Picher, Oklahoma
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Population change since 2000: -98.8%
Males: 10 | (51.4%) |
Females: 10 | (48.6%) |
Median resident age: | 56.8 years |
Oklahoma median age: | 37.1 years |
Zip codes: 74360.
Picher: | $32,202 |
OK: | $59,673 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $18,016 (it was $10,938 in 2000)
Picher city income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $48,299 (it was $20,100 in 2000)
Picher: | $48,299 |
OK: | $191,700 |
Median gross rent in 2022: $534.
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Picher, OK
- 5274.3%White alone
- 1014.3%Two or more races
- 45.7%Hispanic
- 34.3%American Indian alone
Races in Picher detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: American (57.1%), German (19.0%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 2.23 square miles.
Population density: 9.0 people per square mile (very low).
9 residents are foreign born
This city: | 0.5% |
Oklahoma: | 3.8% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $347 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $344 (0.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, AR (73.0 miles , pop. 58,047).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tulsa, OK (85.1 miles , pop. 393,049).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (309.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 36.98 N, Longitude: 94.83 W
Area code: 918
Here: | 3.0% |
Oklahoma: | 3.2% |
- Health care (13.2%)
- Construction (8.4%)
- Educational services (6.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.0%)
- Transportation equipment (3.5%)
- Public administration (3.3%)
- Construction (13.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.7%)
- Food (4.7%)
- Chemicals (4.7%)
- Transportation equipment (4.4%)
- Truck transportation (4.1%)
- Health care (28.5%)
- Educational services (12.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.7%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.8%)
- Social assistance (4.8%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.4%)
- Public administration (3.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.0%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.0%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.0%)
- Cashiers (4.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.3%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6.0%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.0%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12.3%)
- Cashiers (8.3%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.6%)
- Child care workers (4.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (3.9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.9%)
Average climate in Picher, Oklahoma
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
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(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 103. This is significantly worse than average.
City: | 103 |
U.S.: | 73 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2004 was 0.0242. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 4.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.0242 |
U.S.: | 0.2513 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2004 was 6.56. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 4.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 6.56 |
U.S.: | 5.11 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2004 was 0.546. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 4.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.546 |
U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 31.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 31.8 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 20.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 0.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 20.7 |
U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 8.83. This is about average. Closest monitor was 0.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 8.83 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2007 was 0.00932. This is about average. Closest monitor was 0.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.00932 |
U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Tornado activity:
Picher-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Oklahoma state average. It is 117% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/10/2008, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.3 miles away from the Picher city center killed 15 people and injured 200 people and caused $45 million in damages.
On 4/3/1956, a category F4 tornado 16.6 miles away from the city center injured 59 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Picher-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Oklahoma state average. It is 682% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 122.5 miles away from the city center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 147.2 miles away from the city center
On 11/7/2016 at 01:44:24, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 129.3 miles away from Picher center
On 11/12/2014 at 21:40:00, a magnitude 4.9 (4.9 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 155.0 miles away from Picher center
On 11/5/2011 at 07:12:45, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 1.9 mi) earthquake occurred 146.4 miles away from the city center
On 11/8/2011 at 02:46:57, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 148.2 miles away from Picher center
Magnitude types: moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Ottawa County (29) is a lot greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 20
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 17, Storms: 15, Tornadoes: 11, Winter Storms: 11, Winds: 4, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers in Picher:
Other hospitals and medical centers near Picher:
- EASTWOOD MANOR (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; COMMERCE, OK)
- OSBORNE CARE AND REHAB (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; MIAMI, OK)
- DAVITA - TRI-STATE DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 6 miles away; MIAMI, OK)
- FMCNA - MIAMI MIDWEST (Dialysis Facility, about 7 miles away; MIAMI, OK)
- SPRING VALLEY CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; BAXTER SPGS, KS)
- BAXTER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 7 miles away; BAXTER SPRINGS, KS)
