Washington County, Oklahoma (OK)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.6%), Manufacturing (17.1%), Retail trade (14.1%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Washington County, Oklahoma:

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

Males: 23,497	(48.0%)
Females: 25,499	(52.0%)

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Washington County:	2.4 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

This county:	$44,573
Oklahoma:	$41,567

This county:	$395
State:	$445

Washington County:	$94,585
Oklahoma:	$103,000

Detached houses: $130,358

Here:	$130,358
State:	$140,794

Townhouses or other attached units: $105,564

Here:	$105,564
State:	$114,810

In 2-unit structures: $141,903

Here:	$141,903
State:	$155,355

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $65,029

Here:	$65,029
State:	$79,933

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $38,121

Here:	$38,121
State:	$80,899

Mobile homes: $39,575

Here:	$39,575
State:	$39,757

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $30,000

Here:	$30,000
State:	$32,122

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 20
• Burglaries: 85
• Thefts: 131
• Auto thefts: 10

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 97
• Thefts: 90
• Auto thefts: 17

This county:	11.9%
Whole state:	14.7%

This county:	4.4%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Washington County is $374 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $637 a month.

Cities in this county include: Bartlesville, Dewey, Copan, Ramona, Ochelata, Vera.

Neighboring counties: Chautauqua County, Kansas , Nowata County , Osage County , Montgomery County, Kansas , Rogers County , Tulsa County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Wayside (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Washington County include: Happy Hill Church (A), Memorial Christian Church (B), Pleasant Grove Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Buck Creek Cemetery (1), Tyner Cemetery (2), Ramona Cemetery (3), Oglesby Cemetery (4), Ochelata Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Long Lake (A), Green Lake (B), Youngs Lake (C), Silver Lake (D), Lake Todd (E), Ochelata Lake (F), G C Richardson Reservoir (G), Richard Kane Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Hogshooter Creek (A), Fish Creek (B), Rice Creek (C), Double Creek (D), Curl Creek (E), Timberlake Creek (F), Little Caney River (G), Cotton Creek (H), Coon Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.8%
Oklahoma:	6.3%

Current college students: 1,783
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 958 (23% naturalized citizens)

Washington County:	2.0%
Whole state:	3.8%

Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 17,405
• One, attached: 361
• Two: 401
• 3 or 4: 730
• 5 to 9: 676
• 10 to 19: 277
• 20 or more: 753
• Mobile homes: 1,631
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Housing units in Washington County with a mortgage: 6,827 (300 second mortgage, 453 home equity loan, 44 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,200

Here:	56.8% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Washington County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Oklahoma state average. It is 5.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 77 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/15/1982, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 57 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Washington County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Oklahoma state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/30/1998 at 17:41:22, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 92.2 miles away from Washington County center
On 1/24/1991 at 05:00:26, a magnitude 3.0 (2.9 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.5 miles away from the county center
On 7/24/2001 at 14:02:35, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 16,546 (79%) Carpooled: 3,228 (15%) Ferryboat: 11 (0%) Taxi: 28 (0%) Motorcycle: 63 (0%) Bicycle: 60 (0%) Walked: 313 (1%) Other means: 156 (1%) Worked at home: 584 (3%)

7.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,087 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.17%
Oklahoma average:	8.21%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,404 average AGI)

Washington County:	0.08%
Oklahoma average:	0.15%

3.37% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($14,496 average AGI)
3.72% relocated from other states ($23,187 average AGI)

Washington County:	3.72%
Oklahoma average:	3.36%

from Tulsa County, OK	0.96% ($33,414 average AGI)
from Osage County, OK	0.50% ($30,239)
from Nowata County, OK	0.31% ($32,836)
from Montgomery County, KS	0.29% ($36,608)
from Harris County, TX	0.23% ($126,425)
from Rogers County, OK	0.20% ($29,800)
from Kay County, OK	0.19% ($37,735)

6.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,166 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.83%
Oklahoma average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.90% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($20,365 average AGI)
2.92% relocated to other states ($19,801 average AGI)

Washington County:	2.92%
Oklahoma average:	3.11%

to Tulsa County, OK	1.51% ($34,784 average AGI)
to Osage County, OK	0.47% ($38,049)
to Nowata County, OK	0.29% ($30,961)
to Oklahoma County, OK	0.26% ($34,400)
to Montgomery County, KS	0.23% ($29,500)
to Rogers County, OK	0.21% ($35,944)
to Harris County, TX	0.19% ($75,118)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 9,895 (8,774 aged, 1,121 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 41,711 (11,038 male householders, 3,144 female householders)

  11,612 spouses, 13,552 children (11,894 natural, 401 adopted, 1,257 stepchildren), 647 grandchildren, 269 brothers or sisters, 284 parents, 449 other relatives, 716 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,626 (2,288 male householders (2,030 living alone)), 3,737 female householders (3,524 living alone)), 601 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 659 (396 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,067 2-persons, 2,999 3-persons, 2,577 4-persons, 1,016 5-persons, 397 6-persons, 126 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,554 1-person, 405 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 29 4-persons.

95.1% of residents of Washington County speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $256,454,000 ($5231 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,783,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $148,631,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $61,996,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $789,000
Federal grants: $40,899,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,861,000 ($226,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,278,000 ($147,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $785,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,580,000
Federal Government insurance: $39,449,000

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	52 per 1000 residents

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	-6 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.72 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	6.1
State:	5.7

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

55% of Washington County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Oklahoma.

Washington County:	54.8%
State average:	52.2%

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

• This state: 28512
• Northeast: 1167
• Midwest: 9236
• South: 5441
• West: 3345

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $46,300

Here:	6.1%
Oklahoma:	6.4%

Here:	6.0%
Oklahoma:	6.2%

Here:	34.1%
Oklahoma:	16.6%

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