Coal County, Oklahoma (OK)

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County population in 2005: 5,743 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,787
Renter-occupied apartments: 586

% of renters here:	25%
State:	32%

Land area: 518 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 11 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	23.1%
Whole state:	14.7%

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

This county:	8.2%
Whole state:	6.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.5%), Manufacturing (16.1%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 64%
Government: 24%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
Unpaid family work: 2%

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

Races in Coal County, Oklahoma:

White Non-Hispanic (74.5%)
American Indian (22.9%)
Two or more races (6.1%)
Hispanic (2.1%)
Other race (0.7%)

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

Median resident age:	38.1 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Males: 2,959	(49.1%)
Females: 3,072	(50.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,268
County population in 2003: 5,981
Jobs in 2003: 1,159

Coal County,OK real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 2,288
Unemployment rate in 2004: 10.3%

Average household size:

Coal County:	2.5 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $26,305 ($23,705 in 2000)

This county	$26,305
Oklahoma:	$37,063

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $44,484

Coal County	$44,484
Oklahoma:	$89,100

Median montly rent in 2000: $287
Institutionalized population: 76
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Coal County in 2000: $460

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 36
Thefts: 39
Auto thefts: 4

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 14
Burglaries: 31
Thefts: 57
Auto thefts: 10

Coal County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $51,100
2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $46,300
2006: 1 building, cost: $100,000

2004 Presidential Election results in Coal County Oklahoma:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 53.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 46.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $200 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Coal County is $366 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $451 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $586 a month.

Cities in this county include: Coalgate, East Duke, Tupelo, Lehigh, Phillips, Centrahoma, East Bryan, East Canadian, East Cherokee, East Cleveland.

Neighboring counties: Atoka County , Hughes County , Johnston County , Pittsburg County , Pontotoc County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Coal County: Diamond Bar Ranch (A), Hardwood (B), Oak Grove School (C), Midway (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Coal County include: Legal Church (A), Lone Star Church (B), Nixon Church (C), Pleasant Hill Church (D), Boiling Springs Church (E), Rocky Point Church (F), Eubanks Church (G), Salt Creek Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Lehigh Cemetery (1), Byrds Prairie Cemetery (2), Coalgate Cemetery (3), Cairo Cemetery (4), Calvary Cemetery (5), Keel Cemetery (6), Sealy Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Old Grassy Lake (A), Gill Lake (B), Gene Maloy Reservoir (C), Oknoname Coal County 1 Reservoir (D), Delaware Creek Site 14c Reservoir (E), Delaware Creek Site 14b Reservoir (F), Mary J Ranch Lake (G), Upper Clear Boggy Creek Site 1 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spring Branch (A), Sulphur Creek (B), Elm Creek (C), Sweetwater Creek (D), Dunford Creek (E), Ranch Creek (F), Owl Creek (G), Turkey Creek (H), Panther Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	6.1%
Oklahoma:	4.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 172
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 95 (42% naturalized citizens)

Coal County:	1.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 19
1990 to 1994: 37
1985 to 1989: 2
1980 to 1984: 7
1975 to 1979: 6
1970 to 1974: 2
1970 to 1974: 4
1965 to 1969: 18

Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.7%

Coal County marital status for males

Coal County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,235
One, attached: 39
Two: 67
3 or 4: 50
5 to 9: 6
10 to 19: 2
20 or more: 12
Mobile homes: 325
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Coal County with a mortgage: 371 (12 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 559

Agriculture in Coal County
Average size of farms: 426 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $22568
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $26.61
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 93.55%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $27735
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.85%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.67%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $32643
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.81%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 17.03
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.08%
All wheat for grain: 488 harvested acres
Vegetables: 22 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 2620 acres

Coal County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Oklahoma state average. It is 2.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/11/2001, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured one person and caused $70,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Public administration (8%)
Educational services (5%)
Apparel (4%)
Mining (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (19%)
Apparel (10%)
Public administration (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

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

Mexico (47%)
United Kingdom (13%)
Philippines (12%)
Canada (11%)
Germany (7%)
Pakistan (3%)
Italy (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Coal County:

United States or American (18%)
Irish (11%)
English (8%)
German (7%)
Italian (4%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)

Coal County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,615 (72%)
Carpooled: 430 (19%)
Bus or trolley bus: 15 (1%)
Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 47 (2%)
Other means: 20 (1%)
Worked at home: 111 (5%)

62 people in nursing homes
13 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 $34,952.

