Kay County, Oklahoma (OK)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.3%), Educational,health and social services (17.8%), Retail trade (13.2%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Kay County, Oklahoma:

Median resident age:	38.1 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Males: 23,263	(48.4%)
Females: 24,817	(51.6%)

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Kay County:	2.5 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

This county:	$38,283
Oklahoma:	$41,567

This county:	$370
State:	$445

Kay County:	$81,033
Oklahoma:	$103,000

Detached houses: $105,555

Here:	$105,555
State:	$140,794

Townhouses or other attached units: $137,338

Here:	$137,338
State:	$114,810

In 2-unit structures: $164,618

Here:	$164,618
State:	$155,355

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $73,127

Here:	$73,127
State:	$79,933

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $75,335

Here:	$75,335
State:	$80,899

Mobile homes: $39,897

Here:	$39,897
State:	$39,757

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $108,833

Here:	$108,833
State:	$32,122

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 64
• Thefts: 115
• Auto thefts: 10

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 60
• Thefts: 102
• Auto thefts: 4

This county:	16.0%
Whole state:	14.7%

This county:	6.6%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Kay County is $378 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $470 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $649 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ponca City, Blackwell, Tonkawa, Newkirk, Kaw City, Braman, Kildare.

2005 air pollution in Kay County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.088 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.079 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 30 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 101 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 10.6 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 29 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.004 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.021 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Cowley County, Kansas , Garfield County , Grant County , Noble County , Osage County , Sumner County, Kansas .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Kay County: Ponca Indian Agency (A), Camp McFadden (B), Camp Ta-Wa (C), Camp of the Cross (D), Deer Creek Community Hall (E), Canteen (F), Fort Oakland Indian Tribe Site (G), Tinders Bend (H), Tipton Community Hall (I), Newkirk Country Club (J), White Eagle (K). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Kay County include: Grey Noret Church (A), Asbury Church (B), Longwood Church (C), Ponca Church (D), Prairie Chapel Church (E), Ranch Drive Church (F), Riverview Church (G), Saint Johns Church (H), Church of God (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Washunga Cemetery (1), Triumph Cemetery (2), Tonkawa Cemetery (3), Banner Cemetery (4), Cooper Cemetery (5), Saint Marys Cemetery (6), Saint Johns Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Horseshoe Lake (A), Oknoname 113012 Reservoir (B), Lake Blackwell (C), Lost Duck Creeks Site D-6 Reservoir (D), Lost Duck Creeks Site D-1 Reservoir (E), Oknoname 071039 Reservoir (F), Oknoname 071038 Reservoir (G), Oknoname 071037 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Fishhook Creek (A), Elm Creek (B), Myers Creek (C), Sweetwater Creek (D), East Cattle Creek (E), Duck Creek (F), Doe Creek (G), Lost Creek (H), Thompson Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Kay County: Cronan Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	7.2%
Oklahoma:	6.3%

Current college students: 1,774
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,122 (35% naturalized citizens)

Kay County:	2.3%
Whole state:	3.8%

Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 17,886
• One, attached: 354
• Two: 486
• 3 or 4: 401
• 5 to 9: 433
• 10 to 19: 281
• 20 or more: 590
• Mobile homes: 1,314
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 59

Housing units in Kay County with a mortgage: 6,231 (447 second mortgage, 332 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,464

Here:	53.3% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Kay County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Oklahoma state average. It is 6.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 102 fatalities and 595 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/25/1955, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado killed 80 people and injured 273 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Kay County-area historical earthquake activity is below Oklahoma state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/15/1995 at 00:31:33, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 84.6 miles away from Kay County center
On 10/30/1998 at 17:41:22, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 24.1 miles away from the county center
On 1/24/1991 at 05:00:26, a magnitude 3.0 (2.9 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 28.4 miles away from the county center
On 1/14/1993 at 17:06:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 62.8 miles away from Kay County center
On 4/29/1994 at 03:28:58, a magnitude 3.0 (2.8 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 62.9 miles away from the county center
On 7/24/2001 at 14:02:35, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.6 miles away from Kay County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 16,239 (81%) Carpooled: 2,564 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 25 (0%) Motorcycle: 23 (0%) Bicycle: 35 (0%) Walked: 417 (2%) Other means: 104 (1%) Worked at home: 632 (3%)

6.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,856 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.05%
Oklahoma average:	8.21%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.74% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($14,152 average AGI)
3.31% relocated from other states ($21,705 average AGI)

Kay County:	3.31%
Oklahoma average:	3.36%

from Osage County, OK	0.55% ($31,149 average AGI)
from Cowley County, KS	0.32% ($31,440)
from Oklahoma County, OK	0.31% ($29,265)
from Payne County, OK	0.28% ($30,227)
from Sedgwick County, KS	0.27% ($19,907)
from Tulsa County, OK	0.23% ($29,083)
from Noble County, OK	0.17% ($20,963)

6.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,174 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.98%
Oklahoma average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.71% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($18,424 average AGI)
3.27% relocated to other states ($18,750 average AGI)

Kay County:	3.27%
Oklahoma average:	3.11%

to Osage County, OK	0.55% ($36,724 average AGI)
to Tulsa County, OK	0.47% ($42,467)
to Oklahoma County, OK	0.45% ($30,222)
to Payne County, OK	0.34% ($28,055)
to Noble County, OK	0.28% ($28,822)
to Cowley County, KS	0.27% ($25,791)
to Washington County, OK	0.21% ($37,735)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 9,188 (8,055 aged, 1,133 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 40,131 (10,338 male householders, 2,812 female householders)

  10,658 spouses, 13,885 children (12,312 natural, 514 adopted, 1,059 stepchildren), 843 grandchildren, 246 brothers or sisters, 150 parents, 450 other relatives, 749 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,784 (2,543 male householders (2,077 living alone)), 3,445 female householders (3,246 living alone)), 796 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,165 (553 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,228 2-persons, 2,776 3-persons, 2,397 4-persons, 1,106 5-persons, 432 6-persons, 211 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,323 1-person, 570 2-persons, 55 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

95.2% of residents of Kay County speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $378,956,000 ($8104 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $108,909,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $139,354,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $63,802,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,283,000
Federal grants: $48,398,000
Federal procurement contracts: $107,206,000 ($101,929,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,914,000 ($991,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $897,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,668,000
Federal Government insurance: $39,134,000

Here:	77 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	52 per 1000 residents

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	-47 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 22.01 millions of gallons per day (38% from ground, 62% from surface)

Here:	5.8
State:	5.7

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

56% of Kay County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Oklahoma.

Kay County:	56.3%
State average:	52.2%

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

• This state: 31950
• Northeast: 517
• Midwest: 7435
• South: 4060
• West: 2757

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $29,200

Here:	7.5%
Oklahoma:	6.4%

Here:	4.5%
Oklahoma:	6.2%

Here:	6.8%
Oklahoma:	16.6%

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