Sequoyah County, Oklahoma (OK)

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• • 23,98159.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7,76819.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 5,23313.1%Two or more races
  • 2,0725.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 6521.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2840.7%Asian alone
  • 440.1%Some other race alone
  • 150.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $182,883

Here:	$182,883
State:	$255,409

Townhouses or other attached units: $177,976

Here:	$177,976
State:	$206,466

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $104,270

Here:	$104,270
State:	$140,612

Mobile homes: $77,817

Here:	$77,817
State:	$110,804

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $9,790

Here:	$9,790
State:	$68,690

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 19
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 53
• Burglaries: 90
• Thefts: 118
• Auto thefts: 46

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 16
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 43
• Burglaries: 97
• Thefts: 103
• Auto thefts: 30

Health of residents in Sequoyah County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Health of residents in Sequoyah County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $941 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $546 (0.5%)

Area name: Fort Smith, AR-OK HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sequoyah County is $381 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $474 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $631 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sallisaw, Muldrow, Roland, Vian, Gore, Brushy, Carlile, Brent, Akins, Evening Shade.

2023 air pollution in Sequoyah County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.030 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 8.8 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Blount County, Tennessee , Cleveland County, North Carolina , Jackson County, North Carolina .

Current college students: 1,007
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 669 (50.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 912010 or later
• 1842000 to 2009
• 1071990 to 1999
• 491980 to 1989
• 411970 to 1979
• 61Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,903
• One, attached: 197
• Two: 246
• 3 or 4: 368
• 5 to 9: 442
• 10 to 19: 125
• 20 to 49: 25
• 50 or more: 54
• Mobile homes: 3,847
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 102

Housing units in Sequoyah County with a mortgage: 4,990 (134 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 67 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 100

Religion statistics for Sequoyah County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Sequoyah County:

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, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2017 - May 2, 2017, FEMA Id: 4315, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 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 Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 21, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1988: May 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 1988, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 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, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1883: March 05, 2010, FEMA Id: 1883, 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
• 16 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.67% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($42,446 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.55% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($14,367 average AGI)
5.12% relocated from other states ($28,079 average AGI)

Sequoyah County:	5.12%
Oklahoma average:	3.37%

from Sebastian County, AR	1.26% ($36,635 average AGI)
from Crawford County, AR	0.69% ($39,731)
from Muskogee County, OK	0.40% ($41,574)
from Le Flore County, OK	0.38% ($39,077)
from Tulsa County, OK	0.35% ($39,638)
from Cherokee County, OK	0.18% ($50,750)

5.93% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($40,640 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.46% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($17,182 average AGI)
3.47% relocated to other states ($23,458 average AGI)

Sequoyah County:	3.47%
Oklahoma average:	2.72%

to Sebastian County, AR	1.17% ($41,594 average AGI)
to Crawford County, AR	0.50% ($41,939)
to Muskogee County, OK	0.44% ($53,207)
to Le Flore County, OK	0.41% ($38,074)
to Cherokee County, OK	0.27% ($49,167)
to Tulsa County, OK	0.24% ($58,875)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Sequoyah County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 7,337 (2,245 living alone), Female householders: 8,125 (2,233 living alone)

• 7,510 spouses (7,492 opposite-sex spouses), 833 unmarried partners, (803 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 11,085 children (9,588 natural, 488 adopted, 1,012 stepchildren), 1,874 grandchildren, 483 brothers or sisters, 522 parents, 21 foster children, 981 other relatives, 777 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 411

Size of family households: 4,666 2-persons, 2,338 3-persons, 1,815 4-persons, 820 5-persons, 419 6-persons, 269 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,477 1-person, 556 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 2 6-persons.

5,175 married couples with children.
2,364 single-parent households (840 men, 1,524 women).

95.1% of residents of Sequoyah speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $249,038,000 ($6,137 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $11,050,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $109,309,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $51,111,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $329,000
Federal grants: $73,970,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,628,000 ($4,551,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,692,000 ($2,055,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,159,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,468,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,843,000

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

Here:	+28 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.90 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
• 932020 or later
• 1,4682010 to 2019
• 2,8212000 to 2009
• 2,8611990 to 1999
• 3,5571980 to 1989
• 3,4791970 to 1979
• 2,0701960 to 1969
• 8331950 to 1959
• 4021940 to 1949
• 4641939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
• 571 room
• 1622 rooms
• 3053 rooms
• 1,3624 rooms
• 3,3645 rooms
• 2,6406 rooms
• 1,3487 rooms
• 8678 rooms
• 8989+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
• 151 room
• 1602 rooms
• 4733 rooms
• 1,2734 rooms
• 1,4255 rooms
• 7016 rooms
• 2277 rooms
• 848 rooms
• 389+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
• 67no bedroom
• 3401 bedroom
• 1,7792 bedrooms
• 6,7623 bedrooms
• 1,7124 bedrooms
• 3005+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
• 15no bedroom
• 5301 bedroom
• 1,6032 bedrooms
• 1,9883 bedrooms
• 2584 bedrooms
• 195+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sequoyah County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 304no vehicle
• 2,8311 vehicle
• 4,1292 vehicles
• 2,4043 vehicles
• 8584 vehicles
• 4425+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sequoyah County in renter-occupied apartments
• 438no vehicle
• 2,2091 vehicle
• 1,3532 vehicles
• 3423 vehicles
• 824 vehicles
• 245+ vehicles

89.1% of Sequoyah County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Oklahoma.

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

• This state: 16,890
• Other state: 22,516
• Northeast: 326
• Midwest: 2,596
• South: 15,261
• West: 4,264

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,735
• Number of aged recipients: 141
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,594
• Number of recipients under 18: 230
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,177
• Number of recipients older than 64: 328
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 647
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 745

Sequoyah County on our top lists:

• #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
• #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"