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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.5%), Manufacturing (11.1%).
Detached houses: $105,098Here:$105,098State:$140,258 Townhouses or other attached units: $94,265Here:$94,265State:$126,796 In 2-unit structures: $14,159Here:$14,159State:$140,400 Mobile homes: $60,889Here:$60,889State:$39,757 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $9,726Here:$9,726State:$32,122
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 59.4% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 40.6%
McCain (Republican): 67.2% Obama (Democratic): 32.8%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $280 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $248 (0.5%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jefferson County is $370 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $467 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $676 a month.
Cities in this county include: Waurika, Ringling, Ryan, Terral, Cornish, Hastings, Addington, Sugden, South Jefferson.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.097 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.080 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
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Notable locations in Jefferson County: Waurika Ambulance Service (A), Claypool Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Jefferson County include: Asphaltum Church (A), Center Point Church (B), Claypool Church (C), Community Church (D), Seventh Day Adventist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Addington Cemetery (1), Atlee Cemetery (2), Grady Cemetery (3), Hastings Cemetery (4), Ringling Memorial Cemetery (5), Fleetwood Cemetery (6), Oscar Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Cow Creek Site 47 Reservoir (A), Cow Creek Site 29 Reservoir (B), Cow Creek Site 2 Reservoir (C), Cow Creek Site 3 Reservoir (D), Cow Creek Site 5 Reservoir (E), Waurika Lake (F), Allen Gss Number 2 Reservoir (G), Reagan Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Whiskey Creek (A), West Mud Creek (B), Crooked Creek (C), Cottonwood Creek (D), Cotton Creek (E), Beaver Creek (F), Baker Creek (G), Clear Creek (H), Squirrel Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Jefferson County include: Beaver Creek Landing Park (1), Moneka Park (2), Kiowa Park Number 2 (3), Chisholm Trail Ridge Park (4), Kiowa Park Number 2 (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Jefferson County: Waurika Ambulance Service (A), Claypool Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Jefferson County include: Asphaltum Church (A), Center Point Church (B), Claypool Church (C), Community Church (D), Seventh Day Adventist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Addington Cemetery (1), Atlee Cemetery (2), Grady Cemetery (3), Hastings Cemetery (4), Ringling Memorial Cemetery (5), Fleetwood Cemetery (6), Oscar Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Cow Creek Site 47 Reservoir (A), Cow Creek Site 29 Reservoir (B), Cow Creek Site 2 Reservoir (C), Cow Creek Site 3 Reservoir (D), Cow Creek Site 5 Reservoir (E), Waurika Lake (F), Allen Gss Number 2 Reservoir (G), Reagan Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Whiskey Creek (A), West Mud Creek (B), Crooked Creek (C), Cottonwood Creek (D), Cotton Creek (E), Beaver Creek (F), Baker Creek (G), Clear Creek (H), Squirrel Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Jefferson County include: Beaver Creek Landing Park (1), Moneka Park (2), Kiowa Park Number 2 (3), Chisholm Trail Ridge Park (4), Kiowa Park Number 2 (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Carter County , Cotton County , Clay County, Texas , Love County , Stephens County , Montague County, Texas .
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Current college students: 149 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.3% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 247 (28% naturalized citizens)
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Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.4%
Housing units in Jefferson County with a mortgage: 581 (24 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 863
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7.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,510 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries. 4.65% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($15,224 average AGI) 3.17% relocated from other states ($10,287 average AGI)Jefferson County:3.17%Oklahoma average:3.36%
9.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,012 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries. 6.26% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($18,444 average AGI) 2.86% relocated to other states ($9,568 average AGI)Jefferson County:2.86%Oklahoma average:3.11%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 16.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.7 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.2
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,557 (1,326 aged, 231 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
1,579 spouses, 1,896 children (1,631 natural, 72 adopted, 193 stepchildren), 91 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 40 other relatives, 45 non-relatives
Size of family households: 910 2-persons, 425 3-persons, 320 4-persons, 126 5-persons, 54 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 781 1-person, 55 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 10 4-persons.
92.7% of residents of Jefferson County speak English at home. 5.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all). 0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (39% speak English very well, 52% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all). 1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (20% speak English very well, 50% speak English well, 30% speak English not well). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.39 millions of gallons per day (10% from ground, 90% from surface)
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59% of Jefferson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Oklahoma.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $15,700
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