Washita County, Oklahoma (OK)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.5%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (17.8%), Retail trade (10.5%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Washita County, Oklahoma:

Median resident age:	39.2 years
Oklahoma median age:	35.5 years

Males: 5,572	(48.4%)
Females: 5,936	(51.6%)

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Washita County:	2.5 people
Oklahoma:	2.5 people

This county:	$36,791
Oklahoma:	$41,567

This county:	$289
State:	$445

Washita County:	$69,416
Oklahoma:	$103,000

Detached houses: $87,753

Here:	$87,753
State:	$140,794

Townhouses or other attached units: $44,781

Here:	$44,781
State:	$114,810

In 2-unit structures: $121,100

Here:	$121,100
State:	$155,355

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $41,195

Here:	$41,195
State:	$79,933

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $488,856

Here:	$488,856
State:	$80,899

Mobile homes: $34,827

Here:	$34,827
State:	$39,757

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $112,500

Here:	$112,500
State:	$32,122

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 18
• Thefts: 23
• Auto thefts: 11

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 27
• Thefts: 31
• Auto thefts: 5

This county:	15.5%
Whole state:	14.7%

This county:	6.9%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Washita County is $363 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $451 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $606 a month.

Cities in this county include: Burns Flat, Sentinel, Corn, Dill City, Canute, Bessie, Rocky, Colony, Foss, Central Washita.

Neighboring counties: Beckham County , Caddo County , Custer County , Kiowa County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Washita County: Camp Spring Lake (A), Forty One (B), Red Bluff (C), Center Point School (D), Burns Flat Junction (E), Wenning (F), Clinton-Sherman Industrial Park (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Washita County include: Zion Church (A), Hefner Church (B), Mount Vernon Church (C), Herold Church (D), New Harmony Church (E), Bergthal Church (F), Bessie Church (G), Odessa Church (H), Peace Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Dugford Cemetery (1), Missouri Cemetery (2), Clark Cemetery (3), Lutheran Cemetery (4), Liberty Bell Cemetery (5), Cloud Chief Cemetery (6), Union-Hatchett Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Vanderwork, Lake (A), Klemme Reservoir (B), Lake Hobart (C), Oak Creek Site 1 Reservoir (D), Oak Creek Site 10 Reservoir (E), Oak Creek Site 2 Reservoir (F), Oak Creek Site 2a Reservoir (G), Oak Creek Site 2b Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Taylor Creek (A), Rocky Creek (B), Trail Creek (C), Corn Creek (D), Oak Creek (E), Coffee Creek (F), Cloud Creek (G), Monument Creek (H), Two Baby Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Washita County include: Arrowhead Park (1), Adams Lake City Park (2), Crowder Lake State Recreation Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.6%
Oklahoma:	6.3%

Current college students: 378
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 183 (32% naturalized citizens)

Washita County:	1.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 57.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,181
• One, attached: 595
• Two: 40
• 3 or 4: 34
• 5 to 9: 26
• 10 to 19: 36
• 20 or more: 61
• Mobile homes: 462
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17

Housing units in Washita County with a mortgage: 1,088 (86 second mortgage, 52 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,339

Here:	44.8% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Washita County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Oklahoma state average. It is 3.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 22 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/25/1962, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Washita County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Oklahoma state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/1998 at 14:13:01, a magnitude 4.2 (3.9 MB, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 50.2 miles away from Washita 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 89.2 miles away from the county center
On 2/8/2002 at 16:07:13, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 55.1 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) earthquake occurred 90.0 miles away from Washita County center
On 10/14/2008 at 03:07:28, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.9 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 90.9 miles away from Washita County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,900 (78%) Carpooled: 664 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 9 (0%) Bicycle: 9 (0%) Walked: 127 (3%) Other means: 43 (1%) Worked at home: 232 (5%)

9.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,332 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.79%
Oklahoma average:	8.21%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.83% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($19,535 average AGI)
2.96% relocated from other states ($9,798 average AGI)

Washita County:	2.96%
Oklahoma average:	3.36%

from Beckham County, OK	1.65% ($28,082 average AGI)
from Custer County, OK	1.38% ($25,686)
from Oklahoma County, OK	0.54% ($24,250)
from Kiowa County, OK	0.46% ($24,647)
from Canadian County, OK	0.30% ($27,727)

8.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,985 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.95%
Oklahoma average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.06% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($28,927 average AGI)
1.89% relocated to other states ($6,058 average AGI)

Washita County:	1.89%
Oklahoma average:	3.11%

to Custer County, OK	1.92% ($26,000 average AGI)
to Beckham County, OK	1.72% ($51,714)
to Canadian County, OK	0.41% ($50,467)
to Oklahoma County, OK	0.41% ($44,867)
to Caddo County, OK	0.33% ($21,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,289 (2,012 aged, 277 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 9,883 (2,756 male householders, 521 female householders)

  2,771 spouses, 3,390 children (2,957 natural, 93 adopted, 340 stepchildren), 145 grandchildren, 30 brothers or sisters, 39 parents, 82 other relatives, 149 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,393 (525 male householders (446 living alone)), 728 female householders (693 living alone)), 140 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 232 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,532 2-persons, 653 3-persons, 650 4-persons, 328 5-persons, 76 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,139 1-person, 95 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 1 4-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

95.0% of residents of Washita County speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (22% speak English very well, 78% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $87,541,000 ($7604 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,420,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $32,083,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,916,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,464,000
Federal grants: $18,165,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,341,000 ($4,761,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,571,000 ($4,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $911,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,247,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,197,000

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	52 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.17 millions of gallons per day (33% from ground, 67% from surface)

Here:	5.8
State:	5.7

Here:	5.0
State:	4.3

60% of Washita County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Oklahoma.

Washita County:	59.9%
State average:	52.2%

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

• This state: 8131
• Northeast: 135
• Midwest: 835
• South: 1346
• West: 831

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $19,000

Here:	2.5%
Oklahoma:	6.4%

Here:	10.6%
Oklahoma:	6.2%

Here:	4.7%
Oklahoma:	16.6%

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