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Ellis County, Oklahoma (OK)

County population in 2022: 3,801 (all rural); it was 4,075 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 555
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 832
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,427
Renter-occupied apartments: 395 (it was 342 in 2000)
% of renters here:

19%
State:

33%

Land area: 1229 sq. mi.

Water area: 2.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 3 people per square mile   (very low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Ellis County: 79.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (20.9%), Retail trade (12.0%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 64%
  • Government: 20%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 15%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Ellis County, OK (2022)
    • 3,18084.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 3198.5%Hispanic or Latino
    • 1674.4%Two or more races
    • 641.7%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 350.9%Asian alone
    • 80.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 10.03%Some other race alone
Median resident age:

44.0 years
Oklahoma median age:

37.1 years
Males: 1,848  (48.6%)
Females: 1,953  (51.4%)
Average household size:
Ellis County:

2.0 people
Oklahoma:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $56,176 ($27,951 in 1999)
This county:

$56,176
Oklahoma:

$59,673

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $515 (lower quartile is $370, upper quartile is $591)
This county:

$515
State:

$744


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $120,080 (it was $37,700 in 2000)
Ellis:

$120,080
Oklahoma:

$191,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $64,476 - $229,040

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $191,157
Here:

$191,157
State:

$255,409

Townhouses or other attached units: $240,390
Here:

$240,390
State:

$206,466

Mobile homes: $198,853
Here:

$198,853
State:

$110,804

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,240
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $398

Institutionalized population: 46

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 3
  • Burglaries: 8
  • Thefts: 31
  • Auto thefts: 9

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 2
  • Assaults: 6
  • Burglaries: 29
  • Thefts: 36
  • Auto thefts: 5
Ellis County, OK map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 0 buildings
  • 2021: 2 buildings, average cost: $111,000
  • 2020: 0 buildings
  • 2019: 0 buildings
  • 2018: 0 buildings
  • 2017: 0 buildings
  • 2016: 0 buildings
  • 2015: 1 building, cost: $95,000
  • 2014: 1 building, cost: $60,000
  • 2013: 3 buildings, average cost: $204,000
  • 2012: 3 buildings, average cost: $196,800
  • 2011: 1 building, cost: $184,400
  • 2010: 2 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $170,500
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $159,000
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $150,000
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $87,500
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $87,500
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $50,000
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $150,000
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $100,000
Number of permits per 10,000 Ellis, OK residents
Average permit cost in Ellis, OK

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $734 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $758 (0.7%)

Distribution of median household income in Ellis, OK in 2022
Distribution of house value in Ellis, OK in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Ellis, OK in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 15.1%
Ellis County:

15.1%
Oklahoma:

15.7%
(14.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 28.6% for Black residents, 8.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 32.8% for American Indian residents, 15.4% for other race residents, 32.8% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 44.0 years old
(Males: 44.3 years old, Females: 44.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.1 years old, Black residents: 52.3 years old, American Indian residents: 21.4 years old, Asian residents: 64.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.0 years old, Other race residents: 27.8 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ellis County is $388 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $451 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $612 a month.

Cities in this county include: Northwest Ellis, Shattuck, South Ellis, Northeast Ellis, Arnett, Gage, Fargo.

Ellis 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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Neighboring counties: San Benito County, California , Johnson County, Tennessee , Putnam County, Tennessee , Scott County, Tennessee , Wilkes County, North Carolina , Norfolk city, Virginia .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.3%
Oklahoma:

3.2%

Unemployment by year in Ellis, OK
County total employment by year in Ellis, OK
County average yearly wages by year in Ellis, OK

Current college students: 63
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 138 (38.3% naturalized citizens)

Ellis County:

3.6%
Whole state:

6.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 532010 or later
  • 182000 to 2009
  • 231990 to 1999
  • 81980 to 1989
  • 51970 to 1979
  • 14Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.7%

Ellis County marital status for males Ellis County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,897
  • One, attached: 2
  • 3 or 4: 5
  • 5 to 9: 8
  • 10 to 19: 6
  • 20 or more: 10
  • Mobile homes: 217

Housing units in Ellis County with a mortgage: 284 (9 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Here:

100.0% with mortgage
State:

98.5% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Ellis County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant2,09917
Mainline Protestant1,0376
Catholic501
None965-
Ellis County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 3
Ellis County:

7.71 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.97 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:

5.14 / 10,000 pop.
Oklahoma:

0.76 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 3
Ellis County:

7.71 / 10,000 pop.
Oklahoma:

4.35 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 5
This county:

12.84 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.89 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Ellis County:

