Love County, Oklahoma (OK)

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County population in 2005: 9,126 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,814
Renter-occupied apartments: 628

% of renters here:	18%
State:	32%

Land area: 515 sq. mi.
Water area: 16.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 18 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	11.8%
Whole state:	14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	4.6%
Whole state:	6.1%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (25.2%), Educational,health and social services (18.5%), Retail trade (10.2%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 74%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Love County, Oklahoma:

White Non-Hispanic (81.3%)
American Indian (8.8%)
Hispanic (7.0%)
Other race (3.6%)
Two or more races (3.4%)
Black (2.2%)

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

Median resident age:	39.4 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Males: 4,375	(49.5%)
Females: 4,456	(50.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,875
County population in 2003: 8,966
Jobs in 2003: 2,520

Love County,OK real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 4,738
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.0%

Average household size:

Love County:	2.5 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,129 ($32,558 in 2000)

This county	$36,129
Oklahoma:	$37,063

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $65,015

Love County	$65,015
Oklahoma:	$89,100

Median montly rent in 2000: $388
Institutionalized population: 86
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Love County in 2000: $560

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 6
Burglaries: 27
Thefts: 55
Auto thefts: 7

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 16
Burglaries: 24
Thefts: 55
Auto thefts: 9

Love County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 0 buildings
2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $74,000
2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $25,000
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Love County Oklahoma:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 59.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 40.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $289 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Love County is $366 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $451 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $586 a month.

Cities in this county include: Marietta, Thackerville, Leon.

2005 air pollution in Love County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.096 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.085 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Carter County , Jefferson County , Marshall County , Cooke County, Texas , Grayson County, Texas , Montague County, Texas .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Love County: Bomar (A), Buzzard Roost Campground (B), Turner Lodge (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Love County include: Abner Church (A), McAlester Church (B), Bethel Union Church (C), Bowles Church (D), Brushy Mound Church (E), Shadydale Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Legate Cemetery (1), Simon Cemetery (2), Bourland Cemetery (3), Greenville Cemetery (4), Box Cemetery (5), Courtney Cemetery (6), Mount Zion Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Leeper Lake (A), Burk Lake (B), H T Hicks Reservoir (C), Oknoname 123018 Reservoir (D), Oknoname 085001 Reservoir (E), Oknoname 085002 Reservoir (F), Oknoname 085003 Reservoir (G), Oknoname 085004 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spring Branch (A), Dry Hollow Creek (B), Dry Creek (C), Rock Creek (D), Hickory Creek (E), Wilson Creek (F), Oil Creek (G), Thomas Creek (H), Corcoran Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Love County: Hickory Creek Public Use Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Courtney Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.2%
Oklahoma:	4.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 248
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 286 (34% naturalized citizens)

Love County:	3.2%
Whole state:	3.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 65
1990 to 1994: 43
1985 to 1989: 48
1980 to 1984: 60
1975 to 1979: 29
1970 to 1974: 22
1970 to 1974: 10
1965 to 1969: 9

Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 51.3%

Love County marital status for males

Love County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,971
One, attached: 59
Two: 5
3 or 4: 34
5 to 9: 32
10 to 19: 4
20 or more: 76
Mobile homes: 862
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 23

Housing units in Love County with a mortgage: 749 (41 second mortgage, 36 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 754

Agriculture in Love County
Average size of farms: 337 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $22883
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $82.67
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 83.41%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $20670
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.62%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $33164
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.72%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.62
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.12%
All wheat for grain: 2445 harvested acres
Vegetables: 271 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 2973 acres

Love County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Oklahoma state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 12 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/13/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 11 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (10%)
Plastics and rubber products (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Food (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Utilities (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Food (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)

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

Mexico (88%)
Philippines (4%)
Germany (2%)
Iran (2%)
Indonesia (2%)
Netherlands (1%)
Australia (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Love County:

United States or American (29%)
Irish (13%)
German (8%)
English (7%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Dutch (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)

Love County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,990 (78%)
Carpooled: 625 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Motorcycle: 1 (0%)
Walked: 79 (2%)
Other means: 48 (1%)
Worked at home: 90 (2%)

People in group quarters in Love County, Oklahoma

69 people in nursing homes
17 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
12 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,058.

