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Alfalfa County, Oklahoma (OK)



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Alfalfa County, OK mapCounty population in 2005: 5,725 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,796
Renter-occupied apartments: 403
% of renters here:  18%
State:  32%
Land area: 867 sq. mi.
Water area: 14.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 7 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  13.7%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  3.5%
Whole state:  6.1%

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:

  • Private wage or salary: 55%
  • Government: 22%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 22%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.4%)
  • American Indian (4.5%)
  • Black (4.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)
  • Other race (1.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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

Males: 3,462  (56.7%)
Females: 2,643  (43.3%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $21,286
County population in 2003: 5,883
Jobs in 2003: 1,508

Alfalfa County,OK real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 2,580
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.6%

Average household size:
Alfalfa County:  2.3 people
Oklahoma:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,578 ($30,259 in 2000)
This county  $33,578
Oklahoma:  $37,063

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $38,167
Alfalfa County  $38,167
Oklahoma:  $89,100

Median montly rent in 2000: $282
Institutionalized population: 1,063
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Alfalfa County in 2000: $518


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

Alfalfa County races chart


Alfalfa County, OK map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Alfalfa County Oklahoma:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 82.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 17.6%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $199 (0.7%)

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 .


Alfalfa County close-up map

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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

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  5.1%
Oklahoma:  4.1%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


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%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 5
  • 1990 to 1994: 14
  • 1985 to 1989: 0
  • 1980 to 1984: 13
  • 1975 to 1979: 4
  • 1970 to 1974: 4
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 2

Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

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

Alfalfa County marital status for males

Alfalfa County marital status for females

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


Agriculture in Alfalfa County
Average size of farms: 693 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $107325
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $74.00
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 78.76%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $101051
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 44.47%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.73%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $95720
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.79%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 22.64
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.46%
Corn for grain: 380 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 155852 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 830 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1065 harvested acres

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.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Utilities (4%)
  • Mining (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Farmers and farm managers (19%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Mexico (81%)
  • Other Northern Europe (7%)
  • United Kingdom (5%)
  • Germany (5%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Alfalfa County:



  • German (24%)
  • United States or American (23%)
  • English (11%)
  • Irish (10%)
  • Dutch (3%)
  • French (except Basque) (2%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)

Alfalfa County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)
 

People in group quarters in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
  • 981 people in state prisons
  • 78 people in nursing homes
  • 4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,898.

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%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


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



Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


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



Births per 1000 population in Alfalfa County

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



Deaths per 1000 population in Alfalfa County

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



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Alfalfa County

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


Households: 5,028
  • 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.

961 married couples with children.
154 single-parent households (45 men, 109 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 219
Here:  38 per 1000 residents
State:  75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 377
Here:  66 per 1000 residents
State:  52 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +4
Here:  +1 per 1000 residents
State:  +10 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -215
Here:  -38 per 1000 residents
State:  -4 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Alfalfa County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.6
State:  5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  5.0
State:  4.3



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 15
  • 1995 to 1998: 29
  • 1990 to 1994: 49
  • 1980 to 1989: 186
  • 1970 to 1979: 312
  • 1960 to 1969: 355
  • 1950 to 1959: 299
  • 1940 to 1949: 488
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,099


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 12
  • 3 rooms: 49
  • 4 rooms: 261
  • 5 rooms: 530
  • 6 rooms: 435
  • 7 rooms: 248
  • 8 rooms: 139
  • 9 or more rooms: 122


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma:

  • 1 room: 5
  • 2 rooms: 7
  • 3 rooms: 26
  • 4 rooms: 105
  • 5 rooms: 111
  • 6 rooms: 76
  • 7 rooms: 35
  • 8 rooms: 33
  • 9 or more rooms: 5


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alfalfa County:

  • no bedroom: 4
  • 1 bedroom: 71
  • 2 bedrooms: 602
  • 3 bedrooms: 868
  • 4 bedrooms: 194
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 57


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alfalfa County:

  • no bedroom: 7
  • 1 bedroom: 39
  • 2 bedrooms: 187
  • 3 bedrooms: 126
  • 4 bedrooms: 37
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 7


Cars and other vehicles available in Alfalfa County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 70
  • 1 vehicle: 498
  • 2 vehicles: 724
  • 3 vehicles: 303
  • 4 vehicles: 138
  • 5 or more vehicles: 63


Cars and other vehicles available in Alfalfa County in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 46
  • 1 vehicle: 156
  • 2 vehicles: 116
  • 3 vehicles: 62
  • 4 vehicles: 19
  • 5 or more vehicles: 4

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


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Utility gas (64%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
  • Electricity (14%)
  • Wood (2%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Utility gas (48%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
  • Electricity (15%)
  • Other fuel (2%)
  • Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
Here:  2.8%
Oklahoma:  6.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
Here:  0.9%
Oklahoma:  6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 20
Here:  15.3%
Oklahoma:  16.6%



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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