11.5%
Oklahoma:

10.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Ellis County:

29.9%
State:

29.2%

Agriculture in Ellis County:

Average size of farms: 925 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $58,550
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $71.45
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 90.34%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $59,440
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 8.56%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 17.79%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $47,661
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.00%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.36
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.75%
All wheat for grain: 30253 harvested acres

Earthquake activity:

Ellis County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Oklahoma state average. It is 773% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 160.0 miles away from Ellis County center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 177.2 miles away from the county center
On 2/13/2016 at 17:07:06, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 5.2 mi) earthquake occurred 62.4 miles away from the county center
On 1/7/2016 at 04:27:57, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 61.6 miles away from the county center
On 2/15/1974 at 13:33:49, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG) earthquake occurred 52.5 miles away from Ellis County center
On 11/19/2015 at 07:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 79.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Oklahoma Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4530, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 13, 2017 - January 16, 2017, FEMA Id: 4299, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Oklahoma Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: November 27, 2015 to November 29, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4247: December 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4247, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
  • Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 24, 2013 to February 26, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4109: April 08, 2013, FEMA Id: 4109, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
  • Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3316: February 02, 2011, FEMA Id: 3316, 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 05, 2010, FEMA Id: 1883, 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: 3308, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Oklahoma Snow, Incident Period: March 27, 2009 to March 28, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3305: June 23, 2009, FEMA Id: 3305, Natural disaster type: Snow
  • Oklahoma Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: September 12, 2008 to September 19, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1803: October 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1803, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Oklahoma Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 03, 2008 to June 20, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1775: July 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1775, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Ellis County (19) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 6

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Winter Storms: 8, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 5, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Ellis

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,049 (76.3%)
  • Carpooled: 135 (9.8%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 7 (0.5%)
  • Walked: 37 (2.7%)
  • Worked at home: 150 (10.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (23%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (26%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (16%)
  • Transportation occupations (15%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (14%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Material moving occupations (8%)
  • Sales and related occupations (6%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
  • Sales and related occupations (14%)
  • Management occupations (13%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Community and social service occupations (4%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (39%)
  • Philippines (12%)
  • Guatemala (12%)
  • Pakistan (9%)
  • El Salvador (8%)
  • Brazil (7%)
  • Colombia (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Ellis County


  • German (15%)
  • English (11%)
  • Irish (10%)
  • American (9%)
  • Scotch-Irish (1%)
  • Italian (1%)
  • Brazilian (0%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
41 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
5 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
49 people in nursing homes
14 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $58,943.

6.70% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($33,604 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.70%
Oklahoma average:

8.28%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.15% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($25,934 average AGI)
1.55% relocated from other states ($7,670 average AGI)
Ellis County:

1.55%
Oklahoma average:

3.37%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Woodward County, OK  3.09% ($25,024 average AGI)


5.16% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($47,812 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.16%
Oklahoma average:

7.66%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.16% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($47,812 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.
Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Woodward County, OK  2.32% ($48,032 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.9

Births per 1000 population in Ellis County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 14.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Ellis County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.9

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Ellis County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 18.9%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 14.1%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Ellis County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Ellis County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Ellis County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Ellis County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Ellis County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Ellis County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 873 (780 aged, 93 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 213 (24%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 25.43
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 20,753
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 687
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 60,732

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,085
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 934

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 23
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 25

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,801
  • Male householders: 734 (215 living alone), Female householders: 723 (251 living alone)
  • 774 spouses (770 opposite-sex spouses), 81 unmarried partners, (81 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,129 children (982 natural, 32 adopted, 114 stepchildren), 45 grandchildren, 51 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 0 foster children, 74 other relatives, 71 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 58

Size of family households: 447 2-persons, 245 3-persons, 140 4-persons, 73 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 466 1-person, 53 2-persons, 3 5-persons, 1 6-persons.

595 married couples with children.
180 single-parent households (57 men, 123 women).

94.6% of residents of Ellis speak English at home.
4.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $29,284,000 ($7,448 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $277,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $11,925,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,018,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,444,000
Federal grants: $3,242,000
Federal procurement contracts: $315,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,340,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $50,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,184,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,557,000

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

Births: 246
Here:

62 per 1000 residents
State:

75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 339
Here:

86 per 1000 residents
State:

52 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0
Here:

0 per 1000 residents
State:

+10 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -11
Here -3 per 1000 residents
State -4 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Ellis County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.69 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.5
State:

6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

5.2
State:

4.5

Year house built in Ellis County, Oklahoma
  • Year house built in Ellis County, Oklahoma
  • 12020 or later
  • 832010 to 2019
  • 1432000 to 2009
  • 881990 to 1999
  • 3061980 to 1989
  • 3731970 to 1979
  • 2391960 to 1969
  • 2701950 to 1959
  • 2541940 to 1949
  • 3391939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Ellis County, Oklahoma
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ellis County, Oklahoma
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ellis County, Oklahoma
  • 61 room
  • 32 rooms
  • 133 rooms
  • 1014 rooms
  • 2045 rooms
  • 2696 rooms
  • 2577 rooms
  • 1708 rooms
  • 1579+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ellis County, Oklahoma
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ellis County, Oklahoma
  • 121 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 143 rooms
  • 624 rooms
  • 725 rooms
  • 746 rooms
  • 117 rooms
  • 118 rooms
  • 139+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Ellis County, Oklahoma
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ellis County, Oklahoma
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ellis County, Oklahoma
  • 13no bedroom
  • 221 bedroom
  • 2232 bedrooms
  • 6853 bedrooms
  • 2094 bedrooms
  • 255+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ellis County, Oklahoma
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ellis County, Oklahoma
  • 12no bedroom
  • 161 bedroom
  • 1012 bedrooms
  • 1263 bedrooms
  • 104 bedrooms
  • 65+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Ellis County, Oklahoma in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Ellis County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ellis County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 49no vehicle
  • 2011 vehicle
  • 4572 vehicles
  • 2313 vehicles
  • 1654 vehicles
  • 725+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Ellis County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ellis County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 28no vehicle
  • 841 vehicle
  • 1072 vehicles
  • 253 vehicles
  • 294 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

86.0% of Ellis County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Oklahoma.

Ellis County:

86.0%
State average:

85.5%

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

  • This state: 2,398
  • Other state: 1,249
  • Northeast: 23
  • Midwest: 315
  • South: 574
  • West: 338
Year householders moved into unit in Ellis County, OK
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Ellis County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 47.9%Utility gas
  • 28.4%Electricity
  • 17.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.9%Wood
  • 1.9%No fuel used
  • 1.0%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 45.0%Utility gas
  • 44.2%Electricity
  • 10.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
Here:

1.8%
Oklahoma:

11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18
Here:

8.6%
Oklahoma:

11.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
Here:

10.0%
Oklahoma:

19.3%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Ellis County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Charges - Hospital Public: $778,000
    Hospital Public: $778,000
    Other: $481,000
    Other: $481,000
    Regular Highways: $87,000
    Regular Highways: $87,000
  • Construction - Correctional Institutions: $4,366,000
    Correctional Institutions: $4,366,000
    Regular Highways: $813,000
    Regular Highways: $813,000
    Police Protection: $135,000
    Police Protection: $135,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $4,854,000
    Regular Highways: $4,666,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,166,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,121,000
    Police Protection: $913,000
    Police Protection: $878,000
    General - Other: $871,000
    General - Other: $837,000
    Hospitals: $817,000
    Hospitals: $785,000
    Financial Administration: $439,000
    Financial Administration: $422,000
    Local Fire Protection: $211,000
    Local Fire Protection: $203,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $141,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $136,000
    Parks and Recreation: $68,000
    Parks and Recreation: $65,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $21,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $20,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $149,000
    Highways: $149,000
    Other: $10,000
    Other: $10,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $99,000
    Other: $99,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $81,000
    General Revenue - Other: $60,000
    Interest Earnings: $20,000
    Interest Earnings: $15,000
    Rents: $4,000
    Royalties: $4,000
    Rents: $3,000
    Royalties: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,055,000
    Cash and Securities: $18,055,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,880,000
    Highways: $4,712,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,621,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,565,000
    Other: $33,000
    Other: $32,000
  • Tax - Property: $980,000
    Property: $929,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $511,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $484,000

Ellis County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Charges - Hospital Public: $778,000
    Hospital Public: $778,000
    Other: $481,000
    Other: $481,000
    Regular Highways: $87,000
    Regular Highways: $87,000
  • Construction - Correctional Institutions: $4,366,000
    Correctional Institutions: $4,366,000
    Regular Highways: $813,000
    Regular Highways: $813,000
    Police Protection: $135,000
    Police Protection: $135,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $4,854,000
    Regular Highways: $4,666,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,166,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,121,000
    Police Protection: $913,000
    Police Protection: $878,000
    General - Other: $871,000
    General - Other: $837,000
    Hospitals: $817,000
    Hospitals: $785,000
    Financial Administration: $439,000
    Financial Administration: $422,000
    Local Fire Protection: $211,000
    Local Fire Protection: $203,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $141,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $136,000
    Parks and Recreation: $68,000
    Parks and Recreation: $65,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $21,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $20,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $149,000
    Highways: $149,000
    Other: $10,000
    Other: $10,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $99,000
    Other: $99,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $81,000
    General Revenue - Other: $60,000
    Interest Earnings: $20,000
    Interest Earnings: $15,000
    Rents: $4,000
    Royalties: $4,000
    Rents: $3,000
    Royalties: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,055,000
    Cash and Securities: $18,055,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,880,000
    Highways: $4,712,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,621,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,565,000
    Other: $33,000
    Other: $32,000
  • Tax - Property: $980,000
    Property: $929,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $511,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $484,000

