Greer County, Oklahoma (OK)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.4%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.3%), Public administration (12.3%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Greer County, Oklahoma:

Median resident age:	40.0 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Males: 3,353	(55.3%)
Females: 2,708	(44.7%)

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Greer County:	2.3 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

This county:	$32,099
Oklahoma:	$41,567

This county:	$242
State:	$445

Greer County:	$52,279
Oklahoma:	$103,000

Detached houses: $73,633

Here:	$73,633
State:	$140,794

Townhouses or other attached units: $29,722

Here:	$29,722
State:	$114,810

In 2-unit structures: $64,838

Here:	$64,838
State:	$155,355

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $14,946

Here:	$14,946
State:	$79,933

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $128,574

Here:	$128,574
State:	$80,899

Mobile homes: $26,372

Here:	$26,372
State:	$39,757

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$32,122

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 9
• Thefts: 6
• Auto thefts: 0

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 10
• Thefts: 7
• Auto thefts: 0

This county:	19.6%
Whole state:	14.7%

This county:	6.7%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Greer County is $363 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: Mangum, Granite, Willow, Northwest Greer.

Neighboring counties: Beckham County , Harmon County , Jackson County , Kiowa County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Greer County: Greer Downs (A), Sandy Land Research Station (B), Oklahoma State Reformatory (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Stover Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Greer County include: Deer Creek Church (A), Mountain View Church (B), Reed Church (C), Sulphur Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Wildcat Cemetery (1), White Flat Cemetery (2), Jester Cemetery (3), Hester Cemetery (4), Marie Cemetery (5), Riverside Cemetery (6), Langford Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Horseshoe Lake (A), Kenneth Houck Reservoir (B), State of Oklahoma Reformatory Lake (C), Doc Hollis Lake (D), Tri-County Turkey Creek Site 14a Reservoir (E), Tri-County Turkey Creek Site 15 Reservoir (F), Tri-County Turkey Creek Site 16 Reservoir (G), Tri-County Turkey Creek Site 16a Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Sulphur Creek (A), Deer Creek (B), Haystack Creek (C), Root Creek (D), Tittle Creek (E), Station Creek (F), Hackberry Creek (G), Grape Creek (H), Cave Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.0%
Oklahoma:	6.3%

Current college students: 261
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 89 (40% naturalized citizens)

Greer County:	1.5%
Whole state:	3.8%

Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,355
• One, attached: 15
• Two: 69
• 3 or 4: 58
• 5 to 9: 35
• 10 to 19: 6
• 20 or more: 18
• Mobile homes: 226
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Greer County with a mortgage: 514 (6 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 746

Here:	40.8% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Greer County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Oklahoma state average. It is 3.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 23 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/11/1982, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 18 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Greer County-area historical earthquake activity is below Oklahoma state average. It is 89% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/1998 at 14:13:01, a magnitude 4.2 (3.9 MB, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 62.2 miles away from Greer County center
On 2/8/2002 at 16:07:13, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 66.0 miles away from the county center
On 10/14/2008 at 03:07:28, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.7 miles away from the county center
On 2/15/1997 at 09:08:55, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 60.9 miles away from Greer County center
On 10/7/2007 at 13:54:21, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 2.7 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 47.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/5/1995 at 05:31:16, a magnitude 3.0 (2.8 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 32.4 miles away from Greer County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,730 (85%) Carpooled: 190 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 31 (2%) Other means: 25 (1%) Worked at home: 56 (3%)

7.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,567 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.94%
Oklahoma average:	8.21%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.00% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($18,646 average AGI)
2.94% relocated from other states ($11,921 average AGI)

Greer County:	2.94%
Oklahoma average:	3.36%

from Jackson County, OK

1.69% ($28,333 average AGI)

7.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,074 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.60%
Oklahoma average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.59% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($18,165 average AGI)
2.01% relocated to other states ($9,909 average AGI)

Greer County:	2.01%
Oklahoma average:	3.11%

to Jackson County, OK	1.69% ($26,741 average AGI)
to Kiowa County, OK	0.88% ($19,214)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,341 (1,201 aged, 140 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 4,194 (1,165 male householders, 292 female householders)

  1,162 spouses, 1,300 children (1,201 natural, 22 adopted, 77 stepchildren), 86 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 46 other relatives, 119 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 877 (324 male householders (283 living alone)), 474 female householders (470 living alone)), 79 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 990 (955 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 777 2-persons, 298 3-persons, 229 4-persons, 106 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 753 1-person, 20 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

92.1% of residents of Greer County speak English at home.
5.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $55,823,000 ($9544 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,760,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $18,843,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,617,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,528,000
Federal grants: $12,686,000
Federal procurement contracts: $545,000 ($214,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,603,000 ($230,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,699,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,231,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,871,000

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	76 per 1000 residents
State:	52 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	-5 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.78 millions of gallons per day (79% from ground, 21% from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	5.7

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

56% of Greer County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Oklahoma.

Greer County:	56.0%
State average:	52.2%

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

• This state: 4080
• Northeast: 68
• Midwest: 421
• South: 891
• West: 482

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $13,800

Here:	3.7%
Oklahoma:	6.4%

Here:	5.6%
Oklahoma:	6.2%

Here:	7.9%
Oklahoma:	16.6%

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