8.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,587 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.40%
Oklahoma average:	8.21%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.47% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($10,814 average AGI)
4.93% relocated from other states ($17,773 average AGI)
Love County: 4.93%
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 Carter County, OK	1.94% ($25,737 average AGI)
from Cooke County, TX	0.71% ($26,476)

8.92% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,769 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.92%
Oklahoma average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.97% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($15,572 average AGI)
3.96% relocated to other states ($12,197 average AGI)
Love County: 3.96%
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 Carter County, OK	2.70% ($26,325 average AGI)
to Cooke County, TX	0.71% ($30,667)
to Denton County, TX	0.41% ($44,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Births per 1000 population in Love County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Love County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Love County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,567 (1,331 aged, 236 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,733

In family households: 7,752 (2,112 male householders, 457 female householders)
2,109 spouses, 2,585 children (2,357 natural, 61 adopted, 167 stepchildren), 168 grandchildren, 55 brothers or sisters, 55 parents, 91 other relatives, 120 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 981 (414 male householders (367 living alone)), 456 female householders (414 living alone)), 111 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 98 (86 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,214 2-persons, 571 3-persons, 480 4-persons, 199 5-persons, 70 6-persons, 35 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 781 1-person, 80 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 2 6-persons.

1,572 married couples with children.
450 single-parent households (128 men, 322 women).

92.9% of residents of Love County speak English at home.
6.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 56% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $51,166,000 ($5602 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,328,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $23,719,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,451,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $896,000
Federal grants: $12,295,000
Federal procurement contracts: $331,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,473,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,055,000
Federal Government insurance: $349,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 536

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 525

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	52 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +53

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

Net internal migration: +247

Here:	+27 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Love County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.76 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.3
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 99
1995 to 1998: 341
1990 to 1994: 262
1980 to 1989: 838
1970 to 1979: 1,034
1960 to 1969: 580
1950 to 1959: 346
1940 to 1949: 273
1939 or earlier: 293

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 40
3 rooms: 135
4 rooms: 419
5 rooms: 974
6 rooms: 679
7 rooms: 317
8 rooms: 160
9 or more rooms: 90

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

1 room: 3
2 rooms: 25
3 rooms: 86
4 rooms: 183
5 rooms: 184
6 rooms: 102
7 rooms: 30
8 rooms: 10
9 or more rooms: 5

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

no bedroom: 8
1 bedroom: 116
2 bedrooms: 817
3 bedrooms: 1,532
4 bedrooms: 307
5 or more bedrooms: 34

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Love County:

no bedroom: 5
1 bedroom: 101
2 bedrooms: 242
3 bedrooms: 250
4 bedrooms: 25
5 or more bedrooms: 5

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

no vehicle: 101
1 vehicle: 769
2 vehicles: 1,215
3 vehicles: 520
4 vehicles: 153
5 or more vehicles: 56

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

no vehicle: 63
1 vehicle: 238
2 vehicles: 215
3 vehicles: 86
4 vehicles: 20
5 or more vehicles: 6

61% of Love 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, 48% lived in Oklahoma.

Love County:	61.2%
State average:	52.2%

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

This state: 5470
Northeast: 83
Midwest: 367
South: 2017
West: 574

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $19,300

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:

Electricity (49%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
Utility gas (19%)
Wood (5%)
Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (34%)
Electricity (32%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
Wood (2%)
Other fuel (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 37

Here:	3.4%
Oklahoma:	6.4%

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

Here:	2.1%
Oklahoma:	6.2%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 21

Here:	9.9%
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)

Love County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $221,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $918,000
Financial Administration: $640,000

Police Protection: $244,000

General Public Buildings: $101,000

Central Staff Services: $80,000

Libraries: $64,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $43,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $60,000
Rents: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,687,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $986,000
General Support: $20,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $720,000
Property: $380,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $0
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,146,000

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