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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $419 (0.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Custer County is $349 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $451 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $645 a month.
Cities in this county include: Weatherford
, Clinton
, Thomas
, Arapaho
, Custer City
, Butler
, East Johnston
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Neighboring
counties: Beckham County
, Blaine County
, Caddo County
, Dewey County
, Roger Mills County
, Washita County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Custer County: Alfalfa
(A),
Dripping Springs Camp
(B),
Red Rock School
(C),
Parkersburg School
(D),
Chapel Hill School
(E),
Sunnyside Community Hall
(F),
Bellview Community Hall
(G)
Churches in Custer County include: Antioch
Church
(A),
Zion Church
(B),
Pleasant Hill Church
(C),
Pleasant Valley Church
(D),
Prairie View Church
(E),
Independence Church
(F),
Indian Mission Church
(G),
Brethren in Christ Church
(H),
First Christian Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Arapaho
Cemetery
(1),
Liberty Cemetery
(2),
Butler Cemetery
(3),
Valley View Cemetery
(4),
Forney Cemetery
(5),
Cabaniss Cemetery
(6),
Thompson Pixlee Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs: Johnston
Reservoir
(A),
Hadley Reservoir
(B),
Kaiser Reservoir
(C),
Kaukental Reservoir
(D),
Kippinberger Reservoir
(E),
Laughlin Lake
(F),
George Cornell Reservoir
(G),
Sallisaw Creek Site 16 Reservoir
(H)
Creeks: Little
Deep Creek
(A),
Dry Creek
(B),
Hines Creek
(C),
Cutberth Creek
(D),
Crooked Creek
(E),
Comet Creek
(F),
Oak Creek
(G),
Turkey Creek
(H),
Turtle Creek
(I)
Parks in Custer County include: Owl
Cove Recreation Area
(1),
Nance Park
(2),
Washita National Wildlife Refuge
(3),
Foss State Park
(4),
Pitts Creek Recreation Area
(5),
Lake View Recreation Area
(6)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 3,431
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 878 (47% naturalized citizens)
| Custer
County: |
3.4% | | Whole
state: | 3.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 215
- 1990
to 1994: 139
- 1985
to 1989: 161
- 1980
to 1984: 179
- 1975
to 1979: 89
- 1970
to 1974: 45
- 1970
to 1974: 16
- 1965
to 1969: 34
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Mean travel time to work: 15.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 8,169
- One,
attached: 304
- Two:
411
- 3
or 4: 404
- 5
to 9: 321
- 10
to 19: 429
- 20
or more: 273
- Mobile
homes: 1,352
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 12
Housing units in Custer County with a mortgage: 2,721 (227 second mortgage, 149 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,319 Agriculture
in Custer County
Average size of farms: 679 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $55432
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $84.34
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.92%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 66.86%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $51323
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 32.07%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.74%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $79033
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.40%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.79
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.81%
Corn for grain: 725 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 127588 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 1860 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1035 harvested acres
Vegetables: 101 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 14 acresCuster
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Oklahoma state average. It is 3.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 19 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/10/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(12%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Educational
services (8%)
- Mining
(6%)
- Food
(5%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (19%)
- Health
care (15%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Cashiers
(6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(73%)
- India
(5%)
- Vietnam
(5%)
- Canada
(3%)
- Philippines
(2%)
- Netherlands
(2%)
- Indonesia
(2%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Custer County:
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- German
(22%)
- United
States or American (17%)
- Irish
(9%)
- English
(9%)
- Dutch
(2%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
- French
(except Basque) (1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 9,810 (80%)
- Carpooled:
1,591 (13%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 26 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
3 (0%)
- Bicycle:
18 (0%)
- Walked:
312 (3%)
- Other
means: 121 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 311 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Custer County, Oklahoma
- 732
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 457
people in nursing homes
- 51
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 12
people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 12
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $45,580.
9.56% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,680 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
9.56% | | Oklahoma
average: |
8.21% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.58% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($19,717 average AGI)
2.98% relocated from other states ($9,963 average AGI)
| Custer
County: |
2.98% | | Oklahoma
average: | 3.36% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Oklahoma County, OK
|
0.94% ($27,325 average AGI) |
| from
Washita County, OK
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0.86% ($26,000) |
| from
Caddo County, OK
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0.81% ($28,212) |
| from
Beckham County, OK
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0.51% ($26,952) |
| from
Canadian County, OK
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0.38% ($35,161) |
| from
Kiowa County, OK
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0.27% ($22,545) |
| from
Tulsa County, OK
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0.23% ($27,316) |
9.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,271 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
9.48% | | Oklahoma
average: |
7.91% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.73% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($21,371 average AGI)
2.74% relocated to other states ($8,901 average AGI)
| Custer
County: |
2.74% | | Oklahoma
average: | 3.11% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Oklahoma County, OK
|
1.58% ($27,357 average AGI) |
| to
Canadian County, OK
|
0.62% ($34,922) |
| to
Washita County, OK
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0.62% ($25,686) |
| to
Beckham County, OK
|
0.61% ($27,920) |
| to
Caddo County, OK
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0.54% ($39,818) |
| to
Tulsa County, OK
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0.39% ($21,469) |
| to
Cleveland County, OK
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0.29% ($34,083) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.0
Births
per 1000 population in Custer County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3
Deaths
per 1000 population in Custer County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.8
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Custer County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,784 (3,316 aged, 468 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 24,867
- In
family households: 20,446 (5,230 male householders, 1,392 female householders)
5,158
spouses, 7,034 children (6,239 natural, 290 adopted, 505 stepchildren), 454 grandchildren, 348 brothers or sisters, 145 parents, 285 other relatives, 400 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 4,421 (1,564 male householders (1,201 living alone)), 1,971 female householders (1,614 living alone)), 886 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 1,275 (522 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,960 2-persons, 1,438 3-persons, 1,323 4-persons, 557 5-persons, 249 6-persons, 95 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,815 1-person, 590 2-persons, 115 3-persons, 15 4-persons.
4,334 married couples with children.
1,328 single-parent households (321 men, 1,007 women).
91.0% of residents of Custer County speak English at home.
6.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $124,591,000 ($4938 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,851,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $37,470,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $43,435,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,022,000
Federal grants: $24,500,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,701,000 ($102,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,463,000 ($1,295,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,106,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,100,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,711,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,878
| Here: |
75 per 1000 residents | | State: | 75
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,471
| Here: |
58 per 1000 residents | | State: |
52 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +176
| Here: |
+7 per 1000 residents | | State: | +10
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,493
| Here: |
-59 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-4 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Custer County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.10 millions of gallons per day (67% from ground, 33% 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: 123
- 1995
to 1998: 374
- 1990
to 1994: 429
- 1980
to 1989: 2,385
- 1970
to 1979: 2,562
- 1960
to 1969: 2,063
- 1950
to 1959: 1,449
- 1940
to 1949: 1,117
- 1939
or earlier: 1,173
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Custer County, Oklahoma: |
- 1
room: 3
- 2
rooms: 69
- 3
rooms: 165
- 4
rooms: 767
- 5
rooms: 1,938
- 6
rooms: 1,648
- 7
rooms: 967
- 8
rooms: 518
- 9
or more rooms: 378
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Custer County, Oklahoma: |
- 1
room: 107
- 2
rooms: 347
- 3
rooms: 573
- 4
rooms: 1,126
- 5
rooms: 823
- 6
rooms: 420
- 7
rooms: 196
- 8
rooms: 40
- 9
or more rooms: 51
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Custer County: |
- no
bedroom: 15
- 1
bedroom: 188
- 2
bedrooms: 1,408
- 3
bedrooms: 4,071
- 4
bedrooms: 679
- 5
or more bedrooms: 92
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Custer County: |
- no
bedroom: 159
- 1
bedroom: 752
- 2
bedrooms: 1,712
- 3
bedrooms: 863
- 4
bedrooms: 164
- 5
or more bedrooms: 33
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Custer County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 164
- 1
vehicle: 1,739
- 2
vehicles: 2,876
- 3
vehicles: 1,228
- 4
vehicles: 348
- 5
or more vehicles: 98
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Custer County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 403
- 1
vehicle: 1,761
- 2
vehicles: 1,232
- 3
vehicles: 238
- 4
vehicles: 18
- 5
or more vehicles: 31
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51% of Custer County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Oklahoma.
| Custer
County: |
50.6% | | State
average: | 52.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 18600
- Northeast:
262
- Midwest:
1916
- South:
2844
- West:
1513
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $21,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (58%)
- Electricity
(33%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (58%)
- Electricity
(35%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (6%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 103
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 49
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 31
| Here: |
1.0% | | Oklahoma: | 16.6% |
Custer
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $201,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $2,309,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $1,475,000
General - Other: $798,000
General Public Buildings: $630,000
Financial Administration: $616,000
Police Protection: $479,000
Corrections - Other: $332,000
Central Staff Services: $147,000
Natural Resources - Other: $122,000
Fire Protection: $101,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $61,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,000
Health Services - Other: $2,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - General Support: $21,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $118,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $205,000
Interest Earnings: $97,000
Property Sale Other: $91,000
Rents: $41,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $833,000
Fire Protection: $100,000
General Public Building: $96,000
Police Protection: $63,000
Natural Resource - Other: $7,000
Financial Administration: $4,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,568,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,275,000
General Support: $3,000
- Tax
- Property: $2,169,000
Total General Sales: $1,510,000
NEC: $42,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $2,670,000
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