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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $320 (0.5%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cherokee County is $392 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $454 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $570 a month.
Cities in this county include: Tahlequah
, Park Hill
, Eldon
, Lost City
, Pettit
, Woodall
, Welling
, Tenkiller
, Hulbert
, Zeb
.
2005 air pollution in Cherokee County:
Carbon Monoxide: 0 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.009 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.091 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.075 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
Annual: 22 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3):
60 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
12.3 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
29 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.009 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Adair County
, Delaware County
, Mayes County
, Muskogee County
, Sequoyah County
, Wagoner County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Cherokee County: Go
Ye Mission Campground
(A),
Western Hill Lodge
(B)
Churches in Cherokee County include: Long
Spring Church
(A),
Melvin Church
(B),
Molly Field Church
(C),
Batt Church
(D),
Mount Zion Church
(E),
New Home Church
(F),
Double Spring Church
(G),
New Mission Church
(H),
Norwood Lakeview Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Andersons
Cemetery
(1),
Hare Cemetery
(2),
Jones Cemetery
(3),
Miller Cemetery
(4),
Teresita Cemetery
(5),
Barber Cemetery
(6),
Linder Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs: Oknoname
111088 Reservoir
(A),
Rogers Pond
(B),
Oknoname 021001 Reservoir
(C),
Rogers Pond
(D),
Fourteen Mile Creek Site 1 Reservoir
(E),
Fourteen Mile Creek Site 2 Reservoir
(F)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Flower
Creek
(A),
Eureka Spring Branch
(B),
Elk Creek
(C),
Linder Bend Creek
(D),
Dogwood Creek
(E),
Hickory Creek
(F),
Terrapin Creek
(G),
Hare Branch
(H),
Ranger Creek
(I)
Parks in Cherokee County include: Wildwood
Public Use Area
(1),
Cookson Bend Public Use Area
(2),
Cookson Bluff Public Use Area
(3),
Cherokee Landing State Park
(4),
Cookson Hills State Game Refuge
(5),
Ballew Ridge Public Use Area
(6),
Cherokee State Game Refuge
(7),
Chicken Creek Point Public Use Area
(8),
Carlisle Cove Public Use Area
(9)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 4,448
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,113 (21% naturalized citizens)
| Cherokee
County: |
2.6% | | Whole
state: | 3.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 600
- 1990
to 1994: 190
- 1985
to 1989: 84
- 1980
to 1984: 77
- 1975
to 1979: 44
- 1970
to 1974: 29
- 1970
to 1974: 24
- 1965
to 1969: 65
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Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 11,704
- One,
attached: 254
- Two:
564
- 3
or 4: 581
- 5
to 9: 583
- 10
to 19: 187
- 20
or more: 589
- Mobile
homes: 4,858
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 179
Housing units in Cherokee County with a mortgage: 3,504 (230 second mortgage, 235 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,337 Agriculture
in Cherokee County
Average size of farms: 181 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $77042
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1633.16
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 68.77%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 29.83%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $52139
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 18.31%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.65%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $29573
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.69%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.65
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 5.21%
Land in orchards: 458 acresCherokee
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Oklahoma state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/1/1999, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 5 people and caused $2 million in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(14%)
- Educational
services (11%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Health
care (6%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (21%)
- Health
care (16%)
- Public
administration (9%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Real
estate and rental and leasing (4%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(73%)
- Iran
(3%)
- Canada
(3%)
- Africa,
n.e.c. (2%)
- Guatemala
(2%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)
- United
Kingdom (2%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Cherokee County:
|
- United
States or American (11%)
- German
(10%)
- Irish
(7%)
- English
(7%)
- French
(except Basque) (2%)
- Scottish
(1%)
- Scotch-Irish
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 12,799 (73%)
- Carpooled:
3,237 (19%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 45 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 13 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 6 (0%)
- Railroad:
8 (0%)
- Taxi:
7 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
39 (0%)
- Bicycle:
15 (0%)
- Walked:
544 (3%)
- Other
means: 176 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 600 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Cherokee County, Oklahoma
- 1101
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 247
people in nursing homes
- 209
people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 40
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 28
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 17
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 16
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 16
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 14
people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 9
people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 2
people in other nonhousehold living situations
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $36,982.
