For population 15 years and over in Sand Hills CDP:
Never married: 14.1%
Now married: 65.6%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 8.0%
Divorced: 10.6%
13 residents are foreign born (1.7% Europe, 1.4% North America).
This place:
3.1%
Oklahoma:
3.8%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $338 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $183 (0.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Broken Arrow, OK (43.4 miles , pop. 74,859).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tulsa, OK (54.2 miles , pop. 393,049).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (216.1 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Sand Hills-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Oklahoma state average. It is 256% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/26/1973, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.7 miles away from the Sand Hills place center killed 5 peopleand injured 25 peopleand causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 5/5/1960, a category F4 tornado 24.4 miles away from the place center killed 16 peopleand injured 106 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Sand Hills-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Oklahoma state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 97.3 miles away from the city center On 5/27/2007 at 21:03:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 55.4 miles away from Sand Hills center On 6/9/2008 at 22:59:47, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.9 miles away from the city center On 3/15/2006 at 08:30:25, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.9 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Bryan County (18) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11 Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 8, Floods: 7, Winter Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 4, Fires: 2, Snow: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Sand Hills:
MUSKOGEE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 12 miles away; MUSKOGEE, OK)
MUSKOGEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 15 miles away; MUSKOGEE, OK)
MUSKOGEE VA MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care - Veterans Administration, Government Federal, about 15 miles away; MUSKOGEE, OK)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sand Hills:
Northeastern State University (about 24 miles; Tahlequah, OK; Full-time enrollment: 6,171)
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology-Okmulgee (about 43 miles; Okmulgee, OK; FT enrollment: 2,341)
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (about 50 miles; Fort Smith, AR; FT enrollment: 4,962)
Oral Roberts University (about 52 miles; Tulsa, OK; FT enrollment: 2,705)
Tulsa Community College (about 52 miles; Tulsa, OK; FT enrollment: 8,387)
Rogers State University (about 54 miles; Claremore, OK; FT enrollment: 2,643)
University of Tulsa (about 56 miles; Tulsa, OK; FT enrollment: 3,764)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 33.3. This is about average.
City:
33.3
U.S.:
32.0
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.694. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 12.8 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.694
U.S.:
2.433
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2009 was 5.00. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 12.8 miles away from the city center.
City:
5.00
U.S.:
10.54
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 22.2. This is about average.Closest monitor was 10.7 miles away from the city center.
City:
22.2
U.S.:
22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.2. This is about average.Closest monitor was 13.5 miles away from the city center.
City:
10.2
U.S.:
9.6
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 21.5%
(19.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 30.9% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.6 people
Oklahoma:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
76.6%
Whole state:
69.0%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
4.4%
Whole state:
4.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Sand Hills (based on Bryan County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 64.93%
Here
64.9%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Churches of Christ
International Pentecostal Holiness Church
Church of the Nazarene
Adherents
67.8%
9.3%
5.0%
4.2%
2.0%
Congregations
41.6%
7.9%
14.6%
2.2%
4.5%
Name
Assemblies of God
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Presbyterian Church (USA)
LDS (Mormon) Church
Other
Adherents
2.0%
1.9%
1.6%
1.3%
5.0%
Congregations
5.6%
1.1%
5.6%
1.1%
15.7%
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: 8
This county:
2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Oklahoma:
1.97 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:
0.51 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.76 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 28
Bryan County:
7.13 / 10,000 pop.
Oklahoma:
4.35 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 27
Bryan County:
6.87 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.89 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:
10.5%
State:
10.3%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:
30.0%
Oklahoma:
29.2%
9.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,359 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
9.20%
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:
