Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma (OK)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	32%

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Races in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma:

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

Males: 31,640	(48.3%)
Females: 33,881	(51.7%)

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Pottawatomie County:	2.5 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

This county:	$38,310
Oklahoma:	$41,567

This county:	$379
State:	$445

Pottawatomie County:	$93,200
Oklahoma:	$103,000

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 60
• Burglaries: 226
• Thefts: 329
• Auto thefts: 60

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 47
• Burglaries: 209
• Thefts: 336
• Auto thefts: 60

Pottawatomie County:	19.8%
Oklahoma:	15.9%

This county:	14.6%
Whole state:	14.7%

This county:	5.7%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pottawatomie County is $447 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $630 a month.

Cities in this county include: Shawnee, Tecumseh, McLoud, Bethel Acres, Pink, Earlsboro, Asher, Wanette, Tribbey, Johnson.

Neighboring counties: Cleveland County , Lincoln County , McClain County , Okfuskee County , Oklahoma County , Pontotoc County , Seminole County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Pottawatomie County: Elks Country Club (A), Gilbert (B), Harjo Hills Camp (C), Holiness Church Camp (D), Tecumseh Junction (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Pottawatomie County include: Antioch Church (A), Nagowee Church (B), Hilltop Church (C), Oakgrove Church (D), Pleasant Home Church (E), Redeemer Lutheran Church (F), Rock Creek Church (G), Fairview Church (H), Faith Assembly of God (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Jent Cemetery (1), Wanette Cemetery (2), Wakole Cemetery (3), Vista Cemetery (4), Mars Hill Cemetery (5), Avoca Cemetery (6), Forest Hill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Kishketon Lake (A), Oknoname 111055 Reservoir (B), Oknoname 111050 Reservoir (C), Oknoname 12501 Reservoir (D), Oknoname 12502 Reservoir (E), Oknoname 12503 Reservoir (F), Oknoname 12506 Reservoir (G), Oknoname 12507 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Hog Creek (A), Delaware Creek (B), Deer Creek (C), Rogers Creek (D), Dance Creek (E), Squaw Creek (F), Opossum Creek (G), Council Creek (H), Cottonwood Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.5%
Oklahoma:	6.3%

Current college students: 4,315
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 715 (38% naturalized citizens)

Pottawatomie County:	1.1%
Whole state:	3.8%

Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 20,756
• One, attached: 480
• Two: 578
• 3 or 4: 561
• 5 to 9: 562
• 10 to 19: 258
• 20 or more: 389
• Mobile homes: 3,654
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 64

Housing units in Pottawatomie County with a mortgage: 7,291 (708 second mortgage, 341 home equity loan, 29 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,133

Here:	58.7% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Pottawatomie County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Oklahoma state average. It is 6.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 10 fatalities and 194 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/5/1960, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado killed 5 people and injured 81 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Pottawatomie County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Oklahoma state average. It is 59% 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 51.0 miles away from Pottawatomie 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 50.3 miles away from the county center
On 4/28/1998 at 14:13:01, a magnitude 4.2 (3.9 MB, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.9 miles away from the county center
On 11/15/1990 at 11:44:41, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 LG, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 50.8 miles away from Pottawatomie County center
On 2/8/2002 at 16:07:13, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.6 miles away from the county center
On 12/17/1992 at 07:18:04, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.2 miles away from Pottawatomie County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 22,466 (81%) Carpooled: 3,909 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%) Taxi: 31 (0%) Motorcycle: 45 (0%) Bicycle: 5 (0%) Walked: 478 (2%) Other means: 218 (1%) Worked at home: 596 (2%)

7.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,233 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.80%
Oklahoma average:	8.21%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($318 average AGI)

Pottawatomie County:	0.10%
Oklahoma average:	0.15%

5.48% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($19,834 average AGI)
2.22% relocated from other states ($9,081 average AGI)

Pottawatomie County:	2.22%
Oklahoma average:	3.36%

from Oklahoma County, OK	1.71% ($28,117 average AGI)
from Cleveland County, OK	0.78% ($28,834)
from Seminole County, OK	0.69% ($26,852)
from Lincoln County, OK	0.65% ($28,443)
from Canadian County, OK	0.16% ($29,343)
from Pontotoc County, OK	0.14% ($26,516)
from Tulsa County, OK	0.13% ($34,483)

7.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,937 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.50%
Oklahoma average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.53% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($21,488 average AGI)
1.98% relocated to other states ($7,450 average AGI)

Pottawatomie County:	1.98%
Oklahoma average:	3.11%

to Oklahoma County, OK	1.95% ($28,065 average AGI)
to Cleveland County, OK	0.91% ($32,138)
to Seminole County, OK	0.57% ($22,598)
to Lincoln County, OK	0.46% ($31,384)
to Tulsa County, OK	0.21% ($41,844)
to Pontotoc County, OK	0.18% ($15,795)
to Canadian County, OK	0.12% ($34,308)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 10,223 (8,545 aged, 1,678 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: 54,761 (13,864 male householders, 3,973 female householders)

  14,077 spouses, 18,699 children (16,662 natural, 507 adopted, 1,530 stepchildren), 1,718 grandchildren, 406 brothers or sisters, 251 parents, 832 other relatives, 941 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 7,822 (2,795 male householders (2,325 living alone)), 3,943 female householders (3,576 living alone)), 1,084 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,938 (1,497 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,992 2-persons, 4,144 3-persons, 3,314 4-persons, 1,553 5-persons, 535 6-persons, 299 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,901 1-person, 676 2-persons, 114 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 15 5-persons.

95.9% of residents of Pottawatomie County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 31% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $462,443,000 ($6891 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $15,391,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $198,858,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $73,185,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,750,000
Federal grants: $169,109,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,682,000 ($2,124,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,860,000 ($1,127,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,589,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $27,385,000
Federal Government insurance: $13,236,000

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	52 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.82 millions of gallons per day (13% from ground, 87% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.7

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

55% of Pottawatomie County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Oklahoma.

Pottawatomie County:	54.8%
State average:	52.2%

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

• This state: 47591
• Northeast: 1023
• Midwest: 4065
• South: 7066
• West: 4550

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $48,900

Here:	4.3%
Oklahoma:	6.4%

Here:	5.4%
Oklahoma:	6.2%

Here:	42.0%
Oklahoma:	16.6%

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