Major County, Oklahoma (OK)

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County population in 2005: 7,364 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,467
Renter-occupied apartments: 579

% of renters here:	19%
State:	32%

Land area: 957 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 8 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	12.0%
Whole state:	14.7%

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

This county:	4.8%
Whole state:	6.1%

Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (22.6%), Educational,health and social services (18.2%), Retail trade (11.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 66%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 18%
Unpaid family work: 2%

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

Races in Major County, Oklahoma:

White Non-Hispanic (93.8%)
Hispanic (4.0%)
Other race (2.4%)
American Indian (2.0%)
Two or more races (1.4%)

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

Median resident age:	41.6 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Males: 3,683	(48.8%)
Females: 3,862	(51.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,180
County population in 2003: 7,419
Jobs in 2003: 2,232

Major County,OK real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 3,836
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.0%

Average household size:

Major County:	2.4 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,343 ($30,949 in 2000)

This county	$34,343
Oklahoma:	$37,063

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $66,331

Major County	$66,331
Oklahoma:	$89,100

Median montly rent in 2000: $345
Institutionalized population: 120
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Major County in 2000: $584

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 5
Thefts: 2
Auto thefts: 1

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 10
Burglaries: 23
Thefts: 21
Auto thefts: 2

Major County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Major County Oklahoma:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 85.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 14.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $321 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Major County is $388 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $451 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $612 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fairview, Ringwood, Cleo Springs, Ames, Meno, West Atoka, West Canadian, West Choctaw.

Neighboring counties: Alfalfa County , Blaine County , Dewey County , Garfield County , Kingfisher County , Woods County , Woodward County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Camp Saline (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Major County include: West New Hopedale Church (A), Wildwood Church (B), Antioch Church (C), Mennonite Church (D), Midway Church (E), Missionary Church (F), New Hope Church (G), Oak Glade Church (H), Parker Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Ames Cemetery (1), Wildwood Cemetery (2), West Creek Cemetery (3), Antioch Cemetery (4), Liberty Cemetery (5), Cleo Springs Cemetery (6), Mennonite Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Silver Lake (A), Johnson Lake (B), Hall Number 3 Lake (C), Koehn Lake (D), Kusch Lake (E), Oknoname 093014 Reservoir (F), Oknoname 093013 Reservoir (G), Oknoname 093012 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Ewers Creek (A), East Griever Creek (B), Eagle Chief Creek (C), Deep Creek (D), Cuddy Creek (E), Cottonwood Creek (F), Gypsum Creek (G), Gyp Creek (H), Seiling Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.1%
Oklahoma:	4.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 136
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 156 (37% naturalized citizens)

Major County:	2.1%
Whole state:	3.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 25
1990 to 1994: 29
1985 to 1989: 44
1980 to 1984: 18
1975 to 1979: 14
1970 to 1974: 2
1970 to 1974: 7
1965 to 1969: 17

Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.2%

Major County marital status for males

Major County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,762
One, attached: 31
Two: 30
3 or 4: 51
5 to 9: 43
10 to 19: 6
20 or more: 27
Mobile homes: 585
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Housing units in Major County with a mortgage: 643 (18 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 767

Agriculture in Major County
Average size of farms: 579 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $82398
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $76.10
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.12%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 85.94%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $75634
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 26.31%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 5.58%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $56708
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.47%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 18.20
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.87%
Corn for grain: 2652 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 77031 harvested acres
Vegetables: 19 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 11 acres

Major County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Oklahoma state average. It is 3.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 29 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/2/1979, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 25 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
Mining (15%)
Construction (10%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (13%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)

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

Mexico (83%)
Germany (8%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Ireland (3%)
Canada (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Major County:

German (27%)
United States or American (23%)
English (10%)
Irish (9%)
Dutch (6%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)

Major County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,745 (77%)
Carpooled: 453 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 13 (0%)
Walked: 78 (2%)
Other means: 46 (1%)
Worked at home: 234 (7%)

113 people in nursing homes
7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,181.

