Garvin County, Oklahoma (OK)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	32%

This county:	15.9%
Whole state:	14.7%

This county:	5.6%
Whole state:	6.1%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.8%), Retail trade (13.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.3%), Manufacturing (11.2%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Garvin County, Oklahoma:

Median resident age:	39.0 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Males: 13,092	(48.1%)
Females: 14,118	(51.9%)

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Garvin County:	2.5 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

This county	$31,148
Oklahoma:	$37,063

Garvin County	$59,751
Oklahoma:	$89,100

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 18
• Burglaries: 41
• Thefts: 80
• Auto thefts: 21

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 57
• Thefts: 68
• Auto thefts: 17

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Garvin County is $341 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $451 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $593 a month.

Cities in this county include: Pauls Valley, Lindsay, Wynnewood, Stratford, Maysville, Elmore City, Paoli, Erin Springs.

Neighboring counties: Carter County , Grady County , McClain County , Murray County , Pontotoc County , Stephens County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Garvin County: Camp Keno Taunee (A), Fort Arbuckle Ruins (B), Gulf Junction (C), Pauls Valley State Hospital (D), Riddle Store (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Garvin County include: Walker Church (A), Cottrells Mission (B), Little Flock Church (C), Love Church (D), Midway Church (E), Mount Zion Church (F), Mountain View Church (G), Dixon Chapel (H), Bethel Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Dripping Springs Cemetery (1), Whitebead Cemetery (2), Antioch Cemetery (3), Civit Cemetery (4), Clabber Flats Cemetery (5), Lewis Cemetery (6), Fivemile Creek Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Horseshoe Lake (A), Jones Gss Number 1 Reservoir (B), Jones Pond (C), Hammers Gss Number 1 Reservoir (D), Grider Gss Number 1 Reservoir (E), Kickapoo Sandy Creek Site N1 Reservoir (F), Kickapoo Sandy Creek Site N2 Reservoir (G), Kickapoo Sandy Creek Site N3a Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Fivemile Creek (A), Finn Creek (B), Spring Creek (C), Eightmile Creek (D), Rock Creek (E), Squirrel Creek (F), Criner Creek (G), Happy Hollow Creek (H), Rounds Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.6%
Oklahoma:	4.1%

Current college students: 572
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 444 (44% naturalized citizens)

Garvin County:	1.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,289
• One, attached: 117
• Two: 165
• 3 or 4: 194
• 5 to 9: 237
• 10 to 19: 111
• 20 or more: 150
• Mobile homes: 1,350
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 28

Housing units in Garvin County with a mortgage: 2,652 (163 second mortgage, 78 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,723

Garvin County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Oklahoma state average. It is 5.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 37 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/19/1972, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 5 people and injured 6 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,904 (79%) Carpooled: 1,646 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 18 (0%) Ferryboat: 8 (0%) Taxi: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 19 (0%) Bicycle: 17 (0%) Walked: 189 (2%) Other means: 86 (1%) Worked at home: 427 (4%)

7.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,427 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.48%
Oklahoma average:	8.21%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.08% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($18,924 average AGI)
2.40% relocated from other states ($11,503 average AGI)

Garvin County:	2.40%
Oklahoma average:	3.36%

from Pontotoc County, OK	0.76% ($22,940 average AGI)
from Cleveland County, OK	0.71% ($28,825)
from Oklahoma County, OK	0.70% ($24,032)
from McClain County, OK	0.52% ($28,196)
from Murray County, OK	0.42% ($28,919)
from Carter County, OK	0.32% ($21,750)
from Stephens County, OK	0.25% ($30,455)

6.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,093 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.99%
Oklahoma average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.43% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($21,065 average AGI)
1.56% relocated to other states ($6,026 average AGI)

Garvin County:	1.56%
Oklahoma average:	3.11%

to Cleveland County, OK	0.84% ($27,811 average AGI)
to McClain County, OK	0.68% ($28,133)
to Pontotoc County, OK	0.64% ($25,768)
to Oklahoma County, OK	0.63% ($22,255)
to Murray County, OK	0.33% ($24,552)
to Carter County, OK	0.27% ($25,667)
to Stephens County, OK	0.25% ($33,591)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,967 (5,024 aged, 943 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 22,977 (6,131 male householders, 1,524 female householders)

  6,195 spouses, 7,638 children (6,649 natural, 213 adopted, 776 stepchildren), 519 grandchildren, 131 brothers or sisters, 130 parents, 267 other relatives, 442 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,650 (1,209 male householders (1,017 living alone)), 2,039 female householders (1,916 living alone)), 402 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 583 (322 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,643 2-persons, 1,668 3-persons, 1,432 4-persons, 606 5-persons, 229 6-persons, 77 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,933 1-person, 261 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

96.1% of residents of Garvin County speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $253,306,000 ($9303 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $63,403,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $85,764,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $56,616,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,357,000
Federal grants: $42,366,000
Federal procurement contracts: $60,403,000 ($59,234,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,799,000 ($1,270,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,117,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,017,000
Federal Government insurance: $31,738,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	52 per 1000 residents

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

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.82 millions of gallons per day (72% from ground, 28% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.7

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

57% of Garvin County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Oklahoma.

Garvin County:	56.8%
State average:	52.2%

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

• This state: 20292
• Northeast: 215
• Midwest: 1340
• South: 2973
• West: 1854

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $31,100

Here:	1.7%
Oklahoma:	6.4%

Here:	4.2%
Oklahoma:	6.2%

Here:	9.2%
Oklahoma:	16.6%