278), Type: Tower, Structure height: 126.7 m, Call Sign: WPOM651
Assigned Frequencies: 6685.62 MHz Grant Date: 03/06/2000, Expiration Date: 03/06/2010, Cancellation Date: 02/02/2010, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- RENFROW MW, From Jct Us-81 & Sr-11 In Medford (Lat: 36.883083 Lon: -97.696722), Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 60.7 m, Call Sign: WPTD345, Licensee ID: L00002501
Assigned Frequencies: 6776.25 MHz, 6841.25 MHz Grant Date: 09/04/2001, Expiration Date: 09/04/2011, Certifier: Johnny W Watkins
Registrant: Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, 701 Ne 7th Street, Anadarko, OK 73005, Phone: (405) 247-4285, Fax: (405) 247-4446, Email:
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2 - 1.6 Mile Se Of The City Of (Lat: 36.796972 Lon: -97.700028), Overall height: 106.7 m, Call Sign: KNKJ385
Assigned Frequencies: 931.237 MHz Grant Date: 05/11/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancellation Date: 02/10/2009
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, Chartered, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Email:
- 1.6 Mile Between The Airport And The Proposed Structure (Lat: 36.796972 Lon: -97.700028), Overall height: 106.7 m, Call Sign: WSI676
Assigned Frequencies: 454.500 MHz Expiration Date: 07/01/1998, Cancellation Date: 04/05/1999
Registrant: Monte R. Lee & Company, 100 N.W. 63rd Suite 100, Oklahoma City, OK 73116, Phone: (405) 842-2405
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1 - Medford Municipal Airport (Lat: 36.790583 Lon: -97.749222), Type: Building, Overall height: 5 m, Call Sign: WWM9
Assigned Frequencies: 122.800 MHz Grant Date: 07/31/1998, Expiration Date: 08/06/2003, Cancellation Date: 10/12/2003
Registrant: City Of Medford, 123 S Main, Medford, OK 73759
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4 - Call Sign: K5DFA, Licensee ID: L01152459
Grant Date: 05/16/2006, Expiration Date: 07/24/2016, Certifier: Charles W Nipper
Registrant: Charles W Nipper, Medford, OK 73759 - Call Sign: KI0CK, Licensee ID: L00636178
Grant Date: 12/16/2009, Expiration Date: 05/03/2019, Certifier: Chester V Loach Jr
Registrant: Chester V Loach Jr, 317 No 2nd St, Medford, OK 73759 - Call Sign: KI5DW, Licensee ID: L00287933
Grant Date: 09/27/2000, Expiration Date: 12/24/2010
Registrant: Donald L Priest Sr, Rt 2 Box 89, Medford, OK 73759 - Call Sign: KI5PH, Previous Call Sign: KB5LEU, Licensee ID: L00367977
Grant Date: 06/15/2001, Expiration Date: 09/10/2011
Registrant: Kenneth D Christenson, Rt 2 Box 89, Medford, OK 73759
FAA Registered Aircraft: 8 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Medford)
| Most common first names in Medford, OK among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 27 | 77.3 years |
| Mary | 21 | 81.7 years |
| James | 19 | 79.8 years |
| Charles | 16 | 71.6 years |
| Robert | 14 | 76.1 years |
| Emma | 13 | 84.5 years |
| Frank | 13 | 82.3 years |
| Henry | 12 | 76.9 years |
| George | 11 | 74.5 years |
| Mildred | 11 | 78.3 years |
| Most common last names in Medford, OK among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Schmitz | 18 | 84.5 years |
| Webster | 11 | 80.7 years |
| Kretchmar | 11 | 78.7 years |
| Ciskowski | 11 | 78.7 years |
| Reimer | 10 | 82.9 years |
| Clark | 9 | 77.1 years |
| Hula | 9 | 81.7 years |
| Blubaugh | 9 | 79.2 years |
| Kilian | 8 | 81.0 years |
| Miller | 8 | 77.6 years |
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