Stephens County, Oklahoma (OK)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.6%), Manufacturing (12.8%), Retail trade (12.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.7%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Stephens County, Oklahoma:

Median resident age:	40.1 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Males: 20,894	(48.4%)
Females: 22,288	(51.6%)

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Stephens County:	2.4 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

This county:	$38,217
Oklahoma:	$41,567

This county:	$345
State:	$445

Stephens County:	$86,178
Oklahoma:	$103,000

Detached houses: $112,364

Here:	$112,364
State:	$140,794

Townhouses or other attached units: $73,050

Here:	$73,050
State:	$114,810

In 2-unit structures: $173,646

Here:	$173,646
State:	$155,355

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $29,947

Here:	$29,947
State:	$79,933

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $31,315

Here:	$31,315
State:	$80,899

Mobile homes: $32,241

Here:	$32,241
State:	$39,757

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $18,214

Here:	$18,214
State:	$32,122

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 40
• Burglaries: 54
• Thefts: 97
• Auto thefts: 7

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 30
• Burglaries: 54
• Thefts: 93
• Auto thefts: 6

This county:	14.6%
Whole state:	14.7%

This county:	6.0%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Stephens County is $342 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $451 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $616 a month.

Cities in this county include: Duncan, Marlow, Comanche, Meridian, Bray, Central High, Empire City, Velma, Loco, Velma-Alma.

Neighboring counties: Carter County , Comanche County , Cotton County , Garvin County , Grady County , Jefferson County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Stephens County: Camp E-Ko-Wah (A), Camp Waluhiyi (B), Camp Winkler (C), Oak Lawn Community Center (D), Bible Camp (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Stephens County include: Country Side Church (A), Doyle Church (B), Owens Prairie Church (C), Pearl Church (D), Fairview Church (E), Union Center Church (F), Community Church (G), Valley View Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Weaver Chapel Cemetery (1), Claude Cemetery (2), Tidwell Cemetery (3), Henderson-Harris Cemetery (4), Stoner Cemetery (5), Corum Cemetery (6), Sandy Bear Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Oknoname 137057 Reservoir (A), Oknoname 137049 Reservoir (B), Oknoname 137015 Reservoir (C), Duncan Waterworks (D), Rush Creek Site 27 Reservoir (E), Oknoname 137048 Reservoir (F), Oknoname 137058 Reservoir (G), Oknoname 137059 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Fitzpatrick Creek (A), East Mud Creek (B), Dry Creek (C), Owens Creek (D), Claridy Creek (E), Panther Creek (F), Little Beaver Creek (G), Pine Creek (H), Boardtree Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Stephens County include: Wichita Ridge Park (1), Humphrey Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.7%
Oklahoma:	6.3%

Current college students: 1,230
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 777 (44% naturalized citizens)

Stephens County:	1.8%
Whole state:	3.8%

Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 16,626
• One, attached: 199
• Two: 235
• 3 or 4: 231
• 5 to 9: 265
• 10 to 19: 151
• 20 or more: 422
• Mobile homes: 1,682
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 43

Housing units in Stephens County with a mortgage: 5,659 (539 second mortgage, 267 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,503

Here:	55.7% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Stephens County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Oklahoma state average. It is 4.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 23 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/15/1977, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Stephens County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Oklahoma state average. It is 53% 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 86.4 miles away from Stephens 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 27.2 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 33.3 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 26.8 miles away from Stephens County center
On 2/8/2002 at 16:07:13, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 28.6 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 26.4 miles away from Stephens County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 14,422 (82%) Carpooled: 2,287 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 25 (0%) Bicycle: 30 (0%) Walked: 274 (2%) Other means: 121 (1%) Worked at home: 405 (2%)

6.44% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,095 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.44%
Oklahoma average:	8.21%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($711 average AGI)

Stephens County:	0.10%
Oklahoma average:	0.15%

3.47% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($17,434 average AGI)
2.88% relocated from other states ($16,950 average AGI)

Stephens County:	2.88%
Oklahoma average:	3.36%

from Comanche County, OK	0.75% ($36,925 average AGI)
from Oklahoma County, OK	0.45% ($32,969)
from Grady County, OK	0.35% ($28,673)
from Jefferson County, OK	0.28% ($22,175)
from Carter County, OK	0.20% ($30,179)
from Cleveland County, OK	0.19% ($32,259)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.18% ($33,240)

6.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,773 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.03%
Oklahoma average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.69% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($19,043 average AGI)
2.35% relocated to other states ($13,729 average AGI)

Stephens County:	2.35%
Oklahoma average:	3.11%

to Comanche County, OK	0.59% ($28,193 average AGI)
to Oklahoma County, OK	0.52% ($30,151)
to Cleveland County, OK	0.36% ($34,000)
to Grady County, OK	0.34% ($34,146)
to Jefferson County, OK	0.20% ($25,500)
to Garvin County, OK	0.16% ($30,455)
to Cotton County, OK	0.15% ($31,333)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,969 (6,955 aged, 1,014 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 37,385 (10,636 male householders, 2,075 female householders)

  10,537 spouses, 12,335 children (10,716 natural, 317 adopted, 1,302 stepchildren), 732 grandchildren, 148 brothers or sisters, 175 parents, 281 other relatives, 466 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,184 (1,854 male householders (1,642 living alone)), 2,921 female householders (2,799 living alone)), 409 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 613 (545 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,283 2-persons, 2,737 3-persons, 2,307 4-persons, 933 5-persons, 337 6-persons, 114 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,441 1-person, 267 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 8 5-persons.

95.4% of residents of Stephens County speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $307,610,000 ($7183 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,306,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $142,225,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $62,560,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,881,000
Federal grants: $66,332,000
Federal procurement contracts: $27,779,000 ($2,292,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,833,000 ($483,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $412,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,589,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,906,000

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	71 per 1000 residents
State:	52 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.94 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.7

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

60% of Stephens County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Oklahoma.

Stephens County:	60.3%
State average:	52.2%

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

• This state: 29995
• Northeast: 444
• Midwest: 2321
• South: 6464
• West: 2982

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $23,400

Here:	3.4%
Oklahoma:	6.4%

Here:	3.9%
Oklahoma:	6.2%

Here:	10.8%
Oklahoma:	16.6%

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