Murray County, Oklahoma (OK)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.6%), Retail trade (13.3%), Manufacturing (11.2%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Murray County, Oklahoma:

Median resident age:	39.8 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Males: 6,228	(49.3%)
Females: 6,395	(50.7%)

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Murray County:	2.5 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

This county:	$37,701
Oklahoma:	$41,567

This county:	$328
State:	$445

Murray County:	$82,378
Oklahoma:	$103,000

Detached houses: $111,144

Here:	$111,144
State:	$140,794

Townhouses or other attached units: $110,508

Here:	$110,508
State:	$114,810

In 2-unit structures: $62,809

Here:	$62,809
State:	$155,355

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $325,092

Here:	$325,092
State:	$79,933

Mobile homes: $31,620

Here:	$31,620
State:	$39,757

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $25,625

Here:	$25,625
State:	$32,122

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 25
• Thefts: 27
• Auto thefts: 5

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 28
• Thefts: 22
• Auto thefts: 7

This county:	14.1%
Whole state:	14.7%

This county:	5.7%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Murray County is $377 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $451 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $606 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sulphur, Davis, Dougherty, Hickory, East Murray, West Murray.

Neighboring counties: Carter County , Garvin County , Johnston County , Pontotoc County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Murray County: Camp Classen (A), Nazarene Camp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Murray County include: Sandy Church (A), Central Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Wheeler Flats Cemetery (1), Buckhorn Cemetery (2), Fletcher Cemetery (3), Hennepin Cemetery (4), Big Canyon Cemetery (5), Price Cemetery (6), James Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Placid, Lake (A), Hagee Gss Number 1 Reservoir (B), H Drake Reservoir (C), Kickapoo Sandy Creek Site 4i Reservoir (D), Kickapoo Sandy Creek Site Bj-4 Reservoir (E), Kickapoo Sandy Creek Site Bj1 Reservoir (F), Kickapoo Sandy Creek Site Bj2 Reservoir (G), Kickapoo Sandy Creek Site Bj3 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hogskin Creek (A), Falls Creek (B), Dry Sandy Creek (C), Dry Creek (D), Dry Branch (E), Rock Creek (F), Deel Creek (G), Thomas Creek (H), Travertine Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Murray County: Chickasaw National Recreational Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	4.6%
Oklahoma:	6.3%

Current college students: 325
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 356 (19% naturalized citizens)

Murray County:	2.8%
Whole state:	3.8%

Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,640
• One, attached: 50
• Two: 52
• 3 or 4: 130
• 5 to 9: 49
• 10 to 19: 34
• 20 or more: 20
• Mobile homes: 1,060
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 444

Housing units in Murray County with a mortgage: 1,249 (84 second mortgage, 39 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,197

Here:	51.1% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Murray County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Oklahoma state average. It is 5.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 9 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/15/1955, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Murray County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Oklahoma state average. It is 52% 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 36.6 miles away from Murray 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 37.3 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 80.8 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 36.5 miles away from Murray 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 35.5 miles away from the county center
On 2/8/2002 at 16:07:13, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 76.9 miles away from Murray County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,322 (79%) Carpooled: 807 (15%) Walked: 91 (2%) Other means: 38 (1%) Worked at home: 203 (4%)

8.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,270 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.57%
Oklahoma average:	8.21%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.00% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($19,715 average AGI)
2.57% relocated from other states ($11,555 average AGI)

Murray County:	2.57%
Oklahoma average:	3.36%

from Carter County, OK	1.15% ($32,478 average AGI)
from Garvin County, OK	0.72% ($24,552)
from Pontotoc County, OK	0.62% ($19,440)
from Oklahoma County, OK	0.55% ($26,045)
from Cleveland County, OK	0.42% ($25,588)
from Johnston County, OK	0.25% ($25,300)

8.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,451 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.00%
Oklahoma average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.04% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($21,784 average AGI)
1.96% relocated to other states ($7,665 average AGI)

Murray County:	1.96%
Oklahoma average:	3.11%

to Carter County, OK	1.10% ($24,659 average AGI)
to Garvin County, OK	0.93% ($28,919)
to Oklahoma County, OK	0.80% ($20,438)
to Pontotoc County, OK	0.73% ($26,345)
to Cleveland County, OK	0.55% ($41,182)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,396 (2,007 aged, 389 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 10,704 (2,939 male householders, 684 female householders)

  3,045 spouses, 3,476 children (3,088 natural, 72 adopted, 316 stepchildren), 187 grandchildren, 26 brothers or sisters, 56 parents, 119 other relatives, 172 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,559 (508 male householders (430 living alone)), 890 female householders (831 living alone)), 161 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 360 (309 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,704 2-persons, 829 3-persons, 681 4-persons, 287 5-persons, 117 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,261 1-person, 122 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

94.6% of residents of Murray County speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 37% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 37% speak English well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $92,193,000 ($7270 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $12,037,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $39,163,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,558,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $119,000
Federal grants: $18,294,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,071,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $13,989,000 ($10,301,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $128,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,966,000
Federal Government insurance: $800,000

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	77 per 1000 residents
State:	52 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	+26 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 13.13 millions of gallons per day (5% from ground, 95% from surface)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.7

Here:	4.8
State:	4.3

58% of Murray 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, 70% lived in Oklahoma.

Murray County:	58.2%
State average:	52.2%

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

• This state: 9498
• Northeast: 102
• Midwest: 558
• South: 1157
• West: 921

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $26,900

Here:	2.2%
Oklahoma:	6.4%

Here:	0.8%
Oklahoma:	6.2%

Here:	11.7%
Oklahoma:	16.6%

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