8.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,895 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.92% | | Oklahoma
average: |
8.21% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.77% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($15,531 average AGI)
3.15% relocated from other states ($11,364 average AGI)
| Cherokee
County: |
3.15% | | Oklahoma
average: | 3.36% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Muskogee County, OK
|
1.08% ($25,993 average AGI) |
| from
Tulsa County, OK
|
0.87% ($25,955) |
| from
Adair County, OK
|
0.68% ($21,535) |
| from
Wagoner County, OK
|
0.45% ($24,088) |
| from
Mayes County, OK
|
0.42% ($21,132) |
| from
Delaware County, OK
|
0.29% ($20,838) |
| from
Oklahoma County, OK
|
0.21% ($36,704) |
8.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,302 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.19% | | Oklahoma
average: |
7.91% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.63% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($17,349 average AGI)
2.56% relocated to other states ($8,954 average AGI)
| Cherokee
County: |
2.56% | | Oklahoma
average: | 3.11% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Tulsa County, OK
|
1.36% ($23,427 average AGI) |
| to
Muskogee County, OK
|
0.78% ($30,571) |
| to
Adair County, OK
|
0.66% ($19,639) |
| to
Wagoner County, OK
|
0.37% ($35,891) |
| to
Oklahoma County, OK
|
0.32% ($24,400) |
| to
Mayes County, OK
|
0.29% ($19,944) |
| to
Rogers County, OK
|
0.22% ($29,750) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.3
Births
per 1000 population in Cherokee County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1
Deaths
per 1000 population in Cherokee County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.9
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Cherokee County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,771 (4,748 aged, 1,023 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 40,816
- In
family households: 34,730 (8,520 male householders, 2,711 female householders)
8,581
spouses, 12,044 children (10,586 natural, 462 adopted, 996 stepchildren), 959 grandchildren, 361 brothers or sisters, 209 parents, 500 other relatives, 845 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 6,086 (2,279 male householders (1,785 living alone)), 2,715 female householders (2,297 living alone)), 1,092 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 1,705 (319 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 4,818 2-persons, 2,692 3-persons, 2,123 4-persons, 1,065 5-persons, 320 6-persons, 213 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,082 1-person, 796 2-persons, 91 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 2 6-persons.
7,043 married couples with children.
2,706 single-parent households (589 men, 2,117 women).
92.1% of residents of Cherokee County speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English well).
3.1% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $340,505,000 ($7720 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,468,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $99,804,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $61,865,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,053,000
Federal grants: $133,812,000
Federal procurement contracts: $13,800,000 ($81,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $30,172,000 ($3,581,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,990,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,546,000
Federal Government insurance: $31,336,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,223
| Here: |
72 per 1000 residents | | State: | 75
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,071
| Here: |
46 per 1000 residents | | State: | 52
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +517
| Here: |
+12 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+10 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +532
| Here: |
+12 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-4 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Cherokee County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.59 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 580
- 1995
to 1998: 1,780
- 1990
to 1994: 1,736
- 1980
to 1989: 4,502
- 1970
to 1979: 4,735
- 1960
to 1969: 3,058
- 1950
to 1959: 1,304
- 1940
to 1949: 838
- 1939
or earlier: 966
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Cherokee County, Oklahoma: |
- 1
room: 34
- 2
rooms: 194
- 3
rooms: 535
- 4
rooms: 1,573
- 5
rooms: 3,541
- 6
rooms: 2,454
- 7
rooms: 1,472
- 8
rooms: 651
- 9
or more rooms: 347
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Cherokee County, Oklahoma: |
- 1
room: 172
- 2
rooms: 668
- 3
rooms: 1,060
- 4
rooms: 1,527
- 5
rooms: 1,142
- 6
rooms: 558
- 7
rooms: 158
- 8
rooms: 69
- 9
or more rooms: 20
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cherokee County: |
- no
bedroom: 42
- 1
bedroom: 629
- 2
bedrooms: 2,751
- 3
bedrooms: 6,013
- 4
bedrooms: 1,137
- 5
or more bedrooms: 229
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Cherokee County: |
- no
bedroom: 190
- 1
bedroom: 1,407
- 2
bedrooms: 2,099
- 3
bedrooms: 1,449
- 4
bedrooms: 213
- 5
or more bedrooms: 16
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Cherokee County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 518
- 1
vehicle: 2,992
- 2
vehicles: 4,801
- 3
vehicles: 1,711
- 4
vehicles: 554
- 5
or more vehicles: 225
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Cherokee County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 889
- 1
vehicle: 2,480
- 2
vehicles: 1,716
- 3
vehicles: 211
- 4
vehicles: 55
- 5
or more vehicles: 23
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52% of Cherokee County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Oklahoma.
| Cherokee
County: |
52.1% | | State
average: | 52.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 29819
- Northeast:
579
- Midwest:
3105
- South:
4226
- West:
3397
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (45%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Electricity
(18%)
- Wood
(10%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (47%)
- Electricity
(38%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Wood
(3%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 192
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 175
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 213
| Here: |
5.3% | | Oklahoma: | 16.6% |
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