Hughes County, Oklahoma (OK)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	32%

This county:	21.9%
Whole state:	14.7%

This county:	8.8%
Whole state:	6.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.2%), Retail trade (12.4%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.4%).

Type of workers:

Hughes County, Oklahoma business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Hughes County, Oklahoma:

Median resident age:	39.3 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Males: 7,278	(51.4%)
Females: 6,876	(48.6%)

Hughes County:	2.4 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

This county	$25,102
Oklahoma:	$37,063

Hughes County	$42,905
Oklahoma:	$89,100

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 25
• Thefts: 51
• Auto thefts: 15

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 39
• Thefts: 36
• Auto thefts: 13

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hughes County is $415 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $495 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $631 a month.

Cities in this county include: Holdenville, Wetumka, Dustin, Calvin, Stuart, Lamar, Atwood, Gerty, Yeager, Spaulding.

Neighboring counties: Coal County , McIntosh County , Okfuskee County , Pittsburg County , Pontotoc County , Seminole County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Hughes County: Camp Sasakwa (A), Holdenville State Fish Hatchery (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Hughes County include: Wetumka Church (A), Wewoka Church (B), Lone Star Church (C), Many Springs Church (D), Dawson Chapel (E), Middle Creek Church (F), Hickory Grove Church (G), New Hope Church (H), Hilltop Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Wetumka Cemetery (1), Buchner Memorial Cemetery (2), Citra Cemetery (3), Dustin Cemetery (4), Atwood Cemetery (5), Butner Cemetery (6), Barnett Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Holdenville City Lake (A), John Heath Reservoir (B), Oknoname 063040 Reservoir (C), Oknoname 121018 Reservoir (D), Hack Black Junior Reservoir (E), Oknoname 063037 Reservoir (F), Oknoname 063036 Reservoir (G), Oknoname 063035 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Fish Creek (A), Spring Creek (B), Elm Creek (C), Rock Creek (D), Dark Hollow Creek (E), Hay Creek (F), Ranch Creek (G), Tiger Creek (H), Little Sandy Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.3%
Oklahoma:	4.1%

Current college students: 434
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 158 (35% naturalized citizens)

Hughes County:	1.1%
Whole state:	3.8%

Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,062
• One, attached: 79
• Two: 137
• 3 or 4: 110
• 5 to 9: 36
• 10 to 19: 8
• 20 or more: 21
• Mobile homes: 763
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21

Housing units in Hughes County with a mortgage: 969 (58 second mortgage, 42 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,481

Hughes County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Oklahoma state average. It is 3.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 fatalities and 45 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/28/1950, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 5 people and injured 32 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,764 (77%) Carpooled: 764 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0%) Motorcycle: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 3 (0%) Walked: 155 (3%) Other means: 17 (0%) Worked at home: 141 (3%)

7.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,197 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.98%
Oklahoma average:	8.21%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.58% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($16,487 average AGI)
2.39% relocated from other states ($9,710 average AGI)

Hughes County:	2.39%
Oklahoma average:	3.36%

from Seminole County, OK	1.38% ($19,827 average AGI)
from Pontotoc County, OK	0.90% ($25,765)
from Pittsburg County, OK	0.51% ($23,053)
from Oklahoma County, OK	0.37% ($21,786)
from Okfuskee County, OK	0.35% ($32,154)

8.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,948 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.12%
Oklahoma average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.66% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($22,088 average AGI)
1.46% relocated to other states ($3,856 average AGI)

Hughes County:	1.46%
Oklahoma average:	3.11%

to Seminole County, OK	1.19% ($26,356 average AGI)
to Pontotoc County, OK	0.64% ($21,375)
to Pittsburg County, OK	0.53% ($31,250)
to Pottawatomie County, OK	0.50% ($25,684)
to Tulsa County, OK	0.48% ($21,389)
to Okfuskee County, OK	0.42% ($20,813)
to Oklahoma County, OK	0.42% ($26,750)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 13.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,904 (2,417 aged, 487 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 11,057 (2,910 male householders, 799 female householders)

  2,952 spouses, 3,558 children (3,128 natural, 113 adopted, 317 stepchildren), 313 grandchildren, 54 brothers or sisters, 70 parents, 171 other relatives, 230 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,775 (640 male householders (579 living alone)), 996 female householders (947 living alone)), 139 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,322 (1,243 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,774 2-persons, 781 3-persons, 686 4-persons, 297 5-persons, 129 6-persons, 42 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,526 1-person, 100 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

93.6% of residents of Hughes County speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
3.2% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $112,212,000 ($8006 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,361,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $43,672,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $26,198,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,818,000
Federal grants: $37,157,000
Federal procurement contracts: $676,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,691,000 ($132,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,177,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $775,000
Federal Government insurance: $508,000

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	80 per 1000 residents
State:	52 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	-8 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.86 millions of gallons per day (13% from ground, 87% from surface)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.7

Here:	4.8
State:	4.3

58% of Hughes County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Oklahoma.

Hughes County:	57.7%
State average:	52.2%

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

• This state: 10422
• Northeast: 97
• Midwest: 748
• South: 1357
• West: 1340

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $15,000

Here:	3.2%
Oklahoma:	6.4%

Here:	10.4%
Oklahoma:	6.2%

Here:	4.1%
Oklahoma:	16.6%

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