6.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,133 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.78%
Oklahoma average:	8.21%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.78% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($16,324 average AGI)
2.00% relocated from other states ($5,810 average AGI)
Coal County: 2.00%
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 Atoka County, OK	1.16% ($27,389 average AGI)
from Pontotoc County, OK	1.16% ($17,611)

7.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,282 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.91%
Oklahoma average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.44% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($19,629 average AGI)
1.47% relocated to other states ($4,653 average AGI)
Coal County: 1.47%
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 Pontotoc County, OK	2.30% ($19,722 average AGI)
to Atoka County, OK	1.34% ($25,619)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.0

Births per 1000 population in Coal County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Coal County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 14.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Coal County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,163 (958 aged, 205 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,956

In family households: 5,131 (1,263 male householders, 389 female householders)
1,322 spouses, 1,813 children (1,599 natural, 53 adopted, 161 stepchildren), 143 grandchildren, 28 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 56 other relatives, 97 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 825 (318 male householders (266 living alone)), 399 female householders (379 living alone)), 108 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 75 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 746 2-persons, 368 3-persons, 314 4-persons, 144 5-persons, 53 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 645 1-person, 50 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

1,105 married couples with children.
306 single-parent households (80 men, 226 women).

94.0% of residents of Coal County speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $48,875,000 ($8245 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,765,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $17,859,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,977,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $159,000
Federal grants: $16,312,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,407,000 ($3,125,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,161,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $36,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $134,000
Federal Government insurance: $632,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 390

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 469

Here:	82 per 1000 residents
State:	52 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +10

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -209

Here:	-36 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Coal County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.32 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 81
1995 to 1998: 116
1990 to 1994: 105
1980 to 1989: 386
1970 to 1979: 720
1960 to 1969: 385
1950 to 1959: 249
1940 to 1949: 183
1939 or earlier: 519

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 10
3 rooms: 84
4 rooms: 248
5 rooms: 582
6 rooms: 560
7 rooms: 183
8 rooms: 80
9 or more rooms: 38

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 37
3 rooms: 96
4 rooms: 153
5 rooms: 173
6 rooms: 81
7 rooms: 28
8 rooms: 8
9 or more rooms: 8

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

no bedroom: 8
1 bedroom: 81
2 bedrooms: 469
3 bedrooms: 1,009
4 bedrooms: 199
5 or more bedrooms: 21

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Coal County:

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 134
2 bedrooms: 195
3 bedrooms: 218
4 bedrooms: 33
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 100
1 vehicle: 572
2 vehicles: 700
3 vehicles: 292
4 vehicles: 95
5 or more vehicles: 28

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

no vehicle: 115
1 vehicle: 268
2 vehicles: 148
3 vehicles: 37
4 vehicles: 12
5 or more vehicles: 6

63% of Coal County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Oklahoma.

Coal County:	62.8%
State average:	52.2%

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

This state: 4424
Northeast: 87
Midwest: 339
South: 617
West: 454

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $10,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (41%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
Electricity (16%)
Wood (7%)
Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (62%)
Electricity (19%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 42

Here:	5.4%
Oklahoma:	6.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8

Here:	2.4%
Oklahoma:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9

Here:	6.1%
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)

Coal County government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,436,000
Health Services - Other: $254,000

Financial Administration: $234,000

Corrections - Other: $180,000

Central Staff Services: $176,000

General Public Buildings: $116,000

General - Other: $58,000

Police Protection: $20,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $163,000
General - Interest on Debt: $16,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $210,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $196,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $14,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $41,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $213,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $820,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $8,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,431,000
All Other: $95,000

General Support: $64,000
Tax - Property: $392,000
Total General Sales: $234,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $495,000

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