Ottawa 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 (23.9%), Manufacturing (17.7%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.5%), Retail trade (10.3%).

Type of workers:

Ottawa County, Oklahoma business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Ottawa County, Oklahoma:

Median resident age:	37.3 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Males: 16,109	(48.5%)
Females: 17,085	(51.5%)

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Ottawa County:	2.5 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

This county:	$34,233
Oklahoma:	$41,567

This county:	$324
State:	$445

Ottawa County:	$78,531
Oklahoma:	$103,000

Detached houses: $111,275

Here:	$111,275
State:	$140,794

Townhouses or other attached units: $55,094

Here:	$55,094
State:	$114,810

In 2-unit structures: $158,781

Here:	$158,781
State:	$155,355

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $59,661

Here:	$59,661
State:	$79,933

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $27,166

Here:	$27,166
State:	$80,899

Mobile homes: $40,921

Here:	$40,921
State:	$39,757

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $71,759

Here:	$71,759
State:	$32,122

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 30
• Burglaries: 88
• Thefts: 76
• Auto thefts: 39

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 18
• Burglaries: 96
• Thefts: 137
• Auto thefts: 19

This county:	16.6%
Whole state:	14.7%

This county:	6.2%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ottawa 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 $615 a month.

Cities in this county include: Miami, Commerce, Picher, Afton, Fairland, Quapaw, North Miami, Wyandotte, Cardin, Peoria.

2005 air pollution in Ottawa County:

Carbon Monoxide: 1 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Lead: 0.10 µg/m³ (standard limit: 1.5 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.091 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.079 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 25 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 71 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 12.3 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 32 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Cherokee County, Kansas , Craig County , Delaware County , McDonald County, Missouri , Newton County, Missouri .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Camp Cherokee (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Ottawa County include: Wayside Church (A), Council House Church (B), Lone Star Church (C), Long Church (D), Miami First Church of-Nazarene (E), Midway Church (F), Modoc Church (G), Mound Valley Church (H), Mount Zion Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Coal Creek Cemetery (1), Sulphur Bend Cemetery (2), Fairland Cemetery (3), Mount Hope Cemetery (4), Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens (5), Peoria Cemetery (6), Peery Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Fly Creek (A), Flint Branch (B), Fivemile Creek (C), Elm Creek (D), Sycamore Creek (E), Roark Creek (F), Tar Creek (G), Rock Branch (H), Spring River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Ottawa County: Twin Bridges State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	6.7%
Oklahoma:	6.3%

Current college students: 1,586
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 560 (32% naturalized citizens)

Ottawa County:	1.7%
Whole state:	3.8%

Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,411
• One, attached: 220
• Two: 312
• 3 or 4: 188
• 5 to 9: 196
• 10 to 19: 113
• 20 or more: 433
• Mobile homes: 1,849
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 120

Housing units in Ottawa County with a mortgage: 3,294 (202 second mortgage, 102 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,350

Here:	49.6% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Ottawa County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Oklahoma state average. It is 5.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 78 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 59 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 10,898 (78%) Carpooled: 1,999 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 21 (0%) Motorcycle: 3 (0%) Bicycle: 43 (0%) Walked: 358 (3%) Other means: 149 (1%) Worked at home: 463 (3%)

7.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,250 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.62%
Oklahoma average:	8.21%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.04% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($10,504 average AGI)
4.58% relocated from other states ($15,744 average AGI)

Ottawa County:	4.58%
Oklahoma average:	3.36%

from Delaware County, OK	0.94% ($25,618 average AGI)
from Cherokee County, KS	0.56% ($26,590)
from Jasper County, MO	0.51% ($24,273)
from Craig County, OK	0.49% ($24,981)
from Tulsa County, OK	0.48% ($33,096)
from Newton County, MO	0.40% ($18,682)
from Benton County, AR	0.15% ($21,938)

7.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,794 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.13%
Oklahoma average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.01% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($12,901 average AGI)
4.11% relocated to other states ($18,892 average AGI)

Ottawa County:	4.11%
Oklahoma average:	3.11%

to Jasper County, MO	0.79% ($46,976 average AGI)
to Delaware County, OK	0.70% ($35,671)
to Craig County, OK	0.58% ($29,952)
to Newton County, MO	0.43% ($54,298)
to Tulsa County, OK	0.43% ($30,783)
to Cherokee County, KS	0.40% ($26,721)
to Oklahoma County, OK	0.16% ($40,176)

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

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,260 (6,090 aged, 1,170 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 27,956 (7,358 male householders, 1,876 female householders)

  7,368 spouses, 9,546 children (8,212 natural, 262 adopted, 1,072 stepchildren), 661 grandchildren, 93 brothers or sisters, 122 parents, 389 other relatives, 543 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,228 (1,581 male householders (1,343 living alone)), 2,212 female householders (2,110 living alone)), 435 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,010 (447 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,273 2-persons, 2,020 3-persons, 1,677 4-persons, 843 5-persons, 292 6-persons, 129 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,453 1-person, 283 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 1 5-persons, 3 6-persons.

95.7% of residents of Ottawa County speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (19% speak English very well, 49% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $287,928,000 ($8795 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $11,336,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $105,963,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $63,961,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,868,000
Federal grants: $59,549,000
Federal procurement contracts: $44,716,000 ($4,185,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,872,000 ($2,911,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,265,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $20,981,000
Federal Government insurance: $29,466,000

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	52 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	-11 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.47 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.7

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

54% of Ottawa County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Oklahoma.

Ottawa County:	53.8%
State average:	52.2%

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

• This state: 18303
• Northeast: 353
• Midwest: 8948
• South: 2572
• West: 2349

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $30,700

Here:	2.2%
Oklahoma:	6.4%

Here:	2.0%
Oklahoma:	6.2%

Here:	5.7%
Oklahoma:	16.6%

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