Alfalfa County, Oklahoma (OK)

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% of renters here:	18%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (19.3%), Educational,health and social services (18.8%), Retail trade (10.6%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (10.1%).

Type of workers:

Alfalfa County, Oklahoma business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma:

Median resident age:	42.3 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Males: 3,462	(56.7%)
Females: 2,643	(43.3%)

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Alfalfa County:	2.3 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

This county:	$37,657
Oklahoma:	$41,567

This county:	$193
State:	$445

Alfalfa County:	$52,456
Oklahoma:	$103,000

Detached houses: $72,844

Here:	$72,844
State:	$140,794

Townhouses or other attached units: $64,715

Here:	$64,715
State:	$114,810

In 2-unit structures: $45,090

Here:	$45,090
State:	$155,355

Mobile homes: $23,793

Here:	$23,793
State:	$39,757

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 14
• Thefts: 25
• Auto thefts: 2

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 6
• Thefts: 33
• Auto thefts: 3

This county:	13.7%
Whole state:	14.7%

This county:	3.5%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Alfalfa County is $388 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $451 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $612 a month.

Cities in this county include: Cherokee, Helena, Carmen, Goltry, Jet, Aline, Burlington, Byron, Amorita, Lambert.

Neighboring counties: Barber County, Kansas , Garfield County , Grant County , Harper County, Kansas , Major County , Woods County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Alfalfa County: Byron State Fish Hatchery (A), James Crabtree Correctional Center (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Alfalfa County include: Willow Glen Church (A), Apostolic Church (B), Prairie Valley Church (C), Rosedale Church (D), Timber Lake Church (E), Union Valley Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Apostolic Cemetery (1), Ware Cemetery (2), Eagle Chief Cemetery (3), Liberty Cemetery (4), Auburn Cemetery (5), Milan Valley Cemetery (6), Mennonite Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Great Salt Plains Reservoir (A), Great Salt Plains Lake (B), Lambert Creek Site 1 Reservoir (C), Lambert Creek Site 2 Reservoir (D), Dog Pond (E), Oknoname 003001 Reservoir (F), Big Timber Lakes (G), Big Timber Lakes East (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Dry Creek (A), Medicine Lodge River (B), Cottonwood Creek (C), Rush Creek (D), Clay Creek (E), Little Mule Creek (F), Stink Creek (G), Salty Creek (H), Sandy Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Alfalfa County include: Great Salt Plains State Park (1), Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.5%
Oklahoma:	6.3%

Current college students: 170
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 42 (40% naturalized citizens)

Alfalfa County:	0.7%
Whole state:	3.8%

Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,495
• One, attached: 11
• Two: 12
• 3 or 4: 22
• 5 to 9: 4
• 10 to 19: 9
• 20 or more: 13
• Mobile homes: 258
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Alfalfa County with a mortgage: 509 (39 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 819

Here:	38.3% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Alfalfa County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Oklahoma state average. It is 3.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/2/1956, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Alfalfa County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Oklahoma state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/15/1995 at 00:31:33, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 22.9 miles away from Alfalfa County center
On 10/30/1998 at 17:41:22, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 41.2 miles away from the county center
On 1/14/1993 at 17:06:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 8.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/29/1994 at 03:28:58, a magnitude 3.0 (2.8 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 34.1 miles away from Alfalfa County center
On 1/24/1991 at 05:00:26, a magnitude 3.0 (2.9 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 61.7 miles away from the county center
On 10/25/1999 at 23:19:58, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 16.2 mi) earthquake occurred 74.1 miles away from Alfalfa County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,841 (79%) Carpooled: 256 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%) Motorcycle: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 3 (0%) Walked: 89 (4%) Other means: 8 (0%) Worked at home: 124 (5%)

5.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,131 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.89%
Oklahoma average:	8.21%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.87% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($16,434 average AGI)
2.02% relocated from other states ($10,707 average AGI)

Alfalfa County:	2.02%
Oklahoma average:	3.36%

from Garfield County, OK	1.01% ($30,412 average AGI)
from Woods County, OK	0.83% ($21,143)

7.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,739 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.00%
Oklahoma average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.12% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($23,471 average AGI)
1.88% relocated to other states ($8,269 average AGI)

Alfalfa County:	1.88%
Oklahoma average:	3.11%

to Garfield County, OK	1.35% ($26,087 average AGI)
to Woods County, OK	0.76% ($32,846)
to Major County, OK	0.71% ($38,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,308 (1,194 aged, 114 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 4,285 (1,263 male householders, 217 female householders)

  1,301 spouses, 1,344 children (1,207 natural, 55 adopted, 82 stepchildren), 53 grandchildren, 27 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 16 other relatives, 47 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 743 (300 male householders (283 living alone)), 413 female householders (400 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,077 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 790 2-persons, 268 3-persons, 258 4-persons, 114 5-persons, 42 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 683 1-person, 30 2-persons.

95.8% of residents of Alfalfa County speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $46,731,000 ($8043 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $804,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $17,805,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,990,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,150,000
Federal grants: $8,751,000
Federal procurement contracts: $565,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,470,000 ($141,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,614,000
Federal Government insurance: $25,697,000

Here:	38 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	52 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	-38 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.61 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.7

Here:	5.0
State:	4.3

64% of Alfalfa County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Oklahoma.

Alfalfa County:	63.8%
State average:	52.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 4412
• Northeast: 40
• Midwest: 775
• South: 454
• West: 361

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Here:	2.8%
Oklahoma:	6.4%

Here:	0.9%
Oklahoma:	6.2%

Here:	15.3%
Oklahoma:	16.6%

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