Beckham County, Oklahoma (OK)

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% of renters here:	29%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.0%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (15.5%), Retail trade (13.8%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Beckham County, Oklahoma:

Median resident age:	36.6 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Males: 10,354	(52.3%)
Females: 9,445	(47.7%)

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Beckham County:	2.4 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

This county:	$34,102
Oklahoma:	$41,567

This county:	$328
State:	$445

Beckham County:	$78,453
Oklahoma:	$103,000

Detached houses: $106,444

Here:	$106,444
State:	$140,794

Townhouses or other attached units: $99,247

Here:	$99,247
State:	$114,810

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $32,829

Here:	$32,829
State:	$80,899

Mobile homes: $40,820

Here:	$40,820
State:	$39,757

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $11,618

Here:	$11,618
State:	$32,122

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 11
• Burglaries: 27
• Thefts: 32
• Auto thefts: 8

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 12
• Burglaries: 22
• Thefts: 32
• Auto thefts: 2

This county:	18.2%
Whole state:	14.7%

This county:	6.8%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Beckham County is $406 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $451 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $590 a month.

Cities in this county include: Elk City, Sayre, New Cordell, Erick, New Eucha, Carter, New Alluwe, Texola.

Neighboring counties: Custer County , Greer County , Harmon County , Kiowa County , Collingsworth County, Texas , Roger Mills County , Washita County , Wheeler County, Texas .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Bulo Community Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Beckham County include: Zion Church (A), Lone Oak Church (B), Highway Church (C), New Life Church (D), New Victory Church (E), Prairie View Church (F), Faith Chapel (G), Buffalo Church (H), Saint Matthews Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Wayland Cemetery (1), Buffalo Cemetery (2), Vannerson Cemetery (3), Ural Cemetery (4), Merritt Cemetery (5), Texola Cemetery (6), Sayre-Doxey Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Gyp Creek Site 2 Reservoir (A), McLaury Number 2 Reservoir (B), O H Reid Reservoir (C), Oknoname 129009 Reservoir (D), Mclaury Number 1 Reservoir (E), Allison Reservoir (F), Sandstone Creek Site 10 Reservoir (G), Sandstone Creek Site 102 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Flat Creek (A), Sweetwater Creek (B), Minnow Creek (C), Deep Creek (D), Currant Creek (E), Timber Creek (F), Starvation Creek (G), Coffee Bean Creek (H), Turkey Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Beckham County: Sandy Sanders State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	5.7%
Oklahoma:	6.3%

Current college students: 566
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 324 (27% naturalized citizens)

Beckham County:	1.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,620
• One, attached: 220
• Two: 403
• 3 or 4: 227
• 5 to 9: 221
• 10 to 19: 149
• 20 or more: 108
• Mobile homes: 830
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18

Housing units in Beckham County with a mortgage: 1,892 (123 second mortgage, 91 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,016

Here:	48.4% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Beckham County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Oklahoma state average. It is 3.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/4/1959, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Beckham County-area historical earthquake activity is below Oklahoma state average. It is 89% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/1998 at 14:13:01, a magnitude 4.2 (3.9 MB, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 76.6 miles away from Beckham County center
On 2/8/2002 at 16:07:13, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 81.2 miles away from the county center
On 10/14/2008 at 03:07:28, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 69.9 miles away from the county center
On 2/15/1997 at 09:08:55, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 59.6 miles away from Beckham County center
On 9/27/2007 at 15:21:02, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 30.5 miles away from the county center
On 4/5/1995 at 05:31:16, a magnitude 3.0 (2.8 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 33.4 miles away from Beckham County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,142 (79%) Carpooled: 1,110 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%) Bicycle: 13 (0%) Walked: 173 (2%) Other means: 67 (1%) Worked at home: 221 (3%)

9.44% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,828 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.44%
Oklahoma average:	8.21%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.83% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($23,050 average AGI)
3.61% relocated from other states ($13,778 average AGI)

Beckham County:	3.61%
Oklahoma average:	3.36%

from Washita County, OK	0.96% ($51,714 average AGI)
from Custer County, OK	0.76% ($27,920)
from Oklahoma County, OK	0.76% ($35,800)
from Roger Mills County, OK	0.61% ($39,775)
from Canadian County, OK	0.29% ($32,316)
from Comanche County, OK	0.23% ($26,000)
from Wheeler County, TX	0.20% ($43,000)

7.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,081 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.37%
Oklahoma average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.62% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($19,289 average AGI)
2.75% relocated to other states ($12,792 average AGI)

Beckham County:	2.75%
Oklahoma average:	3.11%

to Washita County, OK	0.95% ($28,082 average AGI)
to Custer County, OK	0.66% ($26,952)
to Oklahoma County, OK	0.53% ($29,294)
to Roger Mills County, OK	0.39% ($27,280)
to Canadian County, OK	0.23% ($32,667)
to Cleveland County, OK	0.17% ($20,091)
to Comanche County, OK	0.16% ($28,900)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,204 (2,769 aged, 435 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 15,277 (4,008 male householders, 986 female householders)

  4,113 spouses, 5,362 children (4,769 natural, 131 adopted, 462 stepchildren), 243 grandchildren, 84 brothers or sisters, 43 parents, 175 other relatives, 263 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,648 (1,038 male householders (877 living alone)), 1,303 female householders (1,219 living alone)), 307 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,874 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 2,282 2-persons, 1,094 3-persons, 983 4-persons, 405 5-persons, 167 6-persons, 63 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,096 1-person, 207 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 9 4-persons.

93.4% of residents of Beckham County speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 4% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (21% speak English very well, 79% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $114,033,000 ($5894 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,815,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $43,260,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,428,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,856,000
Federal grants: $32,177,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,294,000 ($440,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,019,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,725,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,856,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,746,000

Here:	78 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	52 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	-59 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.83 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.7

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

50% of Beckham County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Oklahoma.

Beckham County:	50.0%
State average:	52.2%

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

• This state: 12726
• Northeast: 148
• Midwest: 2231
• South: 3087
• West: 1178

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $11,200

Here:	1.3%
Oklahoma:	6.4%

Here:	0.9%
Oklahoma:	6.2%

Here:	19.6%
Oklahoma:	16.6%

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