County population in 2012: 8,832 (63% urban, 37% rural); it was 9,089 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,139 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,275 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,565 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,119 (it was 1,119 in 2000)
% of renters here:
30%
State:
33%
Land area: 1287 sq. mi. Water area: 3.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 7 people per square mile
(very low).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Woods County: 80.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.2%), Retail trade (11.8%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $420 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $331 (0.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 13.9%
(13.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 46.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 1.2% for American Indian residents, 28.2% for other race residents, 11.9% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 34 years old
(Males: 31 years old, Females: 40 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 38 years old, Black residents: 21 years old, American Indian residents: 22 years old, Asian residents: 25 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 21 years old, Other race residents: 23 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
15.0%
Whole state:
14.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
5.5%
Whole state:
6.1%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Woods County is $358 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $451 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $656 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Woods County: Loder Siding (A), Lookout (B), Lookout Community Hall (C), O'Conner (D), Murray Plaza (E), Alva Country Club (F), Camp Houston (G), Coy Community Hall (H), Greenleaf Rural Fire Department (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Woods County include: Cedar Grove Church (A), United Methodist Church (B), Lookout Church (C), Oakdale Church (D), Pleasant View Church (E), Green Valley Church (F), Morning Star Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Union Center Cemetery (1), Walnut Grove Cemetery (2), Waynoka Municipal Cemetery (3), Whitehorse Cemetery (4), Ewing Cemetery (5), Fairvalley Cemetery (6), Fairview Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Avard Lake (A), Burnham Number 4 Reservoir (B), Benson Number 3 Reservoir (C), McGill Number 13 Reservoir (D), Overton Lake (E), P M Miller Reservoir (F), Bouziden Lake (G), Oknoname 151001 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Day Creek (A), Bull Creek (B), Whitehorse Creek (C), West Creek (D), Boggy Creek (E), Walnut Grove Creek (F), Turkey Creek (G), Barney Creek (H), Hackberry Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 995 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.7% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 79 (47% naturalized citizens)
Woods County:
0.9%
Whole state:
3.8%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 24
1990 to 1994: 2
1985 to 1989: 4
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 7
1970 to 1974: 25
1970 to 1974: 2
1965 to 1969: 15
Mean travel time to work (commute): 12.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.7%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,727
One, attached: 42
Two: 71
3 or 4: 53
5 to 9: 81
10 to 19: 70
20 or more: 63
Mobile homes: 373
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12
Housing units in Woods County with a mortgage: 779 (70 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,222
Here:
38.9% with mortgage
State:
62.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 74.55%
Here
74.6%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 6,776 Total congregations: 32
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
United Methodist Church
Southern Baptist Convention
Catholic Church
Lutheran Church
Churches of Christ
Adherents
2,013 (29.7%)
1,574 (23.2%)
670 (9.9%)
460 (6.8%)
405 (6.0%)
Congregations
6 (18.8%)
3 (9.4%)
2 (6.3%)
1 (3.1%)
3 (9.4%)
Name
The Wesleyan Church
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Assemblies of God
Other
Adherents
373 (5.5%)
280 (4.1%)
193 (2.8%)
192 (2.8%)
616 (9.1%)
Congregations
3 (9.4%)
2 (6.3%)
1 (3.1%)
2 (6.3%)
9 (28.1%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 1073 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $72,997 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $56.98 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 83.90% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $80,696 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 19.22% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.28% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $76,646 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.01% Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.19 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.26% All wheat for grain: 117616 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 270 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Woods County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Oklahoma state average. It is 2.3 times above overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 4/5/1951, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Woods County-area historical earthquake activity is below Oklahoma state average. It is 89% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/15/1995 at 00:31:33, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 9.3 miles away from the county center 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 64.0 miles away from the county center On 1/14/1993 at 17:06:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 28.5 miles away from the county center On 4/29/1994 at 03:28:58, a magnitude 3.0 (2.8 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 50.3 miles away from Woods County center On 10/25/1999 at 23:19:58, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 16.2 mi) earthquake occurred 50.7 miles away from the 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 84.6 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)
Most recent natural disasters:
Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 5, 2011, Emergency Declared (EM-3316): February 2, 2011, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3316, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 28, 2010 to January 30, 2010, Emergency Declared (EM-3308): January 30, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3308, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Oklahoma Snow, Incident Period: March 27, 2009 to March 28, 2009, Emergency Declared (EM-3305): June 23, 2009, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3305, Natural disaster type: Snow