7.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,571 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.74%
Oklahoma average:	8.21%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.55% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($26,624 average AGI)
2.19% relocated from other states ($7,946 average AGI)
Major County: 2.19%
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 Garfield County, OK	1.96% ($32,365 average AGI)
from Blaine County, OK	0.68% ($30,778)
from Alfalfa County, OK	0.45% ($38,500)

7.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,942 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.81%
Oklahoma average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.73% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($21,903 average AGI)
2.07% relocated to other states ($8,043 average AGI)
Major County: 2.07%
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 Garfield County, OK	2.15% ($28,632 average AGI)
to Oklahoma County, OK	0.57% ($19,400)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Births per 1000 population in Major County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Major County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 19.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Major County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,474 (1,351 aged, 123 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,425

In family households: 6,486 (2,004 male householders, 221 female householders)
1,984 spouses, 2,060 children (1,826 natural, 49 adopted, 185 stepchildren), 86 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 36 other relatives, 59 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 939 (348 male householders (288 living alone)), 483 female householders (472 living alone)), 108 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 120 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,133 2-persons, 434 3-persons, 385 4-persons, 196 5-persons, 46 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 760 1-person, 50 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 4 6-persons.

1,466 married couples with children.
277 single-parent households (74 men, 203 women).

94.3% of residents of Major County speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $47,673,000 ($6475 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $680,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $20,915,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,029,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,274,000
Federal grants: $7,740,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,479,000 ($52,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,236,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $852,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,505,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,366,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 384

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 513

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	52 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +18

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -56

Here:	-8 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Major County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.78 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.0
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 29
1995 to 1998: 121
1990 to 1994: 94
1980 to 1989: 477
1970 to 1979: 807
1960 to 1969: 492
1950 to 1959: 415
1940 to 1949: 419
1939 or earlier: 686

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 26
3 rooms: 52
4 rooms: 288
5 rooms: 621
6 rooms: 695
7 rooms: 438
8 rooms: 216
9 or more rooms: 131

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

1 room: 4
2 rooms: 16
3 rooms: 54
4 rooms: 139
5 rooms: 162
6 rooms: 99
7 rooms: 57
8 rooms: 25
9 or more rooms: 23

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

no bedroom: 9
1 bedroom: 81
2 bedrooms: 643
3 bedrooms: 1,359
4 bedrooms: 337
5 or more bedrooms: 38

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Major County:

no bedroom: 4
1 bedroom: 80
2 bedrooms: 237
3 bedrooms: 221
4 bedrooms: 26
5 or more bedrooms: 11

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

no vehicle: 79
1 vehicle: 557
2 vehicles: 1,108
3 vehicles: 473
4 vehicles: 199
5 or more vehicles: 51

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

no vehicle: 43
1 vehicle: 272
2 vehicles: 167
3 vehicles: 76
4 vehicles: 11
5 or more vehicles: 10

68% of Major 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, 71% lived in Oklahoma.

Major County:	67.9%
State average:	52.2%

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

This state: 5661
Northeast: 61
Midwest: 726
South: 498
West: 411

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (45%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
Electricity (20%)
Wood (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (55%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
Electricity (18%)
Wood (2%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 91

Here:	10.5%
Oklahoma:	6.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 30

Here:	5.8%
Oklahoma:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13

Here:	10.7%
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)

Major County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $119,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,773,000
Police Protection: $312,000

General - Other: $312,000

Health Services - Other: $290,000

Financial Administration: $279,000

Central Staff Services: $115,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $103,000

General Public Buildings: $95,000

Fire Protection: $8,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Local Intergovernmental - Education: $104,000
Highways: $15,000

All Other: $8,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $274,000
Interest Earnings: $28,000

Rents: $5,000
Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $62,000
Regular Highways: $13,000

Fire Protection: $12,000

Health - Other: $2,000

General - Other: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,898,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,646,000
All Other: $97,000
Tax - Property: $897,000
NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,976,000

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