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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $199 (0.5%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Choctaw County is $404 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $451 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $640 a month.
Cities in this county include: Hugo
, Boswell
, Fort Towson
, Soper
, Sawyer
, Swink
.
Neighboring
counties: Atoka County
, Bryan County
, McCurtain County
, Pushmataha County
, Lamar County, Texas
, Red River County, Texas
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Choctaw County: Old
Fort Towson Historic Site
(A),
High Bridge
(B),
Rosemound School
(C)
Churches in Choctaw County include: County
Line Church
(A),
Antioch Church
(B),
Hampton Church
(C),
Mount Olive Church
(D),
Mount Pleasant Church
(E),
Mount Sinai Church
(F),
Bethel Church
(G),
Oak Grove Church
(H),
Oak Ridge Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Missionary
Cemetery
(1),
Durant Cemetery
(2),
Wade Cemetery
(3),
Jones Cemetery
(4),
Messer Cemetery
(5),
Fort Towson Cemetery
(6),
Cold Springs Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Hopena
Lake
(A),
Salt Lake
(B),
Mosley Lake
(C),
South Lake
(D),
Colbert Lake
(E),
Clear Lake
(F),
Louie Lake
(G),
Brushy Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Doaksville
Creek
(A),
Miller Creek
(B),
Holly Branch
(C),
Spring Branch
(D),
Elm Creek
(E),
Tanyard Creek
(F),
Dixon Branch
(G),
Delaware Creek
(H),
Rocky Branch
(I)
Parks in Choctaw County include: Boswell
State Park
(1),
Waterfowl Refuge
(2),
Hugo Wildlife Management Area
(3),
Ansley Park
(4)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 495
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 75 (41% naturalized citizens)
| Choctaw
County: |
0.5% | | Whole
state: | 3.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 24
- 1990
to 1994: 5
- 1985
to 1989: 6
- 1980
to 1984: 17
- 1975
to 1979: 6
- 1970
to 1974: 5
- 1970
to 1974: 2
- 1965
to 1969: 10
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Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 5,722
- One,
attached: 126
- Two:
326
- 3
or 4: 71
- 5
to 9: 70
- 10
to 19: 44
- 20
or more: 32
- Mobile
homes: 1,097
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 51
Housing units in Choctaw County with a mortgage: 1,175 (20 second mortgage, 38 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,377 Agriculture
in Choctaw County
Average size of farms: 308 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $26501
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $54.32
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.17%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 89.66%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $21521
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 16.38%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.15%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $23006
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.44%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.46
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.24%
Corn for grain: 2147 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1710 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 2379 harvested acres
Vegetables: 260 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 1638 acresChoctaw
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Oklahoma state average. It is 3.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 48 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/2/1982, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado injured 29 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(16%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Utilities
(5%)
- Truck
transportation (5%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Repair
and maintenance (4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (22%)
- Educational
services (14%)
- Public
administration (8%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
- Religious,
grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (5%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(37%)
- Colombia
(9%)
- Lebanon
(8%)
- Brazil
(8%)
- India
(7%)
- Other
Western Europe (5%)
- Hungary
(5%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Choctaw County:
|
- United
States or American (23%)
- Irish
(9%)
- German
(8%)
- English
(6%)
- French
(except Basque) (2%)
- Dutch
(1%)
- European
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 4,358 (78%)
- Carpooled:
857 (15%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 12 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
7 (0%)
- Walked:
93 (2%)
- Other
means: 65 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 199 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Choctaw County, Oklahoma
- 154
people in nursing homes
- 43
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 19
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 19
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 8
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 6
people in other nonhousehold living situations
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $30,100.