Oklahoma Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: September 12, 2008 to September 19, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1803): October 9, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1803, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Oklahoma Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 3, 2008 to June 20, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1775): July 9, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1775, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Oklahoma Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 8, 2007 to January 3, 2008, Emergency Declared (EM-3280): December 10, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3280, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Oklahoma Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 10, 2007 to July 25, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1712): July 7, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1712, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Oklahoma Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 12, 2007 to January 26, 2007, Emergency Declared (EM-3272): January 14, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3272, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
Oklahoma Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: January 12, 2007 to January 26, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1678): February 1, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1678, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Oklahoma Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3219): September 5, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3219, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Woods County (13) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7 Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Winter Storms: 5, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 3, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snow: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (42%)
Taiwan (14%)
Ghana (13%)
Germany (10%)
Russia (8%)
Brazil (5%)
Sweden (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Woods County (%):
German (31%)
United States or American (17%)
English (12%)
Irish (10%)
Scotch-Irish (4%)
Italian (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 3,390 (81%)
Carpooled: 409 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Motorcycle: 16 (0%)
Bicycle: 25 (1%)
Walked: 171 (4%)
Other means: 29 (1%)
Worked at home: 148 (4%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
People in group quarters in Woods County, Oklahoma in 2000:
424 people in state prisons
361 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
108 people in nursing homes
66 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
31 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
People in group quarters in Woods County, Oklahoma in 2010:
577 people in state prisons
277 people in college/university student housing
114 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
29 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
8 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,311.
7.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,209 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.10%
Oklahoma average:
8.21%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.07% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($14,859 average AGI)
3.03% relocated from other states ($14,350 average AGI)
Woods County:
3.03%
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:
8.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,389 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.15%
Oklahoma average:
7.91%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.04% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($17,410 average AGI)
3.10% relocated to other states ($9,979 average AGI)
Woods County:
3.10%
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:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.0
Births per 1000 population in Woods County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.9
Deaths per 1000 population in Woods County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Woods County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,751 (1,629 aged, 122 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 11.67 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8973.160 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 1365.230 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 35717.62
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1053.120 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1567.990 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 11.7
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 47.81 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 105.310
Household type by relationship:
Households: 7,873
In family households: 6,111 (1,646 male householders, 467 female householders)
1,691 spouses, 1,885 children (1,695 natural, 69 adopted, 121 stepchildren), 134 grandchildren, 44 brothers or sisters, 32 parents, 40 other relatives, 142 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,762 (704 male householders (537 living alone)), 716 female householders (604 living alone)), 342 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,005 (728 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,128 2-persons, 410 3-persons, 369 4-persons, 133 5-persons, 48 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.
96.8% of residents of Woods County speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $70,346,000 ($8208 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $1,169,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $24,265,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,390,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,573,000 Federal grants: $19,941,000 Federal procurement contracts: $530,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $2,647,000 ($429,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $101,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,418,000 Federal Government insurance: $13,958,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 434
Here:
51 per 1000 residents
State:
75 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 634
Here:
74 per 1000 residents
State:
52 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +15
Here:
+2 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -347
Here:
-41 per 1000 residents
State:
-4 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Woods County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.98 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.0
State:
5.7
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.4
State:
4.3
Year house built
2005 or later: 4
2000 to 2004: 77
1990 to 1999: 283
1980 to 1989: 395
1970 to 1979: 772
1960 to 1969: 838
1950 to 1959: 547
1940 to 1949: 429
1939 or earlier: 1,136
Rooms in houses/apartments in Woods County, Oklahoma
53% of Woods County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Oklahoma.
Woods County:
52.9%
State average:
52.2%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6249
Northeast: 103
Midwest: 1415
South: 834
West: 378
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
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 Woods County
34.0 years
36.0 years
(52.2%)
(47.8%)
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