Carter County, Oklahoma (OK)

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% of renters here:	29%
State:	32%

This county:	16.6%
Whole state:	14.7%

This county:	6.9%
Whole state:	6.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.8%), Retail trade (15.4%), Manufacturing (12.3%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Carter County, Oklahoma:

Median resident age:	38.0 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Males: 21,965	(48.1%)
Females: 23,656	(51.9%)

Carter County:	2.5 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

This county	$32,630
Oklahoma:	$37,063

Carter County	$76,860
Oklahoma:	$89,100

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 30
• Burglaries: 57
• Thefts: 112
• Auto thefts: 18

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 10
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 47
• Burglaries: 92
• Thefts: 110
• Auto thefts: 17

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Carter County is $425 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $481 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $598 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ardmore, Lone Grove, Healdton, Wilson, Dickson, Springer, Tatums, Ratliff City, Gene Autry.

Neighboring counties: Garvin County , Jefferson County , Johnston County , Love County , Marshall County , Murray County , Stephens County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Southerland Well Service Company (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Carter County include: Academy Church (A), Lake Murray Chapel (B), Crinerville Church (C), Lone Grove Church (D), Midway Church (E), Baum Church (F), Mount Olive Church (G), Mount Pleasant Church (H), Niblack Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Milo Cemetery (1), Henderson Cemetery (2), Thomas Cemetery (3), Hewitt Cemetery (4), Hickory Cemetery (5), Keller Cemetery (6), Rice Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Ardmore, Lake (A), Farmer Hole (B), Goddard Ranch I Reservoir (C), Goddard Ranch 2 Reservoir (D), Fitzgerald Reservoir (E), Upper Bayou Site 10 Reservoir (F), Upper Bayou Site 17 Reservoir (G), Upper Bayou Site 6 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Flat Creek (A), Flag Branch (B), Spring Creek (C), Sullivan Creek (D), East Anadarche Creek (E), Tar Branch (F), Target Creek (G), Rock Creek (H), Hickory Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Carter County: Lake Murray State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	3.7%
Oklahoma:	4.1%

Current college students: 1,212
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 611 (45% naturalized citizens)

Carter County:	1.3%
Whole state:	3.8%

Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 15,417
• One, attached: 590
• Two: 389
• 3 or 4: 392
• 5 to 9: 338
• 10 to 19: 304
• 20 or more: 274
• Mobile homes: 2,793
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 80

Housing units in Carter County with a mortgage: 4,856 (496 second mortgage, 169 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,248

Carter County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Oklahoma state average. It is 4.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 8 fatalities and 34 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/19/1972, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 5 people and injured 6 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 15,425 (81%) Carpooled: 2,376 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 56 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 1 (0%) Taxi: 17 (0%) Motorcycle: 38 (0%) Bicycle: 24 (0%) Walked: 263 (1%) Other means: 176 (1%) Worked at home: 563 (3%)

6.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,475 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.91%
Oklahoma average:	8.21%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.59% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($15,627 average AGI)
3.32% relocated from other states ($16,848 average AGI)

Carter County:	3.32%
Oklahoma average:	3.36%

from Love County, OK	0.51% ($26,325 average AGI)
from Oklahoma County, OK	0.41% ($34,750)
from Marshall County, OK	0.29% ($25,578)
from Murray County, OK	0.28% ($24,659)
from Cleveland County, OK	0.24% ($46,184)
from Johnston County, OK	0.18% ($29,929)
from Dallas County, TX	0.17% ($59,500)

6.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,158 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.40%
Oklahoma average:	7.91%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($340 average AGI)

Carter County:	0.06%
Oklahoma average:	0.09%

3.80% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($16,645 average AGI)
2.54% relocated to other states ($14,173 average AGI)

Carter County:	2.54%
Oklahoma average:	3.11%

to Oklahoma County, OK	0.49% ($27,421 average AGI)
to Love County, OK	0.37% ($25,737)
to Cleveland County, OK	0.35% ($29,815)
to Murray County, OK	0.30% ($32,478)
to Marshall County, OK	0.27% ($25,881)
to Johnston County, OK	0.19% ($30,586)
to Garvin County, OK	0.18% ($21,750)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 9,066 (7,659 aged, 1,407 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 38,697 (10,009 male householders, 2,739 female householders)

  10,208 spouses, 12,925 children (11,326 natural, 465 adopted, 1,134 stepchildren), 1,112 grandchildren, 334 brothers or sisters, 220 parents, 432 other relatives, 718 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,818 (1,970 male householders (1,686 living alone)), 3,263 female householders (3,086 living alone)), 585 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,106 (1,015 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,842 2-persons, 2,889 3-persons, 2,439 4-persons, 1,048 5-persons, 388 6-persons, 142 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,772 1-person, 369 2-persons, 59 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 20 5-persons.

7,662 married couples with children.
2,876 single-parent households (633 men, 2,243 women).

95.8% of residents of Carter County speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $272,321,000 ($5783 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $13,924,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $127,254,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $70,207,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $227,000
Federal grants: $57,381,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,345,000 ($3,705,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,908,000 ($4,835,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $265,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $16,982,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,083,000

Here:	73 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	52 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+22 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 28.40 millions of gallons per day (3% from ground, 97% from surface)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.7

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

56% of Carter County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Oklahoma.

Carter County:	55.6%
State average:	52.2%

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

• This state: 32319
• Northeast: 500
• Midwest: 2546
• South: 6740
• West: 2694

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,200

Here:	4.7%
Oklahoma:	6.4%

Here:	4.2%
Oklahoma:	6.2%

Here:	10.3%
Oklahoma:	16.6%

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