Latimer County, Oklahoma (OK)

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County population in July 2007: 10,508 (28% urban, 72% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,945
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,006

% of renters here:	25%
State:	32%

Land area: 722 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 15 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Latimer County: 79.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (29.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.8%), Manufacturing (10.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 57%
Government: 30%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 12%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Latimer County, Oklahoma:

White Non-Hispanic (72.5%)
American Indian (25.0%)
Two or more races (5.9%)
Hispanic (1.5%)
Black (1.0%)
Other race (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	36.8 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Males: 5,277	(49.4%)
Females: 5,415	(50.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $29,122
County population in 2003: 10,541
Jobs in 2003: 4,025

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Total labor force in 2004: 4,250
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.6%

Average household size:

Latimer County:	2.5 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,821 ($23,962 in 1999)

This county:	$29,821
Oklahoma:	$41,567

2007 median house/condo value: $72,875 ($46,800 in 2000)

Latimer County:	$72,875
Oklahoma:	$103,000

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $279 (lower quartile is $200, upper quartile is $365)

This county:	$279
State:	$445

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $839
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $194

Institutionalized population: 273

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 45
Burglaries: 27
Thefts: 36
Auto thefts: 6

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 5
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 9
Burglaries: 32
Thefts: 21
Auto thefts: 10

Latimer County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Latimer County Oklahoma:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 56.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 43.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $199 (0.4%)

Latimer County household income distribution in 2007

Latimer County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	22.7%
Whole state:	14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	8.7%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Latimer County is $352 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $451 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $568 a month.

Cities in this county include: Wilburton, Red Oak, Wickliffe, South Latimer.

Neighboring counties: Haskell County , Le Flore County , Pittsburg County , Pushmataha County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Latimer County: Evangelistic Tabernacle (A), Kiamichi Camp (B), Waterworks Picnic Area (C), Youth Camp Number 2 (D), State Veterans Center (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Latimer County include: Cravens Church (A), Gum Creek Church (B), Cupco Church (C), Pine Grove Church (D), Pleasant Hill Church (E), Boiling Springs Church (F), Bowers Church (G), Rock Creek Church (H), Rocky Point Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Lutie Cemetery (1), Trowbridge Cemetery (2), Baldwin Cemetery (3), Tea Cemetery (4), Mountain Station Cemetery (5), Sacred Heart Cemetery (6), Hokit Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Austin Lake (A), Carlton, Lake (B), Lake Carl Albert (C), Lake Carlton (D), Lake Talihina (E), Lake Wayne Wallace (F), Oknoname 063003 Reservoir (G), Oknoname 077003 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hog Creek (A), Right Prong Mountain Fork (B), Spring Creek (C), Dry Creek (D), North Gaines Creek (E), Cunneo Tubby Creek (F), Coopers Branch (G), Coon Creek (H), Coal Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Latimer County: Robbers Cave State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.5%
Oklahoma:	4.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 754
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 143 (41% naturalized citizens)

Latimer County:	1.3%
Whole state:	3.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 68 1990 to 1994: 11 1985 to 1989: 3 1980 to 1984: 7 1975 to 1979: 9 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 9 1965 to 1969: 36

Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.4%

Latimer County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,506
One, attached: 51
Two: 95
3 or 4: 65
5 to 9: 34
10 to 19: 4
20 or more: 48
Mobile homes: 853
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 53

Housing units in Latimer County with a mortgage: 770 (25 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 815

Here:	48.6% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Agriculture in Latimer County
Average size of farms: 279 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $19063
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $16.43
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.45%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 97.03%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $17209
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.36%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.43%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $33290
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.34%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.48
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.08%
Land in orchards: 14 acres

Latimer County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Oklahoma state average. It is 3.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 17 fatalities and 122 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/5/1960, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 16 people and injured 106 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Mining (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Public administration (5%)
Health care (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (22%)
Health care (21%)
Public administration (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (24%)
Russia (19%)
Mexico (10%)
Trinidad and Tobago (8%)
Korea (8%)
Germany (6%)
Italy (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Latimer County:

United States or American (21%)
Irish (10%)
German (8%)
English (5%)
Italian (3%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)

Latimer County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,947 (76%)
Carpooled: 569 (15%)
Bicycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 138 (4%)
Other means: 77 (2%)
Worked at home: 159 (4%)

People in group quarters in Latimer County, Oklahoma

373 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
265 people in nursing homes
8 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
7 people in other group homes
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,615.

7.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,177 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.13%
Oklahoma average:	8.21%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.55% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($18,618 average AGI)
2.58% relocated from other states ($8,559 average AGI)
Latimer County: 2.58%
Oklahoma average: 3.36%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Pittsburg County, OK	1.40% ($29,460 average AGI)
from Le Flore County, OK	0.70% ($29,840)
from Pushmataha County, OK	0.48% ($20,412)
from Oklahoma County, OK	0.31% ($20,000)

7.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,194 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.75%
Oklahoma average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.74% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($18,939 average AGI)
2.01% relocated to other states ($8,255 average AGI)
Latimer County: 2.01%
Oklahoma average: 3.11%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Pittsburg County, OK	2.01% ($24,569 average AGI)
to Le Flore County, OK	1.23% ($24,523)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Births per 1000 population in Latimer County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Latimer County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Latimer County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,489 (1,194 aged, 295 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 18.78
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 22926.65
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 591.720
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 244660.47

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 912.080
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1241.180

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 29.07
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 56.42

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9.4

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,028

In family households: 8,850 (2,287 male householders, 607 female householders)
2,230 spouses, 3,014 children (2,629 natural, 103 adopted, 282 stepchildren), 281 grandchildren, 43 brothers or sisters, 39 parents, 141 other relatives, 208 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,178 (497 male householders (428 living alone)), 583 female householders (557 living alone)), 98 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 664 (251 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,298 2-persons, 657 3-persons, 541 4-persons, 242 5-persons, 109 6-persons, 47 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 985 1-person, 86 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

96.1% of residents of Latimer County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (86% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $67,889,000 ($6376 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,056,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $27,247,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,723,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $64,000
Federal grants: $15,490,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,002,000 ($10,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,362,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $534,000
Federal Government insurance: $647,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 602

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 685

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	52 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +48

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -7

Here:	-1 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Latimer County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.14 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 75
1995 to 1998: 358
1990 to 1994: 303
1980 to 1989: 1,033
1970 to 1979: 1,080
1960 to 1969: 672
1950 to 1959: 467
1940 to 1949: 264
1939 or earlier: 457

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Latimer County, Oklahoma:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 36 3 rooms: 84 4 rooms: 449 5 rooms: 1,032 6 rooms: 744 7 rooms: 332 8 rooms: 165 9+ rooms: 99

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Latimer County, Oklahoma:
	1 room: 19 2 rooms: 31 3 rooms: 129 4 rooms: 302 5 rooms: 347 6 rooms: 126 7 rooms: 40 8 rooms: 0 9+ rooms: 12

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Latimer County:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 143 2 bedrooms: 724 3 bedrooms: 1,715 4 bedrooms: 307 5+ bedrooms: 52

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Latimer County:
	no bedroom: 22 1 bedroom: 137 2 bedrooms: 401 3 bedrooms: 393 4 bedrooms: 49 5+ bedrooms: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Latimer County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 149 1 vehicle: 830 2 vehicles: 1,272 3 vehicles: 482 4 vehicles: 165 5+ vehicles: 47

Cars and other vehicles available in Latimer County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 162 1 vehicle: 538 2 vehicles: 242 3 vehicles: 57 4 vehicles: 7 5+ vehicles: 0

58% of Latimer County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Oklahoma.

Latimer County:	57.7%
State average:	52.2%

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

This state: 7276
Northeast: 100
Midwest: 540
South: 1635
West: 939

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $36,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%) Utility gas (27%) Electricity (24%) Wood (10%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (38%) Electricity (34%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%) Wood (3%) Other fuel (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 31

Here:	2.5%
Oklahoma:	6.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 21

Here:	3.2%
Oklahoma:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 23

Here:	3.2%
Oklahoma:	16.6%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Latimer County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $337,000
Solid Waste Management: $184,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,278,000
Central Staff Services: $430,000

Solid Waste Management: $337,000

General - Other: $243,000

Financial Administration: $199,000

Police Protection: $142,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $87,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $254,000
General Support: $7,000

All Other: $2,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $305,000
Highways: $33,000

Education: $19,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $132,000
Interest Earnings: $34,000

Rents: $17,000
Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $71,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,735,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,993,000
All Other: $2,000
Tax - Property: $382,000
Total General Sales: $244,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,521,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Latimer County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)