- HOPE HOUSING WILSON HOUSE (Hospital, about 8 miles away; MIAMI, OK)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Picher:
- Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (about 8 miles; Miami, OK; Full-time enrollment: 2,075)
- Missouri Southern State University (about 22 miles; Joplin, MO; FT enrollment: 4,456)
- Crowder College (about 29 miles; Neosho, MO; FT enrollment: 3,675)
- Pittsburg State University (about 30 miles; Pittsburg, KS; FT enrollment: 6,838)
- NorthWest Arkansas Community College (about 57 miles; Bentonville, AR; FT enrollment: 5,634)
- John Brown University (about 57 miles; Siloam Springs, AR; FT enrollment: 2,097)
- Rogers State University (about 64 miles; Claremore, OK; FT enrollment: 3,482)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Picher Fire and Emergency Medical Services (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Picher: Church of the Nazarene (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Picher: Harrell Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Birthplace of: Bill Pace - Football player and coach.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Picher and their reported violations in the past:
BALLERINA PARK HOME COMMUNITY (Serves MO, Population served: 300, Purch groundwater):Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
This city: | 2.0 people |
Oklahoma: | 2.5 people |
This city: | 50.0% |
Whole state: | 66.8% |
This city: | 10.0% |
Whole state: | 5.9% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 10.0% of all households
For population 15 years and over in Picher:
- Never married: 17.5%
- Now married: 47.1%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 6.3%
- Divorced: 29.2%
For population 25 years and over in Picher:
- High school or higher: 77.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 25.9%
- Unemployed: 11.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.2 minutes
Here: | 10.8 |
Oklahoma average: | 11.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Picher, OK (based on Ottawa County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 18,851 | 70 |
Mainline Protestant | 2,630 | 10 |
Catholic | 1,000 | 1 |
Other | 646 | 3 |
None | 8,721 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 0.93 / 10,000 pop. |
Oklahoma: | 1.97 / 10,000 pop. |
Ottawa County: | 0.31 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Ottawa County: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Oklahoma: | 0.76 / 10,000 pop. |
Ottawa County: | 4.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Oklahoma: | 4.35 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Oklahoma: | 6.89 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 13.9% |
Oklahoma: | 10.3% |
Ottawa County: | 31.2% |
Oklahoma: | 29.2% |
Local government employment and payroll (March 2012) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Police Protection - Officers | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | |
Firefighters | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | |
Health | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | |
Water Supply | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | |
Other and Unallocable | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | |
Other Government Administration | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | |
Judicial and Legal | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | |
Totals for Government | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Picher government finances - Expenditure in 2002 (per resident):
- Construction - Regular Highways: $134,000 ($6700.00)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $205,000 ($10250.00)
Police Protection: $90,000 ($4500.00)
Central Staff Services: $50,000 ($2500.00)
Solid Waste Management: $47,000 ($2350.00)
Health Services - Other: $37,000 ($1850.00)
Fire Protection: $33,000 ($1650.00)
Regular Highways: $30,000 ($1500.00)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $159,000 ($7950.00)
Water Utilities: $24,000 ($1200.00)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $117,000 ($5850.00)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $43,000 ($2150.00)
Picher government finances - Revenue in 2002 (per resident):
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $8,000 ($400.00)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,364,000 ($118200.00)
Interest Earnings: $16,000 ($800.00)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $300,000 ($15000.00)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $16,000 ($800.00)
Water Utilities: $5,000 ($250.00)
General Support: $5,000 ($250.00)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $152,000 ($7600.00)
Public Utilities: $36,000 ($1800.00)
Other: $1,000 ($50.00)
Picher government finances - Debt in 2002 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $925,000 ($46250.00)
Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $917,000 ($45850.00)
Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $29,000 ($1450.00)
Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $21,000 ($1050.00)
Picher government finances - Cash and Securities in 2002 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash and Deposits: $2,262,000 ($113100.00)
- Sinking Fund - Cash and Deposits: $0 ($0.00)
Strongest AM radio stations in Picher:
- WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)
- KVIS (910 AM; 1 kW; MIAMI, OK; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOCR (1310 AM; 5 kW; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE)
- KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
- KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
- KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KKLL (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
- KWAS (1230 AM; 1 kW; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
- KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KQYX (1450 AM; 1 kW; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Picher:
- KSYN (92.5 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KIXQ (102.5 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KGLC (100.9 FM; MIAMI, OK; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KCAR-FM (104.3 FM; GALENA, KS; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- KRPS (89.9 FM; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KKOW-FM (96.9 FM; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS, INC.)
