Custer County, Oklahoma (OK)

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% of renters here:	36%
State:	32%

This county:	18.5%
Whole state:	14.7%

This county:	7.5%
Whole state:	6.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.4%), Retail trade (14.8%), Manufacturing (11.0%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Custer County, Oklahoma:

Median resident age:	32.7 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Males: 12,728	(48.7%)
Females: 13,414	(51.3%)

Custer County:	2.5 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

This county	$31,652
Oklahoma:	$37,063

Custer County	$89,232
Oklahoma:	$89,100

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 21
• Thefts: 39
• Auto thefts: 1

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 30
• Thefts: 32
• Auto thefts: 6

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Custer County is $349 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $451 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $645 a month.

Cities in this county include: Weatherford, Clinton, Thomas, Arapaho, Custer City, Butler, East Johnston.

Neighboring counties: Beckham County , Blaine County , Caddo County , Dewey County , Roger Mills County , Washita County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Custer County: Alfalfa (A), Dripping Springs Camp (B), Red Rock School (C), Parkersburg School (D), Chapel Hill School (E), Sunnyside Community Hall (F), Bellview Community Hall (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Custer County include: Antioch Church (A), Zion Church (B), Pleasant Hill Church (C), Pleasant Valley Church (D), Prairie View Church (E), Independence Church (F), Indian Mission Church (G), Brethren in Christ Church (H), First Christian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Arapaho Cemetery (1), Liberty Cemetery (2), Butler Cemetery (3), Valley View Cemetery (4), Forney Cemetery (5), Cabaniss Cemetery (6), Thompson Pixlee Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Johnston Reservoir (A), Hadley Reservoir (B), Kaiser Reservoir (C), Kaukental Reservoir (D), Kippinberger Reservoir (E), Laughlin Lake (F), George Cornell Reservoir (G), Sallisaw Creek Site 16 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Little Deep Creek (A), Dry Creek (B), Hines Creek (C), Cutberth Creek (D), Crooked Creek (E), Comet Creek (F), Oak Creek (G), Turkey Creek (H), Turtle Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Custer County include: Owl Cove Recreation Area (1), Nance Park (2), Washita National Wildlife Refuge (3), Foss State Park (4), Pitts Creek Recreation Area (5), Lake View Recreation Area (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.2%
Oklahoma:	4.1%

Current college students: 3,431
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: 22.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 878 (47% naturalized citizens)

Custer County:	3.4%
Whole state:	3.8%

Mean travel time to work: 15.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,169
• One, attached: 304
• Two: 411
• 3 or 4: 404
• 5 to 9: 321
• 10 to 19: 429
• 20 or more: 273
• Mobile homes: 1,352
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Custer County with a mortgage: 2,721 (227 second mortgage, 149 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,319

Custer County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Oklahoma state average. It is 3.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 19 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/10/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 9,810 (80%) Carpooled: 1,591 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 26 (0%) Motorcycle: 3 (0%) Bicycle: 18 (0%) Walked: 312 (3%) Other means: 121 (1%) Worked at home: 311 (3%)

9.56% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,680 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.56%
Oklahoma average:	8.21%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.58% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($19,717 average AGI)
2.98% relocated from other states ($9,963 average AGI)

Custer County:	2.98%
Oklahoma average:	3.36%

from Oklahoma County, OK	0.94% ($27,325 average AGI)
from Washita County, OK	0.86% ($26,000)
from Caddo County, OK	0.81% ($28,212)
from Beckham County, OK	0.51% ($26,952)
from Canadian County, OK	0.38% ($35,161)
from Kiowa County, OK	0.27% ($22,545)
from Tulsa County, OK	0.23% ($27,316)

9.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,271 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.48%
Oklahoma average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.73% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($21,371 average AGI)
2.74% relocated to other states ($8,901 average AGI)

Custer County:	2.74%
Oklahoma average:	3.11%

to Oklahoma County, OK	1.58% ($27,357 average AGI)
to Canadian County, OK	0.62% ($34,922)
to Washita County, OK	0.62% ($25,686)
to Beckham County, OK	0.61% ($27,920)
to Caddo County, OK	0.54% ($39,818)
to Tulsa County, OK	0.39% ($21,469)
to Cleveland County, OK	0.29% ($34,083)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,784 (3,316 aged, 468 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 20,446 (5,230 male householders, 1,392 female householders)

  5,158 spouses, 7,034 children (6,239 natural, 290 adopted, 505 stepchildren), 454 grandchildren, 348 brothers or sisters, 145 parents, 285 other relatives, 400 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,421 (1,564 male householders (1,201 living alone)), 1,971 female householders (1,614 living alone)), 886 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,275 (522 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,960 2-persons, 1,438 3-persons, 1,323 4-persons, 557 5-persons, 249 6-persons, 95 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,815 1-person, 590 2-persons, 115 3-persons, 15 4-persons.

4,334 married couples with children.
1,328 single-parent households (321 men, 1,007 women).

91.0% of residents of Custer County speak English at home.
6.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $124,591,000 ($4938 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,851,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $37,470,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $43,435,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,022,000
Federal grants: $24,500,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,701,000 ($102,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,463,000 ($1,295,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,106,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,100,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,711,000

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

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	52 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 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: 4.10 millions of gallons per day (67% from ground, 33% from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	5.7

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

51% of Custer County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Oklahoma.

Custer County:	50.6%
State average:	52.2%

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

• This state: 18600
• Northeast: 262
• Midwest: 1916
• South: 2844
• West: 1513

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $21,500

Here:	3.5%
Oklahoma:	6.4%

Here:	2.8%
Oklahoma:	6.2%

Here:	1.0%
Oklahoma:	16.6%

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