6.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,125 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.22% | | Oklahoma
average: | 8.21% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.24% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($11,227 average AGI)
2.99% relocated from other states ($11,894 average AGI)
| Choctaw
County: |
2.99% | | Oklahoma
average: | 3.36% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Pushmataha County, OK
|
0.75% ($19,727 average AGI) |
| from
McCurtain County, OK
|
0.66% ($23,552) |
| from
Lamar County, TX
|
0.52% ($24,000) |
| from
Bryan County, OK
|
0.46% ($18,800) |
| from
Oklahoma County, OK
|
0.43% ($11,789) |
6.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,880 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.27% | | Oklahoma
average: | 7.91% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.46% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($15,771 average AGI)
2.80% relocated to other states ($12,109 average AGI)
| Choctaw
County: |
2.80% | | Oklahoma
average: | 3.11% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Lamar County, TX
|
0.84% ($32,811 average AGI) |
| to
Bryan County, OK
|
0.75% ($24,303) |
| to
McCurtain County, OK
|
0.55% ($29,792) |
| to
Pushmataha County, OK
|
0.43% ($34,632) |
| to
Oklahoma County, OK
|
0.30% ($19,308) |
| to
Dallas County, TX
|
0.23% ($21,400) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.4
Births
per 1000 population in Choctaw County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.4
Deaths
per 1000 population in Choctaw County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.3
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Choctaw County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,319 (2,627 aged, 692 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 15,111
- In
family households: 13,016 (3,074 male householders, 1,255 female householders)
3,270
spouses, 4,367 children (3,903 natural, 86 adopted, 378 stepchildren), 421 grandchildren, 119 brothers or sisters, 81 parents, 218 other relatives, 211 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 2,095 (757 male householders (686 living alone)), 1,150 female householders (1,067 living alone)), 188 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 231 (213 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,998 2-persons, 1,000 3-persons, 806 4-persons, 332 5-persons, 150 6-persons, 43 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,753 1-person, 138 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 9 5-persons.
2,274 married couples with children.
1,110 single-parent households (155 men, 955 women).
96.7% of residents of Choctaw County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 16% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 6% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $196,950,000 ($12747 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $36,657,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $49,301,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $30,867,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,197,000
Federal grants: $75,744,000
Federal procurement contracts: $36,795,000 ($34,835,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,047,000 ($178,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,405,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,075,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,514,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,142
| Here: |
75 per 1000 residents | | State: |
75 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,158
| Here: |
76 per 1000 residents | | State: |
52 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +6
| Here: |
+0 per 1000 residents | | State: | +10
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -12
| Here: |
-1 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-4 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Choctaw County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.52 millions of gallons per day (8% from ground, 92% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 194
- 1995
to 1998: 478
- 1990
to 1994: 365
- 1980
to 1989: 1,410
- 1970
to 1979: 1,861
- 1960
to 1969: 1,020
- 1950
to 1959: 790
- 1940
to 1949: 645
- 1939
or earlier: 776
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Choctaw County, Oklahoma: |
- 1
room: 11
- 2
rooms: 48
- 3
rooms: 178
- 4
rooms: 615
- 5
rooms: 1,563
- 6
rooms: 1,172
- 7
rooms: 458
- 8
rooms: 220
- 9
or more rooms: 144
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Choctaw County, Oklahoma: |
- 1
room: 13
- 2
rooms: 103
- 3
rooms: 252
- 4
rooms: 521
- 5
rooms: 524
- 6
rooms: 241
- 7
rooms: 96
- 8
rooms: 10
- 9
or more rooms: 51
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Choctaw County: |
- no
bedroom: 15
- 1
bedroom: 155
- 2
bedrooms: 1,145
- 3
bedrooms: 2,606
- 4
bedrooms: 434
- 5
or more bedrooms: 54
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Choctaw County: |
- no
bedroom: 13
- 1
bedroom: 333
- 2
bedrooms: 784
- 3
bedrooms: 538
- 4
bedrooms: 135
- 5
or more bedrooms: 8
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Choctaw County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 285
- 1
vehicle: 1,305
- 2
vehicles: 1,853
- 3
vehicles: 716
- 4
vehicles: 176
- 5
or more vehicles: 74
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Choctaw County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 340
- 1
vehicle: 956
- 2
vehicles: 416
- 3
vehicles: 85
- 4
vehicles: 12
- 5
or more vehicles: 2
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60% of Choctaw County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Oklahoma.
| Choctaw
County: |
60.0% | | State
average: |
52.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 9405
- Northeast:
159
- Midwest:
458
- South:
4073
- West:
1143
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $15,800 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(42%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (30%)
- Utility
gas (22%)
- Wood
(6%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (46%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Electricity
(25%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 51
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 23
| Here: |
5.4% | | Oklahoma: | 16.6% |
Choctaw
County government finances in 2002:
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $1,459,000
Central Staff Services: $322,000
Financial Administration: $262,000
Police Protection: $222,000
Health Services - Other: $146,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $65,000
General - Other: $43,000
General Public Buildings: $21,000
Libraries: $9,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $132,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $44,000
Rents: $11,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,244,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $827,000
General Support: $58,000
- Tax
- Total General Sales: $883,000
Property: $653,000
Other Selective Sales: $27,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $843,000
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