Rock Island, Oklahoma

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Population in July 2008: 735. Population change since 2000: +3.7%

Males: 393	(53.6%)
Females: 342	(46.4%)

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

Zip codes: 74932.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,434 (it was $30,625 in 2000)

Rock Island:	$40,434
Oklahoma:	$41,567

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,212

Rock Island:	$19,212
Oklahoma:	$22,540

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $85,973 (it was $51,300 in 2000)

Rock Island:	$85,973
Oklahoma:	$103,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $117,002; Detached houses: $146,441; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $108,973; Mobile homes: $35,511

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Races in Rock Island:

White Non-Hispanic (86.6%)
American Indian (11.4%)
Two or more races (5.9%)
Hispanic (2.0%)
Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Rock Island: 80.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (28.1%), English (7.3%), German (5.8%), Irish (4.8%), French (2.5%), Italian (1.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 490 feet

Land area: 12.1 square miles.

Population density: 61 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Rock Island

High school or higher: 70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
Unemployed: 3.3%
Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rock Island town

Never married: 12.8%
Now married: 72.8%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 3.9%
Divorced: 9.5%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.4%
Oklahoma:	3.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Rock Island:	0.6% ($312)
Oklahoma:	0.8% ($523)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fort Smith, AR (13.6 miles , pop. 80,268).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tulsa, OK (105.1 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (211.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Hackett, AR (1.9 miles ), Cameron, OK (2.2 miles ), Bonanza, AR (2.2 miles ), Pocola, OK (2.3 miles ), Spiro, OK (3.0 miles ), Midland, AR (3.1 miles ), Fort Coffee, OK (3.2 miles ), Panama, OK (3.3 miles ).

Latitude: 35.18 N, Longitude: 94.48 W

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Population change in the 1990s: +230 (+48.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Construction (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (13%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Machinery (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Assemblers and fabricators (17%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Personal appearance workers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)

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Rock Island-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Oklahoma state average. It is 144% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/26/1976, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 4.8 miles away from the Rock Island town center killed 2 people and injured 64 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/19/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.8 miles away from the town center killed 14 people and injured 270 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Rock Island-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Oklahoma state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/16/1997 at 19:07:27, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 89.7 miles away from Rock Island center
On 5/27/2007 at 21:03:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 84.8 miles away from the city center
On 8/4/2001 at 01:13:25, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/22/2005 at 05:17:04, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.5 miles away from Rock Island center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Rock Island:

EASTERN OKLAHOMA MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; POTEAU, OK)
HARBOR VIEW MERCY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; FORT SMITH, AR)
SELECT SPECIALITY HOSPITAL-FORT SMITH (about 14 miles; FORT SMITH, AR)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rock Island:

WESTARK COLLEGE (about 14 miles; FT SMITH, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,472)
NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; FT enrollment: 6,610)
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 58 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 4,450)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,309)
TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 104 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 8,727)

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Average household size:

This town:	2.7 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	80.7%
Whole state:	68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.4%
Whole state:	4.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	11.5%
Whole state:	14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	4.1%
Whole state:	6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rock Island, OK

Rock Island compared to Oklahoma state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
House age below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Rock Island mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (47%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%) Utility gas (12%) Wood (5%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Rock Island

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	National Association of Free Will Baptists	American Baptist Association
Adherents	61.1%	8.9%	8.1%	6.0%	3.3%
Congregations	35.1%	7.9%	13.9%	9.3%	3.3%

Name	Churches of Christ	Church of the Nazarene	Pentecostal Church of God	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	3.1%	2.6%	1.4%	1.1%	4.5%
Congregations	7.9%	4.0%	4.6%	2.6%	11.3%

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.

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

Rock Island government finances in 2002:

Construction - General: $14,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $23,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $11,000
Highways: $7,000

General Support: $4,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $0

6.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,408 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.97%
Oklahoma average:	8.21%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($317 average AGI)
Le Flore County: 0.14%
Oklahoma average: 0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Sebastian County, AR	1.32% ($38,141 average AGI)
from Sequoyah County, OK	0.42% ($29,983)
from Latimer County, OK	0.32% ($24,523)

6.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,876 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.38%
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 Sebastian County, AR	1.96% ($31,893 average AGI)
to Sequoyah County, OK	0.40% ($30,000)
to Crawford County, AR	0.26% ($25,833)

Strongest AM radio stations in Rock Island:

KYHN (1320 AM; 10 kW; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KWHN (1650 AM; 10 kW; FT. SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KTCS (1410 AM; 1 kW; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: BIG CHIEF BROADCASTING CO.)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KFSA (950 AM; 1 kW; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: FRED H. BAKER, SR.)
KPRV (1280 AM; 1 kW; POTEAU, OK; Owner: LEROY BILLY)
KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
KFPW (1230 AM; 1 kW; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: PHARIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KFAY (1030 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KHGG (1580 AM; 1 kW; VAN BUREN, AR; Owner: PHARIS BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rock Island:

KZBB (97.9 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KMAG (99.1 FM; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
K204EW (88.7 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KTCS-FM (99.9 FM; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: BIG CHIEF BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K219CN (91.7 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KARG (91.7 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KOMS (107.3 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KBBQ-FM (100.7 FM; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KLSZ-FM (102.7 FM; VAN BUREN, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KKRI (88.1 FM; POCOLA, OK; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KISR (93.7 FM; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: STEREO 93, INC.)
K254AM (98.7 FM; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KZKZ-FM (106.3 FM; GREENWOOD, AR; Owner: FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
K207CW (89.3 FM; PARIS, AR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KREU (92.3 FM; ROLAND, OK; Owner: STAR 92 CO.)
KRWA-FM (103.1 FM; WALDRON, AR; Owner: PHARIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKBD (95.9 FM; SALLISAW, OK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KPRV-FM (92.5 FM; HEAVENER, OK; Owner: LEROY BILLY)
KAOW (88.9 FM; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KRBK (104.7 FM; BOONEVILLE, AR; Owner: PHARIS BROADCASTING, INC,)

TV broadcast stations around Rock Island:

K59GJ (Channel 59; POTEAU, OK; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
KFSM-TV (Channel 5; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
KBBL-CA (Channel 9; WINSLOW, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
K18EU (Channel 18; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: TV 34, INC.)
KHBS (Channel 40; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: KHBS HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
KFDF-CA (Channel 10; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
K14JJ (Channel 14; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: ELLERBECK FAMILY PARTNERS II LTD.)
K36EH (Channel 36; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: ELLERBECK FAMILY PARTNERS II LTD.)
K43EZ (Channel 43; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
K58FB (Channel 58; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: GEORGE W. MATTHEWS, JR.)
K66FM (Channel 66; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
K16ER (Channel 16; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KPBI-CA (Channel 46; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KD5GSH, Previous Call Sign: KE6UCU, Licensee ID: L00824723
Grant Date: 06/30/2005, Expiration Date: 06/30/2015
Registrant: Kathleen W Prehm, 12419 Hwy 120, Rock Island, OK 74932

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$95,140	4	$78,830	6	$79,017	2	$30,945	1	$65,240	1	$45,170
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0	1	$63,850	1	$24,950	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	3	$66,123	6	$68,655	3	$18,213	0	$0	1	$44,470
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0	3	$70,027	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	1	$60,780	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0401.02

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$84,405	1	$94,230
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0401.02

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