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Demographics by County


Washita County

Personal Income, Employment and Farm Income
Personal income ($000) 230,588
 Nonfarm personal income 223,806
 Farm income 6,782
Population (persons) 11,443
Per capita personal income (dollars) 20,151
Derivation of personal income ($000)
 Earnings by place of work 103,272
 Less: Contributions for government social insurance 11,709
  Personal contributions for govt. social insurance 6,604
  Employer contributions for govt. social insurance 5,105
 Plus: Adjustments for residence 47,060
 Equals: Net earnings by place of residence 138,623
 Plus: Dividends, interest, and rent 30,847
 Plus: Personal current transfer receipts 61,118
Components of earnings by place of work ($000)
 Wage and salary disbursements 64,604
 Supplements to wages and salaries 17,895
  Employer contributions for employee pension & insurance funds 12,790
  Employer contributions for government social insurance 5,105
 Proprietors' income 20,773
  Farