Races in Delaware County, Oklahoma:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $34,922 ($27,996 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $382 (lower quartile is $283, upper quartile is $518)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $98,107 (it was $67,200 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $51,449 - $179,030

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $189,512

Here:	$189,512
State:	$140,258

Townhouses or other attached units: $278,328

Here:	$278,328
State:	$126,796

In 2-unit structures: $99,072

Here:	$99,072
State:	$140,400

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $188,136

Here:	$188,136
State:	$102,263

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $224,550

Here:	$224,550
State:	$113,342

Mobile homes: $74,345

Here:	$74,345
State:	$39,757

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $38,994

Here:	$38,994
State:	$32,122

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $977
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $306

Institutionalized population: 321

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 10
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 84
• Burglaries: 244
• Thefts: 219
• Auto thefts: 58

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 12
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 118
• Burglaries: 169
• Thefts: 166
• Auto thefts: 49

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $511 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $471 (0.5%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 19.2%
(16.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 60.4% for Black residents, 41.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 23.5% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 41.9% for other race residents, 15.6% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2010: 45 years old
(Males: 44 years old, Females: 45 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 51 years old, Black residents: 25 years old, American Indian residents: 31 years old, Asian residents: 23 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 20 years old, Other race residents: 23 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Delaware County is $364 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $451 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $606 a month.

Cities in this county include: Grove, Jay, Copeland, Kenwood, Cleora, West Siloam Springs, Colcord, Kansas, Flint Creek, Bernice.

Delaware County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Delaware County: Cowskin Rural Fire District Station 1 (A), Monkey Island Fire Association (B), Cowskin Rural Fire District Station 2 (C), Cleora Emergency Medical Services (D), Tiff City Fire Department (E), Refuge Headquaters (F), Cleora Community Fire Department (G), Lakemont Shores Fire Protection District (H), Butler Volunteer Fire Department (I), Tijuana Volunteer Fire Department (J), Tiff City Volunteer Fire Department (K). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Delaware County include: Bethel Church (A), Buffalo Church (B), Butler Church (C), Calvary Baptist Church (D), Cornerstone Church (E), Cloud Creek Church (F), Delaware Church (G), Dry Creek Church (H), Lowery Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Wallen Cemetery (1), Ward Cemetery (2), Yellow Tree Cemetery (3), Zena Cemetery (4), Eucha Cemetery (5), Ballard Cemetery (6), Beck Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Lake Eucha (A), Whitewater Creek Site 3 Reservoir (B), Whitewater Creek Site 2 Reservoir (C), Grand Lake O' the Cherokees (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Whitewater Creek (A), Hog Eye Creek (B), Brush Creek (C), Cloud Creek (D), Cave Springs Branch (E), Patterson Creek (F), Buffalo Creek (G), Spring Branch (H), Honey Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Delaware County include: Lake Eucha State Park (1), Little Blue-Disney State Park (2), Upper Spavinaw Recreation Area (3), Spavinaw Hills State Game Refuge (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Adair County , Benton County, Arkansas , Cherokee County , Craig County , Mayes County , Ottawa County , McDonald County, Missouri .

Current college students: 796
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 500 (37% naturalized citizens)

Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 53.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,546
• One, attached: 394
• Two: 222
• 3 or 4: 260
• 5 to 9: 83
• 10 to 19: 87
• 20 or more: 100
• Mobile homes: 7,318
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 280

Housing units in Delaware County with a mortgage: 3,032 (257 second mortgage, 108 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,890

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 60.03%

Here		60.0%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 22,258
Total congregations: 71

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Charismatic Churches Independent	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Churches of Christ
Adherents	8,706 (39.1%)	7,000 (31.4%)	2,117 (9.5%)	1,012 (4.5%)	560 (2.5%)
Congregations	37 (52.1%)	1 (1.4%)	4 (5.6%)	3 (4.2%)	5 (7.0%)

Name	Assemblies of God	Catholic Church	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	LDS (Mormon) Church	Other
Adherents	515 (2.3%)	385 (1.7%)	375 (1.7%)	331 (1.5%)	1,257 (5.6%)
Congregations	6 (8.5%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	12 (16.9%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Delaware County - Grove, Jay, Copeland, Kenwood, Cleora

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Delaware County:

Average size of farms: 203 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $94,478
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $59.55
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 97.07%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $70,190
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.92%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.63%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $30,518
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.05%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 26.49
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.09%
All wheat for grain: 2868 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1790 harvested acres
Vegetables: 457 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 184 acres

Tornado activity:

Delaware County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Oklahoma state average. It is 2.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 18 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/12/2006, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 12 people and caused $6 million in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Delaware County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Oklahoma state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/7/2007 at 10:40:47, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, Depth: 0.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 97.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: duration magnitude (MD)

Most recent natural disasters:

• Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 5, 2011, Emergency Declared (EM-3316): February 2, 2011, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3316, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 28, 2010 to January 30, 2010, Emergency Declared (EM-3308): January 30, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3308, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 28, 2010 to January 30, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1883): March 5, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1883, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 24, 2009 to December 25, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1876): February 25, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1876, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 28, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1823): February 17, 2009, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1823, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Oklahoma Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 9, 2008 to April 28, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1754): May 9, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1754, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Oklahoma Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 8, 2007 to January 3, 2008, Emergency Declared (EM-3280): December 10, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3280, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Oklahoma Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 8, 2007 to January 3, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1735): December 18, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1735, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Oklahoma Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 10, 2007 to July 25, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1712): July 7, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1712, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Oklahoma Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 12, 2007 to January 26, 2007, Emergency Declared (EM-3272): January 14, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3272, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Delaware County (19) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Winter Storms: 10, Storms: 8, Floods: 7, Tornadoes: 6, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).





Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,663.

9.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,817 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.84% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($12,409 average AGI)
6.08% relocated from other states ($24,409 average AGI)

Delaware County:	6.08%
Oklahoma average:	3.36%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

8.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,982 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.87% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($15,121 average AGI)
4.42% relocated to other states ($14,862 average AGI)

Delaware County:	4.42%
Oklahoma average:	3.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,212 (5,182 aged, 1,030 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.56
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8959.270
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 127.920
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 34951.9

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1249.170
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1162.320
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 15.33

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 23.42
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 38.32

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 141.4. This is less than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 41,131

• In family households: 34,937 (8,870 male householders, 2,938 female householders)

  9,344 spouses, 10,345 children (9,182 natural, 340 adopted, 823 stepchildren), 1,247 grandchildren, 310 brothers or sisters, 294 parents, 404 other relatives, 932 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,194 (2,649 male householders (2,176 living alone)), 2,636 female householders (2,338 living alone)), 909 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 356 (321 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,270 2-persons, 2,301 3-persons, 1,742 4-persons, 889 5-persons, 358 6-persons, 248 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,514 1-person, 687 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

93.6% of residents of Delaware County speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
3.6% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $200,377,000 ($5126 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,561,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $101,989,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $46,902,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $334,000
Federal grants: $45,101,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,966,000 ($1,148,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,086,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,885,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $22,602,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,258,000

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

Births: 2,274

Deaths: 2,462

Net international migration: +94

Net internal migration: +2,215

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.75 millions of gallons per day (30% from ground, 70% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

52% of Delaware County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Oklahoma.

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

• This state: 18428
• Northeast: 609
• Midwest: 7483
• South: 6844
• West: 3096

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $97,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 122

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 101

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 89

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 988
• Number of aged recipients: 103
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 885
• Number of recipients under 18: 152
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 611
• Number of recipients older than 64: 225
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 397
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 405

Most common first names in Delaware County, OK among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	261	71.5 years
John	258	76.3 years
Mary	230	78.8 years
William	217	76.1 years
Robert	170	71.3 years
Charles	168	73.5 years
George	114	77.7 years
Thomas	83	72.7 years
Jack	79	71.1 years
Roy	78	73.8 years

Most common last names in Delaware County, OK among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	143	74.2 years
Johnson	94	74.3 years
Jones	83	75.7 years
Brown	78	76.3 years
Williams	76	75.6 years
Roberts	61	77.0 years
Wilson	60	76.5 years
Davis	60	75.5 years
Jackson	58	74.8 years
Miller	56	74.2 years

Businesses in Delaware County, OK
Name	Count		Name	Count
AT&T	1		New Balance	1
AutoZone	1		Nike	2
Best Western	1		Pizza Hut	2
Blockbuster	1		RadioShack	1
Burger King	1		SAS Shoes	1
Curves	1		SONIC Drive-In	2
Dairy Queen	1		Sears	1
FedEx	1		Subway	4
H&R Block	2		Taco Bell	1
Jones New York	1		True Value	1
KFC	1		U-Haul	4
Kincaid	1		UPS	2
La-Z-Boy	1		Vans	1
Lane Furniture	2		Walgreens	1
Lowe's	1		Walmart	2
MasterBrand Cabinets	1		YMCA	1
McDonald's	2

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