Sequoyah County, Oklahoma (OK)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	32%

This county:	19.8%
Whole state:	14.7%

This county:	7.0%
Whole state:	6.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.0%), Manufacturing (18.4%), Retail trade (12.9%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma:

Median resident age:	36.4 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Males: 19,221	(49.3%)
Females: 19,751	(50.7%)

Sequoyah County:	2.6 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

This county	$30,644
Oklahoma:	$37,063

Sequoyah County	$78,703
Oklahoma:	$89,100

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 61
• Burglaries: 132
• Thefts: 212
• Auto thefts: 21

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 104
• Burglaries: 120
• Thefts: 226
• Auto thefts: 49

Area name: Fort Smith, AR-OK HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sequoyah County is $381 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $474 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $631 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sallisaw, Muldrow, Roland, Vian, Gore, Brushy, Carlile, Brent, Akins, Evening Shade.

2005 air pollution in Sequoyah County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 14.1 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 36 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Adair County , Cherokee County , Crawford County, Arkansas , Haskell County , Le Flore County , Muskogee County , Sebastian County, Arkansas .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Lees Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Sequoyah County include: Watts Church (A), Gum Spring Church (B), Lee Church (C), Maple Chapel (D), Mineral Springs Church (E), Mount Olive Church (F), New Hope Church (G), Bethel Church (H), Paw Paw Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Lees Chapel Cemetery (1), Mitchell Cemetery (2), John Seabolt Cemetery (3), Johnson Cemetery (4), Lessley Cemetery (5), Vien Cemetery (6), Vian Garden of Memories (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Sallisaw Creek Site 2 Reservoir (A), Sallisaw Creek Site 27 Reservoir (B), Sallisaw Creek Site 28 Reservoir (C), Sallisaw Creek Site 3 Reservoir (D), Sallisaw Creek Site 32 Reservoir (E), Sallisaw Creek Site 33 Reservoir (F), Sallisaw Creek Site 39 Reservoir (G), Sallisaw Creek Site 40 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hog Creek (A), Line Branch (B), Linder Branch (C), Dry Creek (D), Wilson Branch (E), Deep Branch (F), Mission Branch (G), Onion Creek (H), Little Skin Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Sequoyah County include: Pine Creek Cove State Park (1), Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge (2), Strayhorn Landing Public Use Area (3), Vian Creek Public Use Area (4), Moffett Public Use Area (5), Cato Creek Landing Public Use Area (6), Sallisaw Creek Public Use Area (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.1%
Oklahoma:	4.1%

Current college students: 1,007
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 292 (34% naturalized citizens)

Sequoyah County:	0.7%
Whole state:	3.8%

Mean travel time to work: 27.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,454
• One, attached: 157
• Two: 298
• 3 or 4: 498
• 5 to 9: 282
• 10 to 19: 178
• 20 or more: 262
• Mobile homes: 3,751
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 60

Housing units in Sequoyah County with a mortgage: 3,558 (255 second mortgage, 74 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,194

Sequoyah County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Oklahoma state average. It is 6.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 35 fatalities and 239 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/5/1960, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 16 people and injured 106 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 12,251 (79%) Carpooled: 2,485 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 30 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%) Subway or elevated: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 21 (0%) Bicycle: 23 (0%) Walked: 213 (1%) Other means: 175 (1%) Worked at home: 391 (3%)

7.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,938 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.32%
Oklahoma average:	8.21%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.57% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($10,576 average AGI)
4.75% relocated from other states ($18,361 average AGI)

Sequoyah County:	4.75%
Oklahoma average:	3.36%

from Sebastian County, AR	1.41% ($28,347 average AGI)
from Le Flore County, OK	0.45% ($30,000)
from Crawford County, AR	0.42% ($37,231)
from Muskogee County, OK	0.33% ($31,122)
from Tulsa County, OK	0.33% ($41,400)
from Cherokee County, OK	0.18% ($22,455)
from Oklahoma County, OK	0.13% ($45,000)

6.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,241 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.58%
Oklahoma average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.64% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($9,904 average AGI)
3.94% relocated to other states ($15,338 average AGI)

Sequoyah County:	3.94%
Oklahoma average:	3.11%

to Sebastian County, AR	1.70% ($23,700 average AGI)
to Le Flore County, OK	0.48% ($29,983)
to Crawford County, AR	0.43% ($30,404)
to Muskogee County, OK	0.38% ($24,022)
to Tulsa County, OK	0.35% ($20,595)
to Oklahoma County, OK	0.25% ($20,129)
to Cherokee County, OK	0.21% ($25,385)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,733 (5,143 aged, 1,590 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 34,230 (8,562 male householders, 2,482 female householders)

  8,911 spouses, 11,789 children (10,342 natural, 278 adopted, 1,169 stepchildren), 1,098 grandchildren, 185 brothers or sisters, 163 parents, 512 other relatives, 528 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,252 (1,583 male householders (1,332 living alone)), 2,138 female householders (1,973 living alone)), 531 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 490 (337 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,758 2-persons, 2,684 3-persons, 2,075 4-persons, 979 5-persons, 391 6-persons, 157 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,305 1-person, 362 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 13 5-persons.

6,930 married couples with children.
2,380 single-parent households (582 men, 1,798 women).

95.4% of residents of Sequoyah County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $249,038,000 ($6137 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $11,050,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $109,309,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $51,111,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $329,000
Federal grants: $73,970,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,628,000 ($4,551,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,692,000 ($2,055,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,159,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,468,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,843,000

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	52 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+28 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.90 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.3
State:	5.7

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

56% of Sequoyah County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Oklahoma.

Sequoyah County:	56.0%
State average:	52.2%

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

• This state: 19002
• Northeast: 420
• Midwest: 2465
• South: 13334
• West: 3281

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $51,900

Here:	2.4%
Oklahoma:	6.4%

Here:	2.1%
Oklahoma:	6.2%

Here:	7.9%
Oklahoma:	16.6%

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