Texas County, Oklahoma (OK)

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County population in 2005: 20,112 (52% urban, 48% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,799
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,354

% of renters here:	33%
State:	32%

Land area: 2037 sq. mi.
Water area: 11.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 10 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	14.1%
Whole state:	14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	6.5%
Whole state:	6.1%

Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (17.0%), Manufacturing (16.6%), Educational,health and social services (16.1%), Retail trade (12.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 74%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Texas County, Oklahoma:

White Non-Hispanic (66.7%)
Hispanic (29.9%)
Other race (18.1%)
Two or more races (2.6%)
American Indian (2.1%)
Black (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	30.4 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Males: 10,343	(51.4%)
Females: 9,764	(48.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $25,667
County population in 2003: 19,926
Jobs in 2003: 9,793

Total labor force in 2004: 10,415
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.4%

Average household size:

Texas County:	2.8 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,806 ($35,872 in 2000)

This county	$39,806
Oklahoma:	$37,063

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $88,837

Texas County	$88,837
Oklahoma:	$89,100

Median montly rent in 2000: $450
Institutionalized population: 132
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Texas County in 2000: $713

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 11
Burglaries: 22
Thefts: 25
Auto thefts: 3

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 17
Burglaries: 16
Thefts: 53
Auto thefts: 3

Texas County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Texas County Oklahoma:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 84.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 15.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $388 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Texas County is $420 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $473 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $598 a month.

Cities in this county include: Guymon, Hooker, Goodwell, Texhoma, Tyrone, Hardesty, Optima.

Neighboring counties: Beaver County , Cimarron County , Morton County, Kansas , Seward County, Kansas , Stevens County, Kansas , Hansford County, Texas , Ochiltree County, Texas , Sherman County, Texas .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Texas County: Four Corners (A), Gibson Assembly Camp (B), Hitch Ranch (C), Prairie Rose Community Center (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Texas County include: Bethel Church (A), Range Church (B), Union Center Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Lee Cemetery (1), Happy Cemetery (2), Hardesty Cemetery (3), Hartsville Cemetery (4), Tyrone Cemetery (5), Baker Cemetery (6), Trinity Lutheran Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Webb Lake (A), Wild Horse Lake (B), Stinson Reservoir (C), Etling Number 2 Reservoir (D), Sturdivan Number 1 Reservoir (E), Optima Lake (F), Shultz Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Spring Aroa Creek (A), Dry Creek (B), Cow Creek (C), Cottonwood Creek (D), Hackberry Creek (E), Coldwater Creek (F), Palo Duro Creek (G), Chiquita Creek (H), Goff Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Texas County: Lake Schultz State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.5%
Oklahoma:	4.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,065
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,406 (26% naturalized citizens)

Texas County:	16.9%
Whole state:	3.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 1,561
1990 to 1994: 576
1985 to 1989: 464
1980 to 1984: 345
1975 to 1979: 217
1970 to 1974: 116
1970 to 1974: 62
1965 to 1969: 65

Mean travel time to work: 16.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.4%

Texas County marital status for males

Texas County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,361
One, attached: 110
Two: 131
3 or 4: 161
5 to 9: 78
10 to 19: 84
20 or more: 137
Mobile homes: 1,921
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 31

Housing units in Texas County with a mortgage: 1,833 (149 second mortgage, 93 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,401

Agriculture in Texas County
Average size of farms: 1179 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $661186
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $192.97
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 91.94%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $597964
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.43%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 55.02%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $133712
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.93%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 19.71
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.12%
Corn for grain: 76504 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 117222 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1771 harvested acres

Texas County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Oklahoma state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/3/1967, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
Food (16%)
Construction (10%)
Educational services (5%)
Mining (5%)
Public administration (3%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (15%)
Health care (10%)
Food (9%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Food processing workers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (84%)
Guatemala (7%)
Philippines (3%)
United Kingdom (2%)
Honduras (1%)
Canada (1%)
Germany (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Texas County:

German (17%)
United States or American (14%)
English (8%)
Irish (6%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Dutch (1%)

Texas County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,023 (75%)
Carpooled: 1,666 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 37 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 12 (0%)
Walked: 209 (2%)
Other means: 194 (2%)
Worked at home: 276 (3%)

People in group quarters in Texas County, Oklahoma

248 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
66 people in nursing homes
61 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
35 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
12 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
5 people in unknown juvenile institutions

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $46,427.

7.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,763 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.19%
Oklahoma average:	8.21%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.27% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($5,958 average AGI)
5.92% relocated from other states ($22,805 average AGI)
Texas County: 5.92%
Oklahoma average: 3.36%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Seward County, KS	0.73% ($29,045 average AGI)
from Moore County, TX	0.23% ($22,571)
from Ford County, KS	0.22% ($21,308)

9.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,629 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.47%
Oklahoma average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.75% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($10,065 average AGI)
6.72% relocated to other states ($21,564 average AGI)
Texas County: 6.72%
Oklahoma average: 3.11%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Seward County, KS	0.88% ($22,370 average AGI)
to Oklahoma County, OK	0.57% ($27,486)
to Randall County, TX	0.31% ($40,105)
to Beaver County, OK	0.23% ($46,214)
to Tulsa County, OK	0.23% ($21,857)
to Cleveland County, OK	0.21% ($24,385)
to Potter County, TX	0.18% ($26,273)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 19.4

Births per 1000 population in Texas County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Texas County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Texas County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,167 (1,962 aged, 205 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Household type by relationship

Households: 19,677

In family households: 17,225 (4,519 male householders, 740 female householders)
4,388 spouses, 6,216 children (5,439 natural, 253 adopted, 524 stepchildren), 259 grandchildren, 281 brothers or sisters, 83 parents, 393 other relatives, 346 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,452 (1,016 male householders (717 living alone)), 860 female householders (788 living alone)), 576 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 430 (130 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,099 2-persons, 1,176 3-persons, 1,078 4-persons, 557 5-persons, 237 6-persons, 112 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,505 1-person, 225 2-persons, 95 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 5 6-persons.

4,355 married couples with children.
946 single-parent households (310 men, 636 women).

73.7% of residents of Texas County speak English at home.
24.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (23% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 43% speak English not well, 20% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $95,654,000 ($4713 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $930,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $30,919,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,603,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $25,992,000
Federal grants: $12,504,000
Federal procurement contracts: $692,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,945,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,489,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,179,000
Federal Government insurance: $43,049,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,993

Here:	99 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 713

Here:	35 per 1000 residents
State:	52 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +1,268

Here:	+63 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -2,505

Here:	-125 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Texas County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.23 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 98
1995 to 1998: 736
1990 to 1994: 336
1980 to 1989: 978
1970 to 1979: 1,731
1960 to 1969: 1,456
1950 to 1959: 962
1940 to 1949: 788
1939 or earlier: 929

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Texas County, Oklahoma:

1 room: 5
2 rooms: 77
3 rooms: 200
4 rooms: 478
5 rooms: 1,418
6 rooms: 1,131
7 rooms: 702
8 rooms: 419
9 or more rooms: 369

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Texas County, Oklahoma:

1 room: 73
2 rooms: 141
3 rooms: 280
4 rooms: 687
5 rooms: 731
6 rooms: 276
7 rooms: 88
8 rooms: 35
9 or more rooms: 43

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Texas County:

no bedroom: 13
1 bedroom: 240
2 bedrooms: 930
3 bedrooms: 2,872
4 bedrooms: 565
5 or more bedrooms: 179

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Texas County:

no bedroom: 102
1 bedroom: 326
2 bedrooms: 956
3 bedrooms: 855
4 bedrooms: 82
5 or more bedrooms: 33

Cars and other vehicles available in Texas County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 173
1 vehicle: 1,131
2 vehicles: 2,153
3 vehicles: 915
4 vehicles: 291
5 or more vehicles: 136

Cars and other vehicles available in Texas County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 270
1 vehicle: 1,031
2 vehicles: 815
3 vehicles: 184
4 vehicles: 38
5 or more vehicles: 16

51% of Texas County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in Oklahoma.

Texas County:	51.1%
State average:	52.2%

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

This state: 7468
Northeast: 154
Midwest: 4035
South: 2883
West: 2018

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (77%)
Electricity (12%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (67%)
Electricity (25%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 35

Here:	1.4%
Oklahoma:	6.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12

Here:	0.9%
Oklahoma:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 176

Here:	17.1%
Oklahoma:	16.6%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Texas County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Hospital Public: $18,134,000
All Other: $452,000
Construction - Own Hospitals: $34,000
Corrections - Other: $8,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $13,993,000
Regular Highways: $7,078,000

Corrections - Other: $528,000

Central Staff Services: $216,000

Police Protection: $191,000

Financial Administration: $178,000

Health Services - Other: $98,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $47,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $43,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $5,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $47,000
General - Interest on Debt: $66,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $983,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $672,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $311,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $438,000
Property Sale Other: $387,000

General Revenue, NEC: $148,000

Rents: $14,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $847,000
Own Hospitals: $206,000

Corrections - Other: $125,000

General Public Building: $67,000

Health - Other: $63,000

Financial Administration: $55,000

Central Staff: $41,000

Judicial: $1,000

Libraries: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $20,117,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $460,000
End of Fiscal Year: $310,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,071,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,518,000
Health & Hospitals: $206,000

All Other: $102,000
Tax - Property: $3,777,000
NEC: $258,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $9,275,000

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