Sequoyah County, Oklahoma (OK)

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• • 25,91761.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 8,72420.7%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 4,52310.7%Two or more races
  • 1,8374.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 7401.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3510.8%Asian alone
  • 250.06%Some other race alone
  • 150.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

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

Health of residents in Sequoyah County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

Health of residents in Sequoyah County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $809 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $467 (0.5%)

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.

2018 air pollution in Sequoyah County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.025 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 6.4 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Blount County, Tennessee , Cleveland County, North Carolina , Jackson County, North Carolina .

Current college students: 1,007
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 662 (40.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1302010 or later
• 1612000 to 2009
• 1181990 to 1999
• 491980 to 1989
• 411970 to 1979
• 61Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.4 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,607
• One, attached: 225
• Two: 312
• 3 or 4: 430
• 5 to 9: 458
• 10 to 19: 156
• 20 to 49: 54
• 50 or more: 55
• Mobile homes: 4,064
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 41

Housing units in Sequoyah County with a mortgage: 4,941 (87 second mortgage, 88 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,303

Religion statistics for Sequoyah County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Sequoyah County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Oklahoma Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4530, Natural disaster type: Other
• Oklahoma Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding, Incident Period: May 7, 2019, FEMA Id: 4438, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Oklahoma Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2017 - May 2, 2017, FEMA Id: 4315, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Oklahoma Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: December 26, 2015 to January 05, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4256: February 10, 2016, FEMA Id: 4256, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Oklahoma Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 05, 2015 to June 22, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4222: May 26, 2015, FEMA Id: 4222, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Oklahoma Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 21, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1988: May 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 1988, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3316: February 02, 2011, FEMA Id: 3316, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 28, 2010 to January 30, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1883: March 05, 2010, FEMA Id: 1883, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 28, 2010 to January 30, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3308: January 30, 2010, FEMA Id: 3308, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 24, 2009 to December 25, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1876: February 25, 2010, FEMA Id: 1876, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 16 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.35% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($37,928 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.69% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($16,169 average AGI)
3.65% relocated from other states ($21,759 average AGI)

Sequoyah County:	3.65%
Oklahoma average:	2.80%

from Sebastian County, AR	1.30% ($30,085 average AGI)
from Muskogee County, OK	0.47% ($47,100)
from Crawford County, AR	0.44% ($36,464)
from Le Flore County, OK	0.36% ($37,457)
from Tulsa County, OK	0.29% ($26,216)
from Cherokee County, OK	0.24% ($40,871)
from Oklahoma County, OK	0.16% ($45,600)

5.89% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($34,371 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.36% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($14,219 average AGI)
3.53% relocated to other states ($20,152 average AGI)

Sequoyah County:	3.53%
Oklahoma average:	2.97%

to Sebastian County, AR	1.30% ($31,189 average AGI)
to Muskogee County, OK	0.47% ($37,085)
to Crawford County, AR	0.42% ($32,057)
to Le Flore County, OK	0.36% ($35,065)
to Tulsa County, OK	0.32% ($38,300)
to Cherokee County, OK	0.25% ($39,387)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Sequoyah County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 7,692 (1,834 living alone), Female householders: 7,938 (2,128 living alone)

• 7,671 spouses (7,671 opposite-sex spouses), 934 unmarried partners, (871 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 11,629 children (10,039 natural, 483 adopted, 1,094 stepchildren), 2,419 grandchildren, 419 brothers or sisters, 645 parents, 34 foster children, 1,367 other relatives, 922 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 395

Size of family households: 5,178 2-persons, 2,239 3-persons, 2,056 4-persons, 901 5-persons, 383 6-persons, 317 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,962 1-person, 456 2-persons, 66 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 1 6-persons.

5,098 married couples with children.
2,532 single-parent households (914 men, 1,618 women).

95.7% of residents of Sequoyah speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $249,038,000 ($6,137 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

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)

• Year house built in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
• 2342014 or later
• 3762010 to 2013
• 3,0032000 to 2009
• 3,3551990 to 1999
• 3,6651980 to 1989
• 4,2091970 to 1979
• 2,1741960 to 1969
• 1,1441950 to 1959
• 4761940 to 1949
• 5881939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
• 361 room
• 1202 rooms
• 3923 rooms
• 1,4014 rooms
• 3,3645 rooms
• 2,7896 rooms
• 1,4717 rooms
• 9358 rooms
• 6359+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
• 791 room
• 1152 rooms
• 4583 rooms
• 1,3634 rooms
• 1,3255 rooms
• 6466 rooms
• 2617 rooms
• 808 rooms
• 539+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
• 36no bedroom
• 2911 bedroom
• 1,7232 bedrooms
• 7,1833 bedrooms
• 1,6914 bedrooms
• 2665+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
• 78no bedroom
• 5031 bedroom
• 1,6862 bedrooms
• 1,8313 bedrooms
• 3104 bedrooms
• 65+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sequoyah County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 322no vehicle
• 2,7601 vehicle
• 4,4152 vehicles
• 2,5093 vehicles
• 9024 vehicles
• 3255+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sequoyah County in renter-occupied apartments
• 537no vehicle
• 1,9161 vehicle
• 1,4802 vehicles
• 3243 vehicles
• 1264 vehicles
• 285+ vehicles

85.1% of Sequoyah County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Oklahoma.

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

• This state: 17,755
• Other state: 23,445
• Northeast: 440
• Midwest: 2,928
• South: 16,326
• West: 3,867

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,735
• Number of aged recipients: 141
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,594
• Number of recipients under 18: 230
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,177
• Number of recipients older than 64: 328
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 647
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 745

Sequoyah County on our top lists:

• #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
• #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"