County population in 2016: 9,237 (63% urban, 37% rural); it was 9,089 in 2000County 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. 2016 cost of living index in Woods County: 79.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (20.7%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (18.6%), Information (13.7%), Educational, health and social services (10.9%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $58,431 ($28,927 in 1999)
This county:
$58,431
Oklahoma:
$49,176
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $485 (lower quartile is $344, upper quartile is $659)
This county:
$485
State:
$590
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $101,030 (it was $47,800 in 2000)
Woods:
$101,030
Oklahoma:
$132,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $67,345 - $176,832 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $939 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $332
Institutionalized population: 728
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 9
Thefts: 26
Auto thefts: 5
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 4
Thefts: 15
Auto thefts: 4
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $617 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $425 (0.4%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 12.6%
Woods County:
12.6%
Oklahoma:
16.3%
(10.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 60.5% for Black residents, 23.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 28.2% for American Indian residents, 80.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 4.3% for other race residents, 14.1% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 33.8 years old
(Males: 31.6 years old, Females: 36.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 37.2 years old, Black residents: 22.6 years old, American Indian residents: 33.3 years old, Asian residents: 20.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.2 years old, Other race residents: 23.3 years old)
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.
Current college students: 995 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.0% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 235 (47.8% naturalized citizens)
Woods County:
2.6%
Whole state:
5.8%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 39
2000 to 2009: 106
1990 to 1999: 23
1980 to 1989: 4
1970 to 1979: 32
Before 1970: 17
Note: State values scaled to Woods County population
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: 3,557
One, attached: 39
Two: 95
3 or 4: 16
5 to 9: 87
10 to 19: 164
20 to 49: 53
50 or more: 54
Mobile homes: 392
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 33
Housing units in Woods County with a mortgage: 862 (25 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,424
Here:
99.9% with mortgage
State:
55.9% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Woods County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
3,417
21
Mainline Protestant
2,368
9
Catholic
148
2
Other
130
2
None
2,815
-
Woods County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
Woods County:
5.92 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.97 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
1.18 / 10,000 pop.
Oklahoma:
0.20 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:
1.18 / 10,000 pop.
Oklahoma:
0.76 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6
Woods County:
7.10 / 10,000 pop.
Oklahoma:
4.35 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 6
This county:
7.10 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.89 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Woods County:
9.3%
Oklahoma:
10.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Woods County:
27.5%
State:
29.2%
Agriculture in Woods County:
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
Earthquake activity:
Woods County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Oklahoma state average. It is 63% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 2/15/1974 at 13:33:49, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 109.0 miles away from Woods County center On 9/15/1995 at 00:31:33, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 9.3 miles away from the county center On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 281.2 miles away from the county center On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 194.3 miles away from the county center On 4/28/1998 at 14:13:01, a magnitude 4.2 (3.9 MB, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 137.2 miles away from Woods 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 151.1 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Most recent natural disasters:
Oklahoma Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: December 26, 2015 to January 05, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4256: February 10, 2016, FEMA Id: 4256, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
Oklahoma Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: November 27, 2015 to November 29, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4247: December 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4247, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 24, 2013 to February 26, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4109: April 08, 2013, FEMA Id: 4109, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3316: February 02, 2011, FEMA Id: 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: 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: 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 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1803, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Oklahoma Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 03, 2008 to June 20, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1775: July 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1775, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Oklahoma Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 08, 2007 to January 03, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3280: December 10, 2007, FEMA Id: 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 07, 2007, FEMA Id: 1712, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Woods County (16) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10 Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Winter Storms: 8, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 4, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
Transportation occupations (7%)
Material moving occupations (7%)
Sales and related occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (23%)
Sales and related occupations (13%)
Management occupations (8%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
Education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
Personal care and service occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (33%)
Russia (25%)
India (15%)
Vietnam (10%)
Canada (6%)
Philippines (3%)
Nepal (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Woods County (%):
American (28%)
German (14%)
English (6%)
Irish (4%)
European (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Dutch (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 4,349 (79.5%)
Carpooled: 537 (9.8%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 57 (1.0%)
Bicycle: 9 (0.2%)
Walked: 229 (4.2%)
Worked at home: 285 (5.2%)
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 2010 was $51,913.
6.85% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($33,827 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.85%
Oklahoma average:
7.34%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.91% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($16,551 average AGI)
2.94% relocated from other states ($17,276 average AGI)
Woods County:
2.94%
Oklahoma average:
3.02%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
8.89% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($31,004 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.89%
Oklahoma average:
7.24%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.13% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($17,315 average AGI)
3.76% relocated to other states ($13,688 average AGI)
Woods County:
3.76%
Oklahoma average:
2.90%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
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 from 2007 to 2014: 12.2
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
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 16.3% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 8.9%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Woods County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Woods County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,641 (1,492 aged, 149 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 201 (12%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Woods County, Oklahoma in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (171)
Pneumonia, unspecified (139)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (125)
Congestive heart failure (117)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (80)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (79)
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: 8,973 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 1,365 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 35,718
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,053 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,568 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 12
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 48 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 105
Household type by relationship:
Households: 9,237
In family households: 6,606 (1,129 male householders, 896 female householders)
1,632 spouses, 2,094 children (1,928 natural, 21 adopted, 151 stepchildren), 280 grandchildren, 63 brothers or sisters, 48 parents, 206 other relatives, 241 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,782 (707 male householders (509 living alone)), 631 female householders (503 living alone)), 444 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 848
Size of family households: 1,035 2-persons, 392 3-persons, 337 4-persons, 174 5-persons, 75 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.
1,152 married couples with children.
458 single-parent households (185 men, 273 women).
93.9% of residents of Woods speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $70,346,000 ($8,208 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:
6.3
State:
6.0
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.9
State:
4.5
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 72
2000 to 2009: 336
1990 to 1999: 248
1980 to 1989: 480
1970 to 1979: 591
1960 to 1969: 581
1950 to 1959: 488
1940 to 1949: 481
1939 or earlier: 1,118
Note: State values scaled to Woods population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Woods County, Oklahoma
Note: State values scaled to Woods County population
no vehicle: 67
1 vehicle: 590
2 vehicles: 845
3 vehicles: 509
4 vehicles: 164
5+ vehicles: 104
no vehicle: 101
1 vehicle: 427
2 vehicles: 354
3 vehicles: 130
4 vehicles: 50
5+ vehicles: 30
78% of Woods County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Oklahoma.
Woods County:
78.2%
State average:
83.3%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,798
Other state: 3,162
Northeast: 68
Midwest: 1,462
South: 828
West: 812
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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