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Atoka County

Population in July 2008: 370. Population change since 2000: +7.2%
 

Males: 183  (49.6%)
Females: 187  (50.4%)

Median resident age:  33.5 years
Oklahoma median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 74525.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $22,978 (it was $17,404 in 2000)
Tushka:  $22,978
Oklahoma:  $41,567

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $14,355
Tushka:  $14,355
Oklahoma:  $22,540

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $57,986 (it was $34,600 in 2000)
Tushka:  $57,986
Oklahoma:  $103,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $81,275; Detached houses: $100,205; In 2-unit structures: $18,036; Mobile homes: $31,417

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Races in Tushka:

  • White Non-Hispanic (71.3%)
  • American Indian (27.2%)
  • Two or more races (7.5%)
  • Hispanic (2.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Tushka: 77.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (15.4%), English (7.8%), United States (7.5%), German (3.8%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%), Welsh (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 620 feet

Land area: 0.72 square miles.

Population density: 514 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Tushka

  • High school or higher: 66.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tushka town

  • Never married: 19.0%
  • Now married: 58.7%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 5.3%
  • Divorced: 15.0%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
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:

Tushka:  0.6% ($199)
Oklahoma:  0.8% ($523)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: East Grayson, TX (52.3 miles , pop. 81,381).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Plano, TX (93.9 miles , pop. 222,030).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (111.1 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Atoka, OK (2.2 miles ), West Atoka, OK (2.3 miles ), Central Atoka, OK (2.4 miles ), Caney, OK (2.5 miles) , Lehigh, OK (3.3 miles ), Stringtown, OK (3.5 miles ), Phillips, OK (3.6 miles) , Caddo, OK (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 34.32 N, Longitude: 96.17 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 580

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Population change in the 1990s: +48 (+16.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (11%)
  • Machinery (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Furniture and related products (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Furniture and related products (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Apparel (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (17%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Waiters and waitresses (16%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (15%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
  • Legal support workers (3%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)



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Crime in Tushka by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 0000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0100000
    per 100,000 0.0286.50.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 0000100
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0277.80.00.0
Assaults 3023010
    per 100,000 867.10.0563.4833.30.0274.00.0
Burglaries 24411002
    per 100,000 578.01146.11126.8277.82777.80.0551.0
Thefts 6837202
    per 100,000 1734.12292.3845.11944.4555.60.0551.0
Auto thefts 1120010
    per 100,000 289.0286.5563.40.00.0274.00.0
Arson 0000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 306.4424.1270.4263.9300.076.760.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  8.11
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Tushka, Oklahoma

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Tushka-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Oklahoma state average. It is 236% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1966, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.1 miles away from the Tushka town center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/2/1982, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 36.5 miles away from the town center injured 29 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Tushka-area historical earthquake activity is above Oklahoma state average. It is 75% 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 28.1 miles away from Tushka center
On 1/18/1995 at 15:51:39, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.3 miles away from the city center
On 11/15/1990 at 11:44:41, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 LG, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 86.6 miles away from the city center
On 10/20/2002 at 02:18:13, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 5.9 miles away from Tushka center
On 6/8/2004 at 00:15:09, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 62.5 miles away from the city center
On 12/17/1992 at 07:18:04, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.8 miles away from Tushka center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Tushka:
  • ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; ATOKA, OK)
  • MARY HURLEY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; COALGATE, OK)
  • MEDICAL CTR OF SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA (about 28 miles; DURANT, OK)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tushka:
  • SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; DURANT, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,165)
  • EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; ADA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,429)
  • GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; DENISON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,082)
  • NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 74 miles; GAINESVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 3,018)
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 77 miles; COMMERCE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,998)
  • COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL PARK (about 82 miles; MCKINNEY, TX; FT enrollment: 7,514)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (about 93 miles; DENTON, TX; FT enrollment: 21,673)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  68.3%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.3%
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: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  17.5%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  5.4%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tushka, OK



Tushka compared to Oklahoma state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below 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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Tushka travel time to work


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (78%)
  • Electricity (19%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Tushka

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionChurches of ChristNational Association of Free Will BaptistsBaptist Missionary Association of AmericaUnited Methodist Church
Adherents75.4%5.8%4.9%4.5%2.9%
Congregations41.2%13.7%7.8%3.9%7.8%
NameInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchAssemblies of GodPentecostal Church of GodChurch of the NazareneOther religions
Adherents1.4%1.4%1.1%0.9%1.6%
Congregations5.9%5.9%3.9%2.0%7.8%
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
Other Government Administration 1$1,500$18,0001$576
Police Protection - Officers 3$5,640$22,5600$0
Totals for Government 4$7,140$21,4201$576



6.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,937 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.75%
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 Bryan County, OK  1.23% ($24,538 average AGI)
from Coal County, OK  0.50% ($25,619)
from Pittsburg County, OK  0.45% ($31,842)


7.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,060 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.04%
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 Bryan County, OK  1.46% ($19,806 average AGI)
to Pittsburg County, OK  0.49% ($23,762)
to Coal County, OK  0.42% ($27,389)


Strongest AM radio stations in Tushka:
  • KEOR (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ATOKA, OK; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KYNG (950 AM; 10 kW; DENISON-SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • 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)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KTBK (1700 AM; 10 kW; SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tushka:
  • KHKC-FM (102.1 FM; ATOKA, OK; Owner: KEYSTONE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KAZC (88.3 FM; TISHOMINGO, OK; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K219CX (91.7 FM; ATOKA, OK; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KKFC (105.5 FM; COALGATE, OK; Owner: WOODSTONE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KLBC (106.3 FM; DURANT, OK; Owner: TEXOMA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KSSU (91.9 FM; DURANT, OK; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Tushka:
  • KTEN (Channel 10; ADA, OK; Owner: CHANNEL 49 ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • KXII (Channel 12; SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KXII LICENSEE CORP.)


Tushka fatal accident list:
Feb 9, 2006 02:50 AM, Us-69, East S 1st St, Lat: 34.320039, Lon: -96.167319, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Mar 19, 1976 03:50 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: N5WOK, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 10/01/1991, Expiration Date: 10/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 10/02/2003
    Registrant: Daniel E Jacob Jr, Rt 4 Box 256-6, Tushka, OK 74573


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