Okfuskee County, Oklahoma (OK)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	32%

This county:	23.0%
Whole state:	14.7%

This county:	9.6%
Whole state:	6.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.0%), Manufacturing (16.5%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma:

Median resident age:	38.6 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Males: 6,093	(51.6%)
Females: 5,721	(48.4%)

Okfuskee County:	2.5 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

This county	$26,992
Oklahoma:	$37,063

Okfuskee County	$51,460
Oklahoma:	$89,100

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 23
• Thefts: 28
• Auto thefts: 16

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 19
• Burglaries: 37
• Thefts: 27
• Auto thefts: 12

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Okfuskee County is $415 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $495 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $631 a month.

Cities in this county include: Okemah, Boley, Weleetka, Paden, Bearden, Castle, Clearview.

Neighboring counties: Creek County , Hughes County , Lincoln County , McIntosh County , Okmulgee County , Pottawatomie County , Seminole County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Montezuma Camp (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Okfuskee County include: AME Church (A), Grant Chapel (B), Alabama Church (C), Allen Church (D), Green Leaf Church (E), Creek Chapel (F), Arbeka Church (G), High Spring Church (H), Highway Mission Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: White Rose Cemetery (1), West Cemetery (2), Welty Cemetery (3), Buckeye Cemetery (4), Clearview Cemetery (5), Valley Grove Cemetery (6), Micawber Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Jim Day Lake (A), Rock Lake (B), Oknoname 107036 Reservoir (C), Oknoname 107035 Reservoir (D), Oknoname 107034 Reservoir (E), Oknoname 107033 Reservoir (F), Oknoname 107032 Reservoir (G), Oknoname 107031 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Fiftytwo Creek (A), Rock Creek (B), Hilliby Creek (C), Harrican Creek (D), Cow Creek (E), Wolf Creek (F), Wolfe Creek (G), Nuyaka Creek (H), Stidham Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.5%
Oklahoma:	4.1%

Current college students: 288
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 198 (48% naturalized citizens)

Okfuskee County:	1.7%
Whole state:	3.8%

Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 60.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,922
• One, attached: 46
• Two: 128
• 3 or 4: 111
• 5 to 9: 16
• 10 to 19: 16
• 20 or more: 19
• Mobile homes: 843
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Housing units in Okfuskee County with a mortgage: 780 (68 second mortgage, 50 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 940

Okfuskee County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Oklahoma state average. It is 3.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 117 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/5/1970, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 84 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,868 (71%) Carpooled: 805 (20%) Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 1 (0%) Walked: 138 (3%) Other means: 39 (1%) Worked at home: 199 (5%)

7.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,821 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.82%
Oklahoma average:	8.21%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.93% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($17,333 average AGI)
1.89% relocated from other states ($5,488 average AGI)

Okfuskee County:	1.89%
Oklahoma average:	3.36%

from Okmulgee County, OK	1.37% ($27,205 average AGI)
from Creek County, OK	0.53% ($20,176)
from Hughes County, OK	0.50% ($20,813)
from Lincoln County, OK	0.47% ($31,800)
from Oklahoma County, OK	0.37% ($16,750)
from Pottawatomie County, OK	0.37% ($23,333)
from Seminole County, OK	0.37% ($17,333)

8.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,268 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.39%
Oklahoma average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.85% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($18,665 average AGI)
1.54% relocated to other states ($3,603 average AGI)

Okfuskee County:	1.54%
Oklahoma average:	3.11%

to Okmulgee County, OK	1.48% ($21,833 average AGI)
to Oklahoma County, OK	0.71% ($20,391)
to Seminole County, OK	0.71% ($25,174)
to Pottawatomie County, OK	0.65% ($23,619)
to Tulsa County, OK	0.65% ($22,190)
to Hughes County, OK	0.40% ($32,154)
to Lincoln County, OK	0.40% ($25,769)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,260 (1,835 aged, 425 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 9,332 (2,369 male householders, 617 female householders)

  2,322 spouses, 3,211 children (2,825 natural, 125 adopted, 261 stepchildren), 372 grandchildren, 66 brothers or sisters, 52 parents, 161 other relatives, 162 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,415 (555 male householders (492 living alone)), 730 female householders (696 living alone)), 130 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,067 (847 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,406 2-persons, 604 3-persons, 526 4-persons, 245 5-persons, 129 6-persons, 76 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,188 1-person, 75 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

92.0% of residents of Okfuskee County speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
3.8% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $96,327,000 ($8278 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,974,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $38,752,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $20,080,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $488,000
Federal grants: $28,896,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,266,000 ($1,802,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,844,000 ($3,737,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $773,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,070,000
Federal Government insurance: $237,000

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

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	52 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	-29 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.08 millions of gallons per day (30% from ground, 70% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.7

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

60% of Okfuskee County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Oklahoma.

Okfuskee County:	59.9%
State average:	52.2%

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

• This state: 9244
• Northeast: 89
• Midwest: 467
• South: 1037
• West: 743

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $18,300

Here:	3.2%
Oklahoma:	6.4%

Here:	3.6%
Oklahoma:	6.2%

Here:	17.6%
Oklahoma:	16.6%

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