Ellis County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Charges - Hospital Public: $778,000
    Hospital Public: $778,000
    Other: $481,000
    Other: $481,000
    Regular Highways: $87,000
    Regular Highways: $87,000
  • Construction - Correctional Institutions: $4,366,000
    Correctional Institutions: $4,366,000
    Regular Highways: $813,000
    Regular Highways: $813,000
    Police Protection: $135,000
    Police Protection: $135,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $4,854,000
    Regular Highways: $4,666,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,166,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,121,000
    Police Protection: $913,000
    Police Protection: $878,000
    General - Other: $871,000
    General - Other: $837,000
    Hospitals: $817,000
    Hospitals: $785,000
    Financial Administration: $439,000
    Financial Administration: $422,000
    Local Fire Protection: $211,000
    Local Fire Protection: $203,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $141,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $136,000
    Parks and Recreation: $68,000
    Parks and Recreation: $65,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $21,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $20,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $149,000
    Highways: $149,000
    Other: $10,000
    Other: $10,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $99,000
    Other: $99,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $81,000
    General Revenue - Other: $60,000
    Interest Earnings: $20,000
    Interest Earnings: $15,000
    Rents: $4,000
    Royalties: $4,000
    Rents: $3,000
    Royalties: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,055,000
    Cash and Securities: $18,055,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,880,000
    Highways: $4,712,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,621,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,565,000
    Other: $33,000
    Other: $32,000
  • Tax - Property: $980,000
    Property: $929,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $511,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $484,000

Ellis County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Charges - Hospital Public: $778,000
    Hospital Public: $778,000
    Other: $481,000
    Other: $481,000
    Regular Highways: $87,000
    Regular Highways: $87,000
  • Construction - Correctional Institutions: $4,366,000
    Correctional Institutions: $4,366,000
    Regular Highways: $813,000
    Regular Highways: $813,000
    Police Protection: $135,000
    Police Protection: $135,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $4,854,000
    Regular Highways: $4,666,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,166,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,121,000
    Police Protection: $913,000
    Police Protection: $878,000
    General - Other: $871,000
    General - Other: $837,000
    Hospitals: $817,000
    Hospitals: $785,000
    Financial Administration: $439,000
    Financial Administration: $422,000
    Local Fire Protection: $211,000
    Local Fire Protection: $203,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $141,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $136,000
    Parks and Recreation: $68,000
    Parks and Recreation: $65,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $21,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $20,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $149,000
    Highways: $149,000
    Other: $10,000
    Other: $10,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $99,000
    Other: $99,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $81,000
    General Revenue - Other: $60,000
    Interest Earnings: $20,000
    Interest Earnings: $15,000
    Rents: $4,000
    Royalties: $4,000
    Rents: $3,000
    Royalties: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,055,000
    Cash and Securities: $18,055,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,880,000
    Highways: $4,712,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,621,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,565,000
    Other: $33,000
    Other: $32,000
  • Tax - Property: $980,000
    Property: $929,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $511,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $484,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 50
  • Number of aged recipients: 4
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 46
  • Number of recipients under 18: 4
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 33
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 13
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 19
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 51
Most common first names in Ellis County, OK among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John4877.9 years
Mary4281.2 years
George3279.2 years
William3274.3 years
James2677.2 years
Charles2576.7 years
Robert2376.0 years
Henry2180.0 years
Hazel1879.6 years
Frank1781.0 years
Most common last names in Ellis County, OK among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith2476.0 years
Schoenhals2477.7 years
Miller2476.5 years
Fields2279.1 years
Brown2180.9 years
Walton1978.2 years
Woods1781.1 years
Appel1582.3 years
Davis1478.1 years
Herber1479.5 years

Businesses in Ellis County, OK

  • Alco Stores: 1
  • Chevrolet: 1
  • U-Haul: 1

Ellis County on our top lists:

  • #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election"