Pittsburg County, Oklahoma (OK)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	32%

This county:	17.2%
Whole state:	14.7%

This county:	6.6%
Whole state:	6.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.9%), Retail trade (12.7%), Manufacturing (11.4%), Public administration (10.7%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma:

Median resident age:	39.4 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Males: 22,139	(50.4%)
Females: 21,814	(49.6%)

Pittsburg County:	2.4 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

This county	$31,824
Oklahoma:	$37,063

Pittsburg County	$70,280
Oklahoma:	$89,100

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 144
• Thefts: 234
• Auto thefts: 19

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 17
• Burglaries: 168
• Thefts: 185
• Auto thefts: 70

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pittsburg County is $359 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $473 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $596 a month.

Cities in this county include: McAlester, Longtown, Hartshorne, Krebs, Quinton, Haileyville, Savanna, Kiowa, Crowder, Pittsburg.

2005 air pollution in Pittsburg County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.078 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.071 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 21 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 44 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 11.8 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 29 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Atoka County , Coal County , Haskell County , Hughes County , Latimer County , McIntosh County , Pushmataha County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Pittsburg County: Camp Craig (A), Camp Hudgens (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Pittsburg County include: Zion Church (A), Arpelar Church (B), Ash Creek Church (C), Lone Grove Church (D), Lone Oak Church (E), Harpers Valley Church (F), Mekko Church (G), Bascom Church (H), Mount Nebo Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: White Chimney Cemetery (1), Brushy Indian Baptist Cemetery (2), Ward Springs Cemetery (3), Clay Cemetery (4), Arpelar Cemetery (5), Lewis Cemetery (6), Vivian Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Fin And Feather Lake (A), Hartshorne Lake (B), Jones Lake (C), Oknoname 121001 Reservoir (D), Oknoname 121002 Reservoir (E), Oknoname 121006 Reservoir (F), Oknoname 121007 Reservoir (G), Oknoname 121008 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Miller Creek (A), Hogeye Creek (B), Fish Creek (C), Featherston Creek (D), Elm Creek (E), Tackett Branch (F), Tanner Creek (G), Deer Creek (H), Medicine Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Pittsburg County include: Highway 31 Landing Recreation Area (1), Bolen Hollow State Public Hunting Area (2), Arrowhead State Park (3), Cardinal Point Recreation Area (4), Juniper Point Recreation Area (5), Crowder Point East Recreation Area (6), Crowder Point West Recreation Area (7), Elm Point Recreation Area (8), Hickory Point Recreation Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.0%
Oklahoma:	4.1%

Current college students: 1,301
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: 12.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 475 (42% naturalized citizens)

Pittsburg County:	1.1%
Whole state:	3.8%

Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 15,351
• One, attached: 245
• Two: 405
• 3 or 4: 318
• 5 to 9: 156
• 10 to 19: 82
• 20 or more: 423
• Mobile homes: 3,942
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 598

Housing units in Pittsburg County with a mortgage: 4,505 (312 second mortgage, 233 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,431

Pittsburg County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Oklahoma state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 48 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/11/1970, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 14 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 13,257 (81%) Carpooled: 2,328 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%) Taxi: 14 (0%) Motorcycle: 9 (0%) Bicycle: 12 (0%) Walked: 137 (1%) Other means: 127 (1%) Worked at home: 463 (3%)

7.15% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,088 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.15%
Oklahoma average:	8.21%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($407 average AGI)

Pittsburg County:	0.08%
Oklahoma average:	0.15%

4.02% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($16,032 average AGI)
3.05% relocated from other states ($14,648 average AGI)

Pittsburg County:	3.05%
Oklahoma average:	3.36%

from Latimer County, OK	0.51% ($24,569 average AGI)
from Oklahoma County, OK	0.49% ($33,386)
from Tulsa County, OK	0.39% ($27,055)
from McIntosh County, OK	0.23% ($29,250)
from Haskell County, OK	0.22% ($25,226)
from Muskogee County, OK	0.19% ($22,667)
from Atoka County, OK	0.15% ($23,762)

6.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,922 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.28%
Oklahoma average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.51% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($16,567 average AGI)
2.76% relocated to other states ($14,355 average AGI)

Pittsburg County:	2.76%
Oklahoma average:	3.11%

to Tulsa County, OK	0.44% ($30,919 average AGI)
to Oklahoma County, OK	0.41% ($29,241)
to Latimer County, OK	0.36% ($29,460)
to McIntosh County, OK	0.19% ($29,370)
to Cleveland County, OK	0.18% ($25,040)
to Haskell County, OK	0.18% ($26,880)
to Hughes County, OK	0.13% ($23,053)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,105 (6,640 aged, 1,465 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 35,482 (9,483 male householders, 2,568 female householders)

  9,739 spouses, 10,975 children (9,513 natural, 414 adopted, 1,048 stepchildren), 1,123 grandchildren, 202 brothers or sisters, 204 parents, 491 other relatives, 697 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,645 (2,141 male householders (1,925 living alone)), 2,985 female householders (2,829 living alone)), 519 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,826 (2,773 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,873 2-persons, 2,716 3-persons, 2,092 4-persons, 1,006 5-persons, 230 6-persons, 134 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,754 1-person, 318 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

6,460 married couples with children.
2,340 single-parent households (510 men, 1,830 women).

96.4% of residents of Pittsburg County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $380,485,000 ($8657 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $79,441,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $147,879,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $63,279,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,244,000
Federal grants: $67,327,000
Federal procurement contracts: $43,042,000 ($27,392,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $57,713,000 ($43,541,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,229,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,893,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,575,000

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	52 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	+17 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.36 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.7

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

56% of Pittsburg County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Oklahoma.

Pittsburg County:	55.7%
State average:	52.2%

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

• This state: 30135
• Northeast: 798
• Midwest: 2842
• South: 5658
• West: 3824

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $38,900

Here:	1.9%
Oklahoma:	6.4%

Here:	3.3%
Oklahoma:	6.2%

Here:	9.0%
Oklahoma:	16.6%

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