Kay County, Oklahoma (OK)

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• • 31,41170.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4,2389.5%Two or more races
  • 3,9798.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3,5748.0%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 7401.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2650.6%Some other race alone
  • 2560.6%Asian alone
  • 110.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $146,052

Here:	$146,052
State:	$227,517

Townhouses or other attached units: $194,670

Here:	$194,670
State:	$251,901

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $161,529

Here:	$161,529
State:	$192,066

Mobile homes: $69,734

Here:	$69,734
State:	$108,992

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $11,483

Here:	$11,483
State:	$95,911

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 10
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 18
• Burglaries: 37
• Thefts: 64
• Auto thefts: 19

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 15
• Burglaries: 50
• Thefts: 65
• Auto thefts: 20

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $941 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $683 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Kay County is $378 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $470 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $649 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ponca City, Blackwell, Tonkawa, Newkirk, Kaw City, Braman, Kildare, Nardin.

2019 air pollution in Kay County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 9.7 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Grant County , Hawkins County, Tennessee , Osage County , Montgomery County, Kansas , Wright County, Missouri .

Current college students: 1,774
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,067 (46.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 922010 or later
• 2042000 to 2009
• 3071990 to 1999
• 2301980 to 1989
• 1121970 to 1979
• 159Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 17,370
• One, attached: 290
• Two: 434
• 3 or 4: 674
• 5 to 9: 344
• 10 to 19: 339
• 20 to 49: 293
• 50 or more: 260
• Mobile homes: 1,302
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Kay County with a mortgage: 4,806 (285 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 215 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 256

Religion statistics for Kay County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Kay County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Oklahoma Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4530, Natural disaster type: Other
• Oklahoma Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding, Incident Period: May 7, 2019, FEMA Id: 4438, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Oklahoma Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 30, 2019 - May 1, 2019, FEMA Id: 4453, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• 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 Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 05, 2015 to June 22, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4222: May 26, 2015, FEMA Id: 4222, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• 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 Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2012 to May 01, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4064: June 14, 2012, FEMA Id: 4064, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• 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 Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 24, 2009 to December 25, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1876: February 25, 2010, FEMA Id: 1876, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 19 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.40% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($44,605 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.97% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($17,946 average AGI)
3.43% relocated from other states ($26,659 average AGI)

Kay County:	3.43%
Oklahoma average:	3.37%

from Osage County, OK	0.56% ($38,209 average AGI)
from Oklahoma County, OK	0.38% ($48,559)
from Cowley County, KS	0.36% ($45,545)
from Garfield County, OK	0.33% ($33,961)
from Payne County, OK	0.33% ($34,882)
from Sedgwick County, KS	0.31% ($44,917)
from Tulsa County, OK	0.29% ($41,636)

6.27% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($42,321 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.79% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($24,969 average AGI)
2.48% relocated to other states ($17,352 average AGI)

Kay County:	2.48%
Oklahoma average:	2.72%

to Osage County, OK	0.63% ($48,454 average AGI)
to Oklahoma County, OK	0.56% ($33,826)
to Payne County, OK	0.45% ($52,681)
to Tulsa County, OK	0.32% ($55,060)
to Cowley County, KS	0.32% ($30,000)
to Noble County, OK	0.26% ($35,300)
to Sedgwick County, KS	0.21% ($34,406)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 13.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Kay County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 8,252 (2,385 living alone), Female householders: 9,170 (3,020 living alone)

• 7,801 spouses (7,778 opposite-sex spouses), 1,257 unmarried partners, (1,213 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 12,931 children (11,164 natural, 401 adopted, 1,343 stepchildren), 1,283 grandchildren, 468 brothers or sisters, 463 parents, 69 foster children, 500 other relatives, 1,314 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 927

Size of family households: 5,620 2-persons, 1,896 3-persons, 1,826 4-persons, 1,056 5-persons, 340 6-persons, 158 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,405 1-person, 980 2-persons, 97 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 14 5-persons.

5,822 married couples with children.
3,561 single-parent households (982 men, 2,579 women).

94.4% of residents of Kay speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $378,956,000 ($8,104 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $108,909,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $139,354,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $63,802,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,283,000
Federal grants: $48,398,000
Federal procurement contracts: $107,206,000 ($101,929,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,914,000 ($991,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $897,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,668,000
Federal Government insurance: $39,134,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-47 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 22.01 millions of gallons per day (38% from ground, 62% from surface)

• Year house built in Kay County, Oklahoma
• 32020 or later
• 5412010 to 2019
• 9862000 to 2009
• 1,1391990 to 1999
• 2,1361980 to 1989
• 3,2581970 to 1979
• 2,8251960 to 1969
• 4,2461950 to 1959
• 1,8511940 to 1949
• 3,7291939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Kay County, Oklahoma

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kay County, Oklahoma
• 101 room
• 302 rooms
• 2573 rooms
• 9734 rooms
• 2,4335 rooms
• 3,0476 rooms
• 2,1807 rooms
• 1,2118 rooms
• 1,5339+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kay County, Oklahoma
• 1721 room
• 892 rooms
• 9083 rooms
• 1,2714 rooms
• 1,5635 rooms
• 9146 rooms
• 4567 rooms
• 1778 rooms
• 1819+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Kay County, Oklahoma

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Kay County, Oklahoma
• 9no bedroom
• 2221 bedroom
• 2,4092 bedrooms
• 6,4973 bedrooms
• 2,2024 bedrooms
• 2985+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kay County, Oklahoma
• 182no bedroom
• 9811 bedroom
• 2,1492 bedrooms
• 1,9603 bedrooms
• 4124 bedrooms
• 535+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Kay County, Oklahoma in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Kay County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 479no vehicle
• 3,0021 vehicle
• 4,9392 vehicles
• 2,2123 vehicles
• 8584 vehicles
• 2165+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Kay County in renter-occupied apartments
• 784no vehicle
• 3,0661 vehicle
• 1,3372 vehicles
• 3783 vehicles
• 1084 vehicles
• 765+ vehicles

81.4% of Kay County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Oklahoma.

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

• This state: 28,616
• Other state: 14,411
• Northeast: 482
• Midwest: 7,024
• South: 3,890
• West: 3,012

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 916
• Number of aged recipients: 70
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 846
• Number of recipients under 18: 136
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 642
• Number of recipients older than 64: 138
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 361
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 391

Kay County on our top lists:

• #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"