County population in 2012: 35,613 (23% urban, 77% rural); it was 27,740 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 6,478 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,736 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 8,401 Renter-occupied apartments: 2,677 (it was 1,930 in 2000)
% of renters here:
19%
State:
33%
Land area: 570 sq. mi. Water area: 10.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 62 people per square mile
(average).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in McClain County: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.0%), Retail trade (12.7%), Construction (10.6%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $777 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $521 (0.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 10.9%
(9.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 35.1% for Black residents, 17.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 14.2% for American Indian residents, 29.1% for other race residents, 15.9% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 38 years old
(Males: 37 years old, Females: 39 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40 years old, Black residents: 36 years old, American Indian residents: 29 years old, Asian residents: 33 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22 years old, Other race residents: 25 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
10.5%
Whole state:
14.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
3.3%
Whole state:
6.1%
Area name: Oklahoma City, OK HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in McClain County is $464 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $564 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $761 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in McClain County: Hargus Farms (A), Wayne Volunteer Fire Department (B), Payne Volunteer Fire Department (C), Rosedale Volunteer Fire Department (D), Payne Volunteer Fire Department (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in McClain County include: Bethlehem Church (A), Bryant Church (B), Dibble Church (C), Douglas Church (D), Red Rock Church (E), Iron Chapel (F), Union Hill Church (G), Unity Church (H), Woody Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Washington Cemetery (1), Green Hill Cemetery (2), Old Johnsonville Cemetery (3), Fort Family Cemetery (4), Blue Branch Cemetery (5), Byars Cemetery (6), New Johnsonville Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Rose Lake (A), Winter Creek Site 19 Reservoir (B), Criner Creek Site 2 Reservoir (C), Criner Creek Site 1 Reservoir (D), Bear Hybarger Site 12 Reservoir (E), Owl Creek Site 15 Reservoir (F), Owl Creek Site 14 Reservoir (G), Owl Creek Site 13 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Wildcat Creek (A), Walnut Creek (B), Turkey Creek (C), Tomike Creek (D), Cheek Creek (E), Second Creek (F), Sandy Creek (G), Wolf Creek (H), Red Blanket Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 1,154 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.3% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 708 (39% naturalized citizens)
McClain County:
2.6%
Whole state:
3.8%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 222
1990 to 1994: 90
1985 to 1989: 67
1980 to 1984: 184
1975 to 1979: 28
1970 to 1974: 7
1970 to 1974: 20
1965 to 1969: 90
Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 36.1%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 8,571
One, attached: 124
Two: 128
3 or 4: 57
5 to 9: 115
10 to 19: 12
20 or more: 62
Mobile homes: 2,086
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 34
Housing units in McClain County with a mortgage: 3,183 (278 second mortgage, 199 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,024
Here:
61.1% with mortgage
State:
62.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 59.12%
Here
59.1%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 16,401 Total congregations: 64
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Baptist Missionary Association of America
Catholic Church
Churches of Christ
Adherents
9,424 (57.5%)
1,819 (11.1%)
1,325 (8.1%)
1,029 (6.3%)
676 (4.1%)
Congregations
19 (29.7%)
6 (9.4%)
5 (7.8%)
1 (1.6%)
8 (12.5%)
Name
National Association of Free Will Baptists
Assemblies of God
International Pentecostal Holiness Church
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Other
Adherents
591 (3.6%)
371 (2.3%)
313 (1.9%)
197 (1.2%)
656 (4.0%)
Congregations
5 (7.8%)
4 (6.3%)
4 (6.3%)
2 (3.1%)
10 (15.6%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 241 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $27,379 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $146.78 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 10.16% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 73.24% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $25,836 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 20.67% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.72% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $41,339 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.79% Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 19.11 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.62% Corn for grain: 1456 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 8053 harvested acres Upland cotton: 411 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 4370 harvested acres Vegetables: 164 harvested acres Land in orchards: 447 acres
Tornado activity:
McClain County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Oklahoma state average. It is 4.2 times above overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 60 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 11/19/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 5 people and injured 36 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
McClain County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Oklahoma state average. It is 37% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 64.2 miles away from the county center On 1/18/1995 at 15:51:39, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 19.6 miles away from the county center On 4/28/1998 at 14:13:01, a magnitude 4.2 (3.9 MB, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 56.6 miles away from the county center On 11/15/1990 at 11:44:41, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 LG, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 20.4 miles away from McClain County center On 2/8/2002 at 16:07:13, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 55.0 miles away from the county center On 12/17/1992 at 07:18:04, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 21.3 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)
Most recent natural disasters:
Oklahoma Goldsby Fire, Incident Period: March 11, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: March 12, 2011, FEMA Id: FEMA-FM-2871, Natural disaster type: Fire
Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 5, 2011, Emergency Declared (EM-3316): February 2, 2011, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3316, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 28, 2010 to January 30, 2010, Emergency Declared (EM-3308): January 30, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3308, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 28, 2010 to January 30, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1883): March 5, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1883, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 24, 2009 to December 25, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1876): February 25, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1876, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Oklahoma McClain Fire, Incident Period: April 9, 2009, Fire Management Assistance Declared: April 10, 2009, FEMA Id: FEMA-FM-2809, Natural disaster type: Fire
Oklahoma Wildfires, Incident Period: April 9, 2009 to April 12, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1846): June 19, 2009, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1846, Natural disaster type: Fire
Oklahoma Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 8, 2007 to January 3, 2008, Emergency Declared (EM-3280): December 10, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3280, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Oklahoma Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 8, 2007 to January 3, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1735): December 18, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1735, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Oklahoma Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: August 18, 2007 to September 12, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1718): August 24, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1718, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
22 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in McClain County (32) is a lot greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 23 Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 16, Floods: 15, Tornadoes: 9, Winter Storms: 9, Fires: 4, Heavy Rain: 1, Snow: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (73%)
Germany (6%)
Ireland (4%)
Canada (3%)
El Salvador (2%)
United Kingdom (2%)
India (2%)
Most common first ancestries reported in McClain County (%):
United States or American (21%)
German (10%)
Irish (10%)
English (9%)
Dutch (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scottish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 10,371 (81%)
Carpooled: 1,706 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
Taxi: 2 (0%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 12 (0%)
Walked: 103 (1%)
Other means: 90 (1%)
Worked at home: 569 (4%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
People in group quarters in McClain County, Oklahoma in 2000:
147 people in nursing homes
51 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
24 people in other nonhousehold living situations
People in group quarters in McClain County, Oklahoma in 2010:
150 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
30 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
14 people in group homes intended for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $49,060.
11.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,786 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
11.73%
Oklahoma average:
8.21%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
9.05% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($30,635 average AGI)
2.67% relocated from other states ($10,151 average AGI)
McClain County:
2.67%
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:
9.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,323 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
9.37%
Oklahoma average:
7.91%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.61% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($24,842 average AGI)
1.77% relocated to other states ($6,481 average AGI)
McClain County:
1.77%
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:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.7
Births per 1000 population in McClain County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population in McClain County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.6 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in McClain County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,218 (3,560 aged, 658 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.44 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5473 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 103.2 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 35301
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1392.210 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 963.580 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6.65
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 22.88 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 59.81
Household type by relationship:
Households: 34,312
In family households: 30,600 (7,429 male householders, 2,356 female householders)
7,908 spouses, 10,461 children (9,390 natural, 362 adopted, 709 stepchildren), 842 grandchildren, 212 brothers or sisters, 226 parents, 328 other relatives, 628 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,712 (1,498 male householders (1,181 living alone)), 1,608 female householders (1,412 living alone)), 606 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 194 (180 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 4,284 2-persons, 2,184 3-persons, 1,926 4-persons, 890 5-persons, 324 6-persons, 177 7-or-more-persons.
94.8% of residents of McClain County speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $125,729,000 ($4325 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $4,908,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $71,157,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $28,521,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,376,000 Federal grants: $18,836,000 Federal procurement contracts: $1,324,000 ($296,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $4,515,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $355,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $17,812,000 Federal Government insurance: $12,754,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,002
Here:
67 per 1000 residents
State:
75 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,369
Here:
45 per 1000 residents
State:
52 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +154
Here:
+5 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +1,629
Here:
+54 per 1000 residents
State:
-4 per 1000 residents
Population growth in McClain County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.64 millions of gallons per day (88% from ground, 12% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.7
State:
5.7
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.3
Year house built
2005 or later: 238
2000 to 2004: 1,246
1990 to 1999: 2,147
1980 to 1989: 2,561
1970 to 1979: 2,830
1960 to 1969: 1,236
1950 to 1959: 834
1940 to 1949: 709
1939 or earlier: 963
Rooms in houses/apartments in McClain County, Oklahoma
55% of McClain County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Oklahoma.
McClain County:
55.0%
State average:
52.2%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 20066
Northeast: 476
Midwest: 1633
South: 2868
West: 1875
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $46,700
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in McClain County
38.0 years
36.0 years
(39.9%)
(60.1%)
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