- KGND (107.5 FM; KETCHUM, OK; Owner: NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA BROADCAST NETWORK)
- KMOQ (107.1 FM; BAXTER SPRINGS, KS; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- K255AH (98.9 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KJMK (93.9 FM; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC)
- KBTN-FM (99.7 FM; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- KOBC (90.7 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE)
- KJML (105.3 FM; COLUMBUS, KS; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- KXDG (97.9 FM; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC)
- KWXD (103.5 FM; ASBURY, MO; Owner: INNOVATIVE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KITO-FM (96.1 FM; VINITA, OK; Owner: DLB BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KMXL (95.1 FM; CARTHAGE, MO; Owner: CARTHAGE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KGVE (99.3 FM; GROVE, OK; Owner: CALEB CORPORATION)
- KNEO (91.7 FM; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: SKY HIGH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- K220CZ (91.9 FM; MIAMI, ETC., OK; Owner: CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CORP. INC)
TV broadcast stations around Picher:
- KOAM-TV (Channel 7; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: SAGA QUAD STATES COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KODE-TV (Channel 12; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOZJ (Channel 26; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BD. OF GOVERNORS OF SW MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KJPX-LP (Channel 47; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: GARY M./DEBORAH R. KENNY)
- KSNF (Channel 16; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- K05KD (Channel 5; CARTHAGE, MO; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- K20GA (Channel 20; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KCLJ-CA (Channel 46; JOPLIN/CARTHAGE, MO; Owner: GARY M./DEBORAH R. KENNY)
- K52FC (Channel 52; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K55HU (Channel 55; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K64FW (Channel 64; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
- K04OV (Channel 4; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Picher fatal accident list:
Aug 11, 1986 03:00 PM, 69 Connell, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Jan 30, 1983 09:45 PM, Main St., Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Oct 1, 1977 09:20 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 2Number of bridges
- 13ft / 3.7mTotal length
- $1,073,000Total costs
- 2,450Total average daily traffic
- 389Total average daily truck traffic
- 3,920Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Picher)FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
1- PICHER WATER TOWER, 120 S. Francis (Lat: 36.983889 Lon: -94.831111), Type: Tank, Structure height: 42.7 m, Overall height: 49 m, Call Sign: WPXS893,
Assigned Frequencies: 155.835 MHz, Grant Date: 06/04/2003, Expiration Date: 06/04/2013, Cancellation Date: 08/10/2013, Certifier: Jeff Reeves, Registrant: Total Radio, Inc., 3158 S. 108th E. Ave., Ste. 276, Tulsa, OK 74146, Phone: (918) 663-0172, Fax: (918) 664-6229, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
2- Call Sign: KD5GAM, Licensee ID: L00232331, Grant Date: 03/23/1999, Expiration Date: 01/12/2009, Cancellation Date: 01/13/2011, Registrant: John R Kester, 120 N Connell Ave, Picher, OK 74360-0307
- Call Sign: WB5SBM, Grant Date: 04/15/1996, Expiration Date: 04/15/2006, Cancellation Date: 04/16/2008, Registrant: Janice J Gibbs, 318 E 12th St, Picher, OK 74360
2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Picher, OK
- 9364.1%Outside Fires
- 4229.0%Structure Fires
- 64.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 42.8%Other
Most common first names in Picher, OK among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 26 | 67.3 years |
Charles | 25 | 68.3 years |
John | 22 | 68.0 years |
William | 19 | 74.0 years |
George | 16 | 66.8 years |
Mary | 16 | 80.8 years |
Helen | 13 | 73.4 years |
Carl | 11 | 71.5 years |
Roy | 10 | 68.4 years |
Jessie | 10 | 79.0 years |
Most common last names in Picher, OK among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 17 | 68.9 years |
Jones | 14 | 79.2 years |
Miller | 13 | 75.2 years |
Williams | 12 | 71.6 years |
Turner | 11 | 73.1 years |
Moore | 9 | 64.1 years |
Cox | 9 | 71.1 years |
Taylor | 8 | 70.6 years |
Johnson | 7 | 61.7 years |
Wilson | 7 | 60.7 years |
- 63.6%Electricity
- 27.3%Utility gas
- 9.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 100.0%Utility gas
Picher compared to Oklahoma state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.