Cherokee County, Oklahoma (OK)

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% of renters here:	33%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (29.2%), Retail trade (12.2%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Cherokee County, Oklahoma:

Median resident age:	32.3 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Males: 20,863	(49.1%)
Females: 21,658	(50.9%)

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Cherokee County:	2.5 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

This county:	$34,021
Oklahoma:	$42,822

This county:	$390
State:	$462

Cherokee County:	$98,435
Oklahoma:	$105,500

Detached houses: $142,792

Here:	$142,792
State:	$143,092

Townhouses or other attached units: $107,220

Here:	$107,220
State:	$128,641

In 2-unit structures: $115,368

Here:	$115,368
State:	$67,894

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $50,702

Here:	$50,702
State:	$120,765

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $91,562

Here:	$91,562
State:	$96,026

Mobile homes: $40,931

Here:	$40,931
State:	$39,757

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $17,227

Here:	$17,227
State:	$32,122

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 173
• Burglaries: 233
• Thefts: 243
• Auto thefts: 66

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 86
• Burglaries: 83
• Thefts: 104
• Auto thefts: 28

This county:	22.9%
Whole state:	14.7%

This county:	9.1%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cherokee County is $392 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $454 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $570 a month.

Cities in this county include: Tahlequah, Park Hill, Eldon, Lost City, Pettit, Woodall, Welling, Tenkiller, Hulbert, Zeb.

2005 air pollution in Cherokee County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.009 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.091 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.075 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 22 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 60 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 12.3 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 29 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.009 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Adair County , Delaware County , Mayes County , Muskogee County , Sequoyah County , Wagoner County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Cherokee County: Go Ye Mission Campground (A), Western Hill Lodge (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Cherokee County include: Long Spring Church (A), Melvin Church (B), Molly Field Church (C), Batt Church (D), Mount Zion Church (E), New Home Church (F), Double Spring Church (G), New Mission Church (H), Norwood Lakeview Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Andersons Cemetery (1), Hare Cemetery (2), Jones Cemetery (3), Miller Cemetery (4), Teresita Cemetery (5), Barber Cemetery (6), Linder Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Oknoname 111088 Reservoir (A), Rogers Pond (B), Oknoname 021001 Reservoir (C), Rogers Pond (D), Fourteen Mile Creek Site 1 Reservoir (E), Fourteen Mile Creek Site 2 Reservoir (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Flower Creek (A), Eureka Spring Branch (B), Elk Creek (C), Linder Bend Creek (D), Dogwood Creek (E), Hickory Creek (F), Terrapin Creek (G), Hare Branch (H), Ranger Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Cherokee County include: Wildwood Public Use Area (1), Cookson Bend Public Use Area (2), Cookson Bluff Public Use Area (3), Cherokee Landing State Park (4), Cookson Hills State Game Refuge (5), Ballew Ridge Public Use Area (6), Cherokee State Game Refuge (7), Chicken Creek Point Public Use Area (8), Carlisle Cove Public Use Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.9%
Oklahoma:	7.1%

Current college students: 4,448
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,113 (21% naturalized citizens)

Cherokee County:	2.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,704
• One, attached: 254
• Two: 564
• 3 or 4: 581
• 5 to 9: 583
• 10 to 19: 187
• 20 or more: 589
• Mobile homes: 4,858
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 179

Housing units in Cherokee County with a mortgage: 3,504 (230 second mortgage, 235 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,337

Here:	60.0% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Here		36.3%
USA		50.2%

Cherokee County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Oklahoma state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/1/1999, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 5 people and caused $2 million in damages.

Cherokee County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Oklahoma state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/27/2007 at 21:03:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 75.0 miles away from Cherokee County center
On 3/15/2006 at 08:30:25, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 91.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 12,799 (73%) Carpooled: 3,237 (19%) Bus or trolley bus: 45 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 13 (0%) Subway or elevated: 6 (0%) Railroad: 8 (0%) Taxi: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 39 (0%) Bicycle: 15 (0%) Walked: 544 (3%) Other means: 176 (1%) Worked at home: 600 (3%)

8.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,895 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.92%
Oklahoma average:	8.21%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.77% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($15,531 average AGI)
3.15% relocated from other states ($11,364 average AGI)

Cherokee County:	3.15%
Oklahoma average:	3.36%

from Muskogee County, OK	1.08% ($25,993 average AGI)
from Tulsa County, OK	0.87% ($25,955)
from Adair County, OK	0.68% ($21,535)
from Wagoner County, OK	0.45% ($24,088)
from Mayes County, OK	0.42% ($21,132)
from Delaware County, OK	0.29% ($20,838)
from Oklahoma County, OK	0.21% ($36,704)

8.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,302 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.19%
Oklahoma average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.63% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($17,349 average AGI)
2.56% relocated to other states ($8,954 average AGI)

Cherokee County:	2.56%
Oklahoma average:	3.11%

to Tulsa County, OK	1.36% ($23,427 average AGI)
to Muskogee County, OK	0.78% ($30,571)
to Adair County, OK	0.66% ($19,639)
to Wagoner County, OK	0.37% ($35,891)
to Oklahoma County, OK	0.32% ($24,400)
to Mayes County, OK	0.29% ($19,944)
to Rogers County, OK	0.22% ($29,750)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,771 (4,748 aged, 1,023 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 34,730 (8,520 male householders, 2,711 female householders)

  8,581 spouses, 12,044 children (10,586 natural, 462 adopted, 996 stepchildren), 959 grandchildren, 361 brothers or sisters, 209 parents, 500 other relatives, 845 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,086 (2,279 male householders (1,785 living alone)), 2,715 female householders (2,297 living alone)), 1,092 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,705 (319 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,818 2-persons, 2,692 3-persons, 2,123 4-persons, 1,065 5-persons, 320 6-persons, 213 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,082 1-person, 796 2-persons, 91 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 2 6-persons.

92.1% of residents of Cherokee County speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English well).
3.1% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $340,505,000 ($7720 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,468,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $99,804,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $61,865,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,053,000
Federal grants: $133,812,000
Federal procurement contracts: $13,800,000 ($81,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $30,172,000 ($3,581,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,990,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,546,000
Federal Government insurance: $31,336,000

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	46 per 1000 residents
State:	52 per 1000 residents

Here:	+12 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	+12 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.59 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.7

Here:	4.0
State:	4.3

52% of Cherokee County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Oklahoma.

Cherokee County:	52.1%
State average:	52.2%

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

• This state: 29819
• Northeast: 579
• Midwest: 3105
• South: 4226
• West: 3397

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000

Here:	3.7%
Oklahoma:	6.4%

Here:	6.8%
Oklahoma:	6.2%

Here:	5.3%
Oklahoma:	16.6%

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