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Washington County, OK mapCounty population in 2005: 49,149 (78% urban, 22% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 14,941
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,238
% of renters here:  26%
State:  32%
Land area: 417 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 118 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  11.9%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  4.4%
Whole state:  6.1%

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

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 82%
  • Government: 10%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Washington County, Oklahoma:

  • White Non-Hispanic (79.9%)
  • American Indian (13.9%)
  • Two or more races (6.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Black (2.5%)
  • Other race (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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

Males: 23,497  (48.0%)
Females: 25,499  (52.0%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $34,327
County population in 2003: 49,097
Jobs in 2003: 19,426

Washington County,OK real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 24,247
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.9%

Average household size:
Washington County:  2.4 people
Oklahoma:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,744 ($35,816 in 2000)
This county  $39,744
Oklahoma:  $37,063

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $82,914
Washington County  $82,914
Oklahoma:  $89,100

Median montly rent in 2000: $406
Institutionalized population: 393
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Washington County in 2000: $683


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

Washington County races chart


Washington County, OK map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Washington County Oklahoma:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 70.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 29.3%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $480 (0.8%)

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, Velma-Alma.

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


Washington County close-up map

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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

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.9%
Oklahoma:  4.1%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


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%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 448
  • 1990 to 1994: 184
  • 1985 to 1989: 65
  • 1980 to 1984: 58
  • 1975 to 1979: 49
  • 1970 to 1974: 42
  • 1970 to 1974: 52
  • 1965 to 1969: 60

Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes

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

Washington County marital status for males

Washington County marital status for females

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


Agriculture in Washington County
Average size of farms: 263 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $23289
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $83.57
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.55%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 79.21%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $22620
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.02%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $23972
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.16%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.69
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.18%
Corn for grain: 444 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 9638 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 9609 harvested acres
Vegetables: 16 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 4167 acres

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.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (12%)
  • Petroleum and coal products (8%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Mining (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)


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



  • Mexico (33%)
  • Germany (7%)
  • United Kingdom (7%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
  • India (4%)
  • Canada (4%)
  • Korea (4%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Washington County:



  • United States or American (17%)
  • German (16%)
  • English (12%)
  • Irish (10%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • Scottish (2%)
  • European (2%)

Washington County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)
 

People in group quarters in Washington County, Oklahoma
  • 342 people in nursing homes
  • 202 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 51 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 46 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 19 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $54,969.

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%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


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



Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


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



Births per 1000 population in Washington County

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



Deaths per 1000 population in Washington County

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



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Washington County

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


Households: 48,337
  • 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.

8,740 married couples with children.
2,563 single-parent households (560 men, 2,003 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,160
Here:  64 per 1000 residents
State:  75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 3,065
Here:  62 per 1000 residents
State:  52 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +399
Here:  +8 per 1000 residents
State:  +10 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -293
Here:  -6 per 1000 residents
State:  -4 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Washington County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.1
State:  5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.4
State:  4.3



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 364
  • 1995 to 1998: 941
  • 1990 to 1994: 645
  • 1980 to 1989: 3,208
  • 1970 to 1979: 4,508
  • 1960 to 1969: 3,278
  • 1950 to 1959: 4,286
  • 1940 to 1949: 2,244
  • 1939 or earlier: 2,776


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

  • 1 room: 27
  • 2 rooms: 42
  • 3 rooms: 255
  • 4 rooms: 1,136
  • 5 rooms: 3,409
  • 6 rooms: 4,233
  • 7 rooms: 2,846
  • 8 rooms: 1,506
  • 9 or more rooms: 1,487


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

  • 1 room: 116
  • 2 rooms: 382
  • 3 rooms: 886
  • 4 rooms: 1,317
  • 5 rooms: 1,250
  • 6 rooms: 744
  • 7 rooms: 363
  • 8 rooms: 108
  • 9 or more rooms: 72


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

  • no bedroom: 33
  • 1 bedroom: 323
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,743
  • 3 bedrooms: 8,741
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,584
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 517


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington County:

  • no bedroom: 159
  • 1 bedroom: 1,442
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,937
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,488
  • 4 bedrooms: 190
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 22


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

  • no vehicle: 472
  • 1 vehicle: 4,108
  • 2 vehicles: 6,886
  • 3 vehicles: 2,434
  • 4 vehicles: 802
  • 5 or more vehicles: 239


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

  • no vehicle: 929
  • 1 vehicle: 2,687
  • 2 vehicles: 1,334
  • 3 vehicles: 209
  • 4 vehicles: 50
  • 5 or more vehicles: 29

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


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Utility gas (79%)
  • Electricity (13%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
  • Wood (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Utility gas (70%)
  • Electricity (26%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 370
Here:  6.1%
Oklahoma:  6.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 178
Here:  6.0%
Oklahoma:  6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 535
Here:  34.1%
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)

Washington County government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $501,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $454,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,788,000
    Police Protection: $1,407,000
    Financial Administration: $755,000
    General - Other: $634,000
    General Public Buildings: $463,000
    Health Services - Other: $397,000
    Central Staff Services: $366,000
    Corrections - Other: $248,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $219,000
    Parks & Recreation: $107,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $74,000
    Welfare - Other: $52,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $27,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $89,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $463,000
    Highways: $55,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $295,000
    Interest Earnings: $142,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $269,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,575,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,935,000
    General Support: $136,000
    All Other: $109,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,729,000
    Total General Sales: $2,271,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $3,897,000

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