Beaver County, Oklahoma (OK)

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County population in 2005: 5,379 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,776
Renter-occupied apartments: 469

% of renters here:	21%
State:	32%

Land area: 1814 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 3 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	11.7%
Whole state:	14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	3.9%
Whole state:	6.1%

Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (21.0%), Educational,health and social services (17.0%), Retail trade (10.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 64%
Government: 19%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 15%
Unpaid family work: 2%

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

Races in Beaver County, Oklahoma:

White Non-Hispanic (86.6%)
Hispanic (10.8%)
Other race (3.8%)
American Indian (2.4%)
Two or more races (1.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	39.3 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Males: 2,960	(50.5%)
Females: 2,897	(49.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,908
County population in 2003: 5,531
Jobs in 2003: 1,407

Beaver County,OK real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 3,015
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.4%

Average household size:

Beaver County:	2.6 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,742 ($36,715 in 2000)

This county	$40,742
Oklahoma:	$37,063

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $76,597

Beaver County	$76,597
Oklahoma:	$89,100

Median montly rent in 2000: $389
Institutionalized population: 96
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Beaver County in 2000: $695

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 23
Thefts: 32
Auto thefts: 7

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 20
Thefts: 63
Auto thefts: 5

Beaver County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Beaver County Oklahoma:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 88.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 11.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $339 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Beaver 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: Beaver, Forgan, Gate, Knowles.

Neighboring counties: Clark County, Kansas , Ellis County , Harper County , Meade County, Kansas , Texas County , Seward County, Kansas , Lipscomb County, Texas , Ochiltree County, Texas .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Beaver County: Diamond S Ranch (A), Blakemore Ranch (B), L T Ranch (C), Smith Ranch (D), Walden Ranch (E), Willow Creek Ranch (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Beaver County include: Anthony Church (A), Mountain View Church (B), Highland Chapel (C), Bethel Church (D), Elmwood Church (E), Fairview Church (F), South Flat Church (G), Church of the First Born (H), Turpin Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Clear Lake Cemetery (1), Cline Cemetery (2), Busch Chapel Cemetery (3), Midway Cemetery (4), Forgan Cemetery (5), Union Cemetery (6), Turpin Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Lake Evans Chambers (A), Gate Lake (B), Evans Chambers Lake (C), Oknoname 153002 Reservoir (D), Oknoname 007001 Reservoir (E), Oknoname 007003 Reservoir (F), Oknoname 007004 Reservoir (G), Oknoname 007006 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Elm Creek (A), Hog Creek (B), Dugout Creek (C), Duck Pond Creek (D), Taintor Creek (E), Willow Creek (F), Don Jose Creek (G), Timber Creek (H), Crooked Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Beaver County include: Pioneer State Park (1), Beaver River Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Balko Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.9%
Oklahoma:	4.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 119
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 323 (23% naturalized citizens)

Beaver County:	5.5%
Whole state:	3.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 100
1990 to 1994: 69
1985 to 1989: 28
1980 to 1984: 33
1975 to 1979: 47
1970 to 1974: 19
1970 to 1974: 5
1965 to 1969: 22

Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.1%

Beaver County marital status for males

Beaver County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,100
One, attached: 17
Two: 18
3 or 4: 6
5 to 9: 25
20 or more: 16
Mobile homes: 532
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Housing units in Beaver County with a mortgage: 416 (16 second mortgage, 28 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 544

Agriculture in Beaver County
Average size of farms: 1061 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $124835
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $72.45
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 93.57%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $118791
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.45%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 18.43%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $72663
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.85%
Average age of principal farm operators: 61 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.05
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.31%
Corn for grain: 4385 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 56431 harvested acres

Beaver County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Oklahoma state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 8 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/22/1987, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 6 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
Construction (13%)
Mining (8%)
Educational services (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Food (5%)
Utilities (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (16%)
Health care (10%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (14%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (3%)

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

Mexico (93%)
Germany (2%)
Ukraine (2%)
United Kingdom (1%)
Other Northern Europe (1%)
Netherlands (1%)
Japan (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Beaver County:

German (23%)
United States or American (19%)
English (10%)
Irish (10%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Dutch (1%)

Beaver County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,170 (81%)
Carpooled: 291 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%)
Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 68 (3%)
Other means: 24 (1%)
Worked at home: 119 (4%)

People in group quarters in Beaver County, Oklahoma

47 people in nursing homes
44 people in state prisons
4 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
4 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $51,117.

6.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,352 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.92%
Oklahoma average:	8.21%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.89% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($11,287 average AGI)
4.03% relocated from other states ($17,066 average AGI)
Beaver County: 4.03%
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 Seward County, KS	0.96% ($35,412 average AGI)
from Texas County, OK	0.79% ($46,214)

8.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,368 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.48%
Oklahoma average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.07% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($13,776 average AGI)
5.41% relocated to other states ($19,592 average AGI)
Beaver County: 5.41%
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 Seward County, KS

1.56% ($27,179 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Births per 1000 population in Beaver County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Beaver County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 15.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Beaver County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 976 (907 aged, 69 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,761

In family households: 5,187 (1,495 male householders, 217 female householders)
1,467 spouses, 1,739 children (1,554 natural, 66 adopted, 119 stepchildren), 117 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 37 other relatives, 70 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 574 (247 male householders (221 living alone)), 279 female householders (272 living alone)), 48 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 96 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 859 2-persons, 302 3-persons, 319 4-persons, 159 5-persons, 50 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 493 1-person, 26 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 2 5-persons.

1,217 married couples with children.
238 single-parent households (68 men, 170 women).

90.0% of residents of Beaver County speak English at home.
9.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $36,480,000 ($6664 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $213,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $12,442,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,630,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,446,000
Federal grants: $5,912,000
Federal procurement contracts: $398,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,653,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $776,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,235,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 337

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 299

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	52 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +53

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

Net internal migration: -550

Here:	-102 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Beaver County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.56 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.1
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 23
1995 to 1998: 111
1990 to 1994: 86
1980 to 1989: 339
1970 to 1979: 490
1960 to 1969: 382
1950 to 1959: 361
1940 to 1949: 297
1939 or earlier: 630

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 10
3 rooms: 69
4 rooms: 183
5 rooms: 453
6 rooms: 434
7 rooms: 243
8 rooms: 195
9 or more rooms: 189

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 9
3 rooms: 33
4 rooms: 100
5 rooms: 154
6 rooms: 81
7 rooms: 71
8 rooms: 9
9 or more rooms: 12

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 63
2 bedrooms: 420
3 bedrooms: 956
4 bedrooms: 245
5 or more bedrooms: 92

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Beaver County:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 34
2 bedrooms: 176
3 bedrooms: 208
4 bedrooms: 47
5 or more bedrooms: 4

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

no vehicle: 59
1 vehicle: 424
2 vehicles: 658
3 vehicles: 410
4 vehicles: 123
5 or more vehicles: 102

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

no vehicle: 16
1 vehicle: 171
2 vehicles: 186
3 vehicles: 81
4 vehicles: 12
5 or more vehicles: 3

66% of Beaver County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Oklahoma.

Beaver County:	65.5%
State average:	52.2%

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

This state: 2798
Northeast: 33
Midwest: 1459
South: 875
West: 343

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (64%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
Electricity (8%)
Other fuel (2%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (57%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
Electricity (14%)
Other fuel (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6

Here:	0.8%
Oklahoma:	6.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9

Here:	2.2%
Oklahoma:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Here:	2.0%
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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