County population in 2014: 10,524 (42% urban, 58% rural); it was 10,569 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,706 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,587 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 3,221 Renter-occupied apartments: 931 (it was 926 in 2000)
% of renters here:
22%
State:
33%
Land area: 565 sq. mi.
Water area: 15.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 19 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Nowata County: 79.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (29.5%), Educational, health and social services (18.6%), Retail trade (11.5%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $669 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $397 (0.6%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 18.7%
(16.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 22.4% for Black residents, 25.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 22.8% for American Indian residents, 27.1% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 63.7% for other race residents, 23.1% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 18.0%
Nowata County:
18.0%
Oklahoma:
16.1%
(15.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 20.3% for Black residents, 23.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 23.7% for American Indian residents, 27.1% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 67.7% for other race residents, 21.7% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 41 years old
(Males: 39 years old, Females: 43 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47 years old, Black residents: 47 years old, American Indian residents: 32 years old, Asian residents: 25 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26 years old, Other race residents: 26 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Nowata County is $364 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $451 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $601 a month.
Current college students: 270 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.2% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 21 (0% naturalized citizens)
Nowata County:
0.2%
Whole state:
3.8%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 7
1990 to 1994: 0
1985 to 1989: 12
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 1
1965 to 1969: 1
Note: State values scaled to Nowata County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 45.5%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,285
One, attached: 37
Two: 123
3 or 4: 123
5 to 9: 43
10 to 19: 15
Mobile homes: 1,061
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18
Housing units in Nowata County with a mortgage: 622 (71 second mortgage, 29 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 970
Here:
39.1% with mortgage
State:
62.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Nowata County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
2,566
17
Mainline Protestant
969
6
Catholic
50
1
Other
6
1
None
6,945
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Nowata County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 2
Nowata County:
1.87 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.97 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:
1.87 / 10,000 pop.
Oklahoma:
0.76 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4
Nowata County:
3.74 / 10,000 pop.
Oklahoma:
4.35 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 9
This county:
8.42 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.89 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Nowata County:
12.0%
Oklahoma:
10.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Nowata County:
30.9%
State:
29.2%
Agriculture in Nowata County:
Average size of farms: 351 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $32,893 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $36.84 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 93.53% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $34,491 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 16.46% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $26,793 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.62% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 21.53 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.54% Corn for grain: 962 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 3931 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 1553 harvested acres Land in orchards: 641 acres
Earthquake activity:
Nowata County-area historical earthquake activity is near Oklahoma state average. It is 72% 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 153.6 miles away from Nowata County center On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 220.3 miles away from the county center On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 220.9 miles away from the county center On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 305.6 miles away from the county center On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 321.7 miles away from Nowata 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 177.6 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)
Most recent natural disasters:
Oklahoma Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 05, 2015 to June 22, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4222: May 26, 2015, FEMA Id: 4222, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Oklahoma Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 18, 2013 to June 02, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4117: May 20, 2013, FEMA Id: 4117, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
Oklahoma Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2012 to May 01, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4064: June 14, 2012, FEMA Id: 4064, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Oklahoma Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 22, 2011 to May 25, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1989: June 06, 2011, FEMA Id: 1989, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1985: May 13, 2011, FEMA Id: 1985, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3316: February 02, 2011, FEMA Id: 3316, 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 05, 2010, FEMA Id: 1883, 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: 3308, 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: 1876, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Oklahoma Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 03, 2008 to June 20, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1775: July 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1775, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
12 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Nowata County (22) is a lot greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 17 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 11, Floods: 10, Tornadoes: 9, Winter Storms: 9, Winds: 3, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowstorm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
Management occupations (9%)
Transportation occupations (8%)
Sales and related occupations (8%)
Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (27%)
Sales and related occupations (10%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
Education, training, and library occupations (10%)
Healthcare support occupations (5%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Canada (62%)
Germany (24%)
Netherlands (10%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Nowata County (%):
United States or American (21%)
German (15%)
Irish (10%)
English (7%)
Dutch (2%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 3,298 (74%)
Carpooled: 741 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 12 (0%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 74 (2%)
Other means: 47 (1%)
Worked at home: 274 (6%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
152 people in nursing homes
51 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
109 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
48 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilitiesAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $42,178.
7.10% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($27,813 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.10%
Oklahoma average:
7.34%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.00% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($15,341 average AGI)
3.10% relocated from other states ($12,472 average AGI)
Nowata County:
3.10%
Oklahoma average:
3.02%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
5.91% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($30,184 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.91%
Oklahoma average:
7.24%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.66% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($20,415 average AGI)
2.26% relocated to other states ($9,763 average AGI)
Nowata County:
2.26%
Oklahoma average:
2.90%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.1
Births per 1000 population in Nowata County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.9 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population in Nowata County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Nowata County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 23.3% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 12.5%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Nowata County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Nowata County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,233 (1,835 aged, 398 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 273 (11%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Nowata County, Oklahoma in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (172)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (141)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (103)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (86)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (86)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 9.33 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 1,913 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 93 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 24,195
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,270 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,279
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 37
Household type by relationship:
Households: 10,379
In family households: 8,978 (2,199 male householders, 788 female householders)
2,331 spouses, 2,914 children (2,523 natural, 99 adopted, 292 stepchildren), 289 grandchildren, 46 brothers or sisters, 64 parents, 86 other relatives, 215 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,401 (601 male householders (508 living alone)), 636 female householders (585 living alone)), 164 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 157 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 1,458 2-persons, 618 3-persons, 545 4-persons, 229 5-persons, 100 6-persons, 37 7-or-more-persons.
1,852 married couples with children.
613 single-parent households (159 men, 454 women).
97.7% of residents of Nowata County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 42% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $63,482,000 ($5,923 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $3,069,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $30,817,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,961,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $439,000 Federal grants: $13,431,000 Federal procurement contracts: $2,750,000 ($1,956,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $2,083,000 ($129,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $177,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,038,000 Federal Government insurance: $2,169,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 650
Here:
60 per 1000 residents
State:
75 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 674
Here:
62 per 1000 residents
State:
52 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +5
Here:
+0 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +333
Here:
+31 per 1000 residents
State:
-4 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Nowata County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.42 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.6
State:
5.7
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.3
Year house built
2014 or later: 23
2010 to 2013: 61
2000 to 2009: 511
1990 to 1999: 533
1980 to 1989: 640
1970 to 1979: 837
1960 to 1969: 485
1950 to 1959: 756
1940 to 1949: 297
1939 or earlier: 677
Note: State values scaled to Nowata population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Nowata County, Oklahoma
Note: State values scaled to Nowata County population
no vehicle: 126
1 vehicle: 950
2 vehicles: 1,293
3 vehicles: 594
4 vehicles: 186
5+ vehicles: 72
no vehicle: 142
1 vehicle: 460
2 vehicles: 236
3 vehicles: 68
4 vehicles: 15
5+ vehicles: 5
60% of Nowata County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Oklahoma.
Nowata County:
59.6%
State average:
52.2%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6,643
Northeast: 44
Midwest: 2,669
South: 693
West: 476
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $15,800
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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