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Lincoln County, OK mapCounty population in 2005: 32,311 (8% urban, 92% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 9,749
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,429
% of renters here:  20%
State:  32%
Land area: 958 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 34 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  14.5%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  5.5%
Whole state:  6.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (17.0%), Manufacturing (13.2%), Retail trade (11.4%), Construction (10.3%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 71%
  • Government: 19%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Lincoln County, Oklahoma:

  • White Non-Hispanic (85.7%)
  • American Indian (9.8%)
  • Two or more races (3.8%)
  • Black (2.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  37.5 years
Oklahoma median age:  35.5 years

Males: 15,821  (49.3%)
Females: 16,259  (50.7%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $23,197
County population in 2003: 32,257
Jobs in 2003: 6,818

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Total labor force in 2004: 15,136
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.9%

Average household size:
Lincoln County:  2.6 people
Oklahoma:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,607 ($31,187 in 2000)
This county  $34,607
Oklahoma:  $37,063

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $70,017
Lincoln County  $70,017
Oklahoma:  $89,100

Median montly rent in 2000: $397
Institutionalized population: 255
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Lincoln County in 2000: $632


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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 20
  • Burglaries: 122
  • Thefts: 113
  • Auto thefts: 39

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 6
  • Robberies: 2
  • Assaults: 32
  • Burglaries: 67
  • Thefts: 102
  • Auto thefts: 33

Lincoln County races chart


Lincoln County, OK map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2004: 38 buildings, average cost: $111,700
  • 2005: 22 buildings, average cost: $129,700
  • 2006: 21 buildings, average cost: $151,500



2004 Presidential Election results in Lincoln County Oklahoma:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 71.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 28.5%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $293 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lincoln County is $374 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $451 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $594 a month.

Cities in this county include: Chandler, Stroud, Prague, Meeker, Davenport, Wellston, Carney, Tryon, Agra, Warwick.

Neighboring counties: Creek County , Logan County , Okfuskee County , Oklahoma County , Payne County , Pottawatomie County .


Lincoln County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Lincoln County: Daggett (A), Four Corners (B), Captain Creek Community Center (C), Key West (D), Lone Oak Community Hall (E), Brinkley Siding (F), Barton (G), Belton (H), Clematis (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lincoln County include: Little Zion Church (A), Mammoth Church (B), McConnell Memorial Church (C), Davenport Chapel (D), Deer Creek Church (E), Morning Star Church (F), Hillside Church (G), New Zion Chapel (H), Only Way Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Anderson Cemetery (1), White Dove Cemetery (2), Luteran Cemetery (3), Wellston Cemetery (4), Arbor Grove Cemetery (5), Dunkard Cemetery (6), Arlington Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Clark Lake (A), Todd Lake (B), Browns Lake (C), A C M Lake (D), Oknoname 111001 Reservoir (E), Lake Davenport (F), Quapaw Creek Site 10 Reservoir (G), Quapaw Creek Site 11 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Hogshooter Creek (A), Eagle Creek (B), Dry Creek (C), Robinson Creek (D), Dosie Creek (E), Deer Creek (F), Ranch Creek (G), Rat Creek (H), Coon Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Lincoln County: Jim Thorpe Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  4.0%
Oklahoma:  4.1%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 883
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 272 (65% naturalized citizens)

Lincoln County:  0.8%
Whole state:  3.8%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 45
  • 1990 to 1994: 23
  • 1985 to 1989: 10
  • 1980 to 1984: 29
  • 1975 to 1979: 28
  • 1970 to 1974: 24
  • 1970 to 1974: 43
  • 1965 to 1969: 70

Mean travel time to work: 31.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 44.4%

Lincoln County marital status for males

Lincoln County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 9,992
  • One, attached: 137
  • Two: 141
  • 3 or 4: 132
  • 5 to 9: 148
  • 10 to 19: 33
  • 20 or more: 31
  • Mobile homes: 3,046
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 52

Housing units in Lincoln County with a mortgage: 2,770 (262 second mortgage, 151 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,094


Agriculture in Lincoln County
Average size of farms: 213 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $11385
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $46.15
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.66%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 86.03%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $15072
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 16.18%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.43%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $26071
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.12%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.28
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.57%
All wheat for grain: 2251 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 405 harvested acres
Vegetables: 108 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 2894 acres

Lincoln County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Oklahoma state average. It is 5.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 fatalities and 121 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/2/1956, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 5 people and injured 68 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (17%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


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%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


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



  • Mexico (22%)
  • Germany (11%)
  • Japan (8%)
  • Canada (8%)
  • Philippines (7%)
  • United Kingdom (6%)
  • Iran (4%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Lincoln County:



  • United States or American (28%)
  • German (15%)
  • Irish (11%)
  • English (7%)
  • French (except Basque) (3%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • Dutch (2%)

Lincoln County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 10,557 (77%)
  • Carpooled: 2,337 (17%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 1 (0%)
  • Walked: 206 (2%)
  • Other means: 96 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 516 (4%)
 

People in group quarters in Lincoln County, Oklahoma
  • 214 people in nursing homes
  • 163 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 44 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 41 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 16 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,507.

8.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,804 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.12%
Oklahoma average:  8.21%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.00% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($21,976 average AGI)
2.12% relocated from other states ($8,828 average AGI)
Lincoln County:  2.12%
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 Oklahoma County, OK  2.13% ($29,027 average AGI)
from Pottawatomie County, OK  0.96% ($31,384)
from Payne County, OK  0.60% ($28,774)
from Tulsa County, OK  0.28% ($33,448)
from Cleveland County, OK  0.28% ($29,000)
from Creek County, OK  0.28% ($26,207)
from Canadian County, OK  0.22% ($45,696)


8.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,263 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.01%
Oklahoma average:  7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.66% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($24,803 average AGI)
1.35% relocated to other states ($5,460 average AGI)
Lincoln County:  1.35%
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 Oklahoma County, OK  1.80% ($32,324 average AGI)
to Pottawatomie County, OK  1.36% ($28,443)
to Payne County, OK  0.89% ($25,692)
to Cleveland County, OK  0.49% ($30,100)
to Tulsa County, OK  0.33% ($31,647)
to Creek County, OK  0.29% ($27,200)
to Seminole County, OK  0.18% ($23,278)

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



Births per 1000 population in Lincoln County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9



Deaths per 1000 population in Lincoln County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.3



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Lincoln County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,930 (4,170 aged, 760 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%


Household type by relationship


Households: 31,597
  • In family households: 28,227 (7,538 male householders, 1,643 female householders)
    7,662 spouses, 9,591 children (8,438 natural, 301 adopted, 852 stepchildren), 636 grandchildren, 154 brothers or sisters, 146 parents, 367 other relatives, 490 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 3,370 (1,362 male householders (1,176 living alone)), 1,653 female householders (1,550 living alone)), 355 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 483 (264 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,132 2-persons, 2,022 3-persons, 1,750 4-persons, 855 5-persons, 288 6-persons, 134 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,726 1-person, 239 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

6,138 married couples with children.
1,689 single-parent households (487 men, 1,202 women).

97.0% of residents of Lincoln County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (31% speak English very well, 52% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $191,234,000 ($5905 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,447,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $93,030,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $33,548,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,864,000
Federal grants: $54,192,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,228,000 ($45,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,371,000 ($1,443,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $174,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,791,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,696,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,053
Here:  64 per 1000 residents
State:  75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,844
Here:  57 per 1000 residents
State:  52 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +40
Here:  +1 per 1000 residents
State:  +10 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +45
Here:  +1 per 1000 residents
State:  -4 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Lincoln County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.39 millions of gallons per day (24% from ground, 76% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.5
State:  5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.8
State:  4.3



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 369
  • 1995 to 1998: 1,120
  • 1990 to 1994: 854
  • 1980 to 1989: 2,519
  • 1970 to 1979: 3,144
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,490
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,222
  • 1940 to 1949: 890
  • 1939 or earlier: 2,104


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lincoln County, Oklahoma:

  • 1 room: 23
  • 2 rooms: 94
  • 3 rooms: 296
  • 4 rooms: 1,327
  • 5 rooms: 3,129
  • 6 rooms: 2,529
  • 7 rooms: 1,317
  • 8 rooms: 605
  • 9 or more rooms: 429


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lincoln County, Oklahoma:

  • 1 room: 18
  • 2 rooms: 116
  • 3 rooms: 306
  • 4 rooms: 530
  • 5 rooms: 756
  • 6 rooms: 460
  • 7 rooms: 153
  • 8 rooms: 53
  • 9 or more rooms: 37


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lincoln County:

  • no bedroom: 41
  • 1 bedroom: 326
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,682
  • 3 bedrooms: 5,587
  • 4 bedrooms: 995
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 118


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lincoln County:

  • no bedroom: 32
  • 1 bedroom: 425
  • 2 bedrooms: 950
  • 3 bedrooms: 912
  • 4 bedrooms: 98
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 12


Cars and other vehicles available in Lincoln County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 399
  • 1 vehicle: 2,380
  • 2 vehicles: 4,202
  • 3 vehicles: 2,016
  • 4 vehicles: 537
  • 5 or more vehicles: 215


Cars and other vehicles available in Lincoln County in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 255
  • 1 vehicle: 1,199
  • 2 vehicles: 756
  • 3 vehicles: 175
  • 4 vehicles: 38
  • 5 or more vehicles: 6

58% of Lincoln 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, 74% lived in Oklahoma.

Lincoln County:  58.2%
State average:  52.2%


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

  • This state: 23480
  • Northeast: 399
  • Midwest: 2493
  • South: 2794
  • West: 2496

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $30,200


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
  • Utility gas (34%)
  • Electricity (25%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Utility gas (56%)
  • Electricity (22%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
  • Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 232
Here:  5.4%
Oklahoma:  6.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 118
Here:  5.9%
Oklahoma:  6.2%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 127
Here:  16.1%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

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