Murray County, Oklahoma (OK)

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County population in 2005: 12,880 (37% urban, 63% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,711
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,292

% of renters here:	26%
State:	32%

Land area: 418 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 31 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	14.1%
Whole state:	14.7%

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

This county:	5.7%
Whole state:	6.1%

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

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 64%
Government: 22%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 14%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Murray County, Oklahoma:

White Non-Hispanic (79.2%)
American Indian (15.4%)
Two or more races (4.3%)
Hispanic (3.1%)
Black (1.9%)
Other race (1.2%)

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

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,213
County population in 2003: 12,699
Jobs in 2003: 3,838

Murray County,OK real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 6,519
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.4%

Average household size:

Murray County:	2.5 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,616 ($30,294 in 2000)

This county	$33,616
Oklahoma:	$37,063

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $68,174

Murray County	$68,174
Oklahoma:	$89,100

Median montly rent in 2000: $377
Institutionalized population: 346
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Murray County in 2000: $582

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

Murray County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2004: 32 buildings, average cost: $84,800
2005: 31 buildings, average cost: $102,900
2006: 15 buildings, average cost: $112,700

2004 Presidential Election results in Murray County Oklahoma:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 63.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 36.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $224 (0.4%)

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.

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.0%
Oklahoma:	4.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 119
1990 to 1994: 113
1985 to 1989: 62
1980 to 1984: 30
1975 to 1979: 1
1970 to 1974: 3
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 28

Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

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

Murray County marital status for males

Murray County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Murray County
Average size of farms: 385 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $38884
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $38.67
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 95.61%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $33328
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 11.47%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $34520
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.71%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.66
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 5.66%
All wheat for grain: 1140 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 1699 acres

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.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Mining (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Health care (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Educational services (18%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

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

Mexico (68%)
Other Eastern Africa (8%)
Other Eastern Europe (7%)
Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion (7%)
Taiwan (4%)
Germany (3%)
Other Caribbean (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Murray County:

United States or American (23%)
Irish (14%)
German (10%)
English (10%)
Dutch (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Dutch West Indian (2%)

Murray County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Murray County, Oklahoma

308 people in nursing homes
38 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
4 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,053.

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%

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	1.15% ($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%

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	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

Births per 1000 population in Murray County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Murray County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Murray County

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

Households: 12,263

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.

2,089 married couples with children.
660 single-parent households (159 men, 501 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 825

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

Deaths: 998

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

Net international migration: +112

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

Net internal migration: +338

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

Population growth in Murray County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 134
1995 to 1998: 332
1990 to 1994: 537
1980 to 1989: 1,259
1970 to 1979: 1,421
1960 to 1969: 661
1950 to 1959: 824
1940 to 1949: 471
1939 or earlier: 840

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

1 room: 13
2 rooms: 39
3 rooms: 91
4 rooms: 651
5 rooms: 1,193
6 rooms: 909
7 rooms: 471
8 rooms: 257
9 or more rooms: 87

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

1 room: 24
2 rooms: 77
3 rooms: 156
4 rooms: 291
5 rooms: 392
6 rooms: 234
7 rooms: 35
8 rooms: 76
9 or more rooms: 7

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

no bedroom: 15
1 bedroom: 192
2 bedrooms: 1,053
3 bedrooms: 2,055
4 bedrooms: 347
5 or more bedrooms: 49

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Murray County:

no bedroom: 35
1 bedroom: 218
2 bedrooms: 496
3 bedrooms: 441
4 bedrooms: 102
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 124
1 vehicle: 1,140
2 vehicles: 1,559
3 vehicles: 660
4 vehicles: 165
5 or more vehicles: 63

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

no vehicle: 177
1 vehicle: 565
2 vehicles: 443
3 vehicles: 83
4 vehicles: 18
5 or more vehicles: 6

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (40%)
Electricity (37%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (51%)
Electricity (30%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 31

Here:	2.2%
Oklahoma:	6.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6

Here:	0.8%
Oklahoma:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 32

Here:	11.7%
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)

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