Carter County, Oklahoma QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Carter County Oklahoma
?  Population, 2000 45,6213,450,654
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 6.3%9.7%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.9%6.8%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 26.2%25.9%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 16.0%13.2%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 77.9%76.2%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 7.6%7.6%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 8.3%7.9%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.6%1.4%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z0.1%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 1.1%2.4%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 4.4%4.5%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 51.9%50.9%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 2.8%5.2%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 76.8%74.1%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 19,8511,488,463
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 3,792354,969
?  Housing units, 2000 20,5771,514,400
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 71.2%68.4%
?  Households, 2000 17,9921,342,293
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.472.49
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 36.3%35.7%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $28,017$30,002
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 19.2%16.3%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 27.2%23.7%

Business QuickFacts Carter County Oklahoma
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 1,36384,881
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 16,6271,167,709
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 28.9%24.1%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 3,184213,146
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 1,012,58737,453,197
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 413,29027,065,555
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $9,327$8,166
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 14312,865
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 1,27482,894
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 9314,182
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 202,45419,188,706
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 1,918129,462

Geography QuickFacts Carter County Oklahoma
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 82468,667
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 55.450.3
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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NA: Not available
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X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown