Delaware County, Oklahoma (OK)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.3%), Educational,health and social services (17.2%), Retail trade (12.0%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Delaware County, Oklahoma:

Median resident age:	40.8 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Males: 18,207	(49.1%)
Females: 18,870	(50.9%)

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Delaware County:	2.5 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

This county:	$34,841
Oklahoma:	$41,567

This county:	$354
State:	$445

Delaware County:	$110,337
Oklahoma:	$103,000

Detached houses: $193,104

Here:	$193,104
State:	$140,794

Townhouses or other attached units: $238,752

Here:	$238,752
State:	$114,810

In 2-unit structures: $322,922

Here:	$322,922
State:	$155,355

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $108,639

Here:	$108,639
State:	$79,933

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $193,210

Here:	$193,210
State:	$80,899

Mobile homes: $47,080

Here:	$47,080
State:	$39,757

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $50,114

Here:	$50,114
State:	$32,122

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

This county:	18.3%
Whole state:	14.7%

This county:	6.2%
Whole state:	6.1%

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, Cleora, West Siloam Springs, Colcord, Kansas, Flint Creek, Bernice, Oaks.

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

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Refuge Headquaters (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Delaware County include: Cornerstone Church (A), Walnut Grove Mission (B), Whitewater Church (C), Lowery Church (D), Delaware Church (E), Mount Herman Church (F), Mountain View Church (G), New Green Church (H), Hillside Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Welsh Cemetery (1), Ward Cemetery (2), Wallen Cemetery (3), Butler Cemetery (4), Cloud Creek Cemetery (5), Ballard Cemetery (6), Tauuneacie Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Lake Eucha (A), Whitewater Creek Site 2 Reservoir (B), Whitewater Creek Site 3 Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Fly Creek (A), Flint Creek (B), Hog Eye Creek (C), Spring Branch (D), Fagan Creek (E), Elm Creek (F), Elk River (G), Duck Creek (H), Dry Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Delaware County include: Lake Eucha State Park (1), Upper Spavinaw Recreation Area (2), Little Blue-Disney State Park (3), Bernice State Park (4), Spavinaw Hills State Game Refuge (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.3%
Oklahoma:	6.3%

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)

Delaware County:	1.3%
Whole state:	3.8%

Mean travel time to work: 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

Here:	51.2% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Delaware County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Oklahoma state average. It is 2.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/9/1959, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

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 Delaware County center
Magnitude types: duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 10,941 (76%) Carpooled: 2,323 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 57 (0%) Motorcycle: 13 (0%) Bicycle: 5 (0%) Walked: 357 (2%) Other means: 165 (1%) Worked at home: 616 (4%)

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

Here:	9.93%
Oklahoma average:	8.21%

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%

from Benton County, AR	1.46% ($26,699 average AGI)
from Tulsa County, OK	0.71% ($32,063)
from Ottawa County, OK	0.68% ($35,671)
from Mayes County, OK	0.40% ($32,244)
from Adair County, OK	0.33% ($29,216)
from McDonald County, MO	0.32% ($22,944)
from Washington County, AR	0.26% ($27,724)

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

Here:	8.29%
Oklahoma average:	7.91%

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%

to Benton County, AR	1.11% ($26,336 average AGI)
to Ottawa County, OK	0.93% ($25,618)
to Tulsa County, OK	0.62% ($40,221)
to Mayes County, OK	0.49% ($24,667)
to Cherokee County, OK	0.34% ($20,838)
to Adair County, OK	0.26% ($26,517)
to Washington County, AR	0.25% ($20,852)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.7

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%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 31,887 (8,852 male householders, 1,983 female householders)

  9,031 spouses, 9,819 children (8,544 natural, 376 adopted, 899 stepchildren), 761 grandchildren, 172 brothers or sisters, 105 parents, 409 other relatives, 755 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,656 (1,879 male householders (1,530 living alone)), 2,162 female householders (2,024 living alone)), 615 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 534 (265 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,512 2-persons, 2,167 3-persons, 1,846 4-persons, 852 5-persons, 304 6-persons, 154 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,554 1-person, 415 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 2 6-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

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	52 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+57 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	5.3
State:	5.7

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

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.

Delaware County:	52.4%
State average:	52.2%

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

Here:	2.9%
Oklahoma:	6.4%

Here:	5.1%
Oklahoma:	6.2%

Here:	12.7%
Oklahoma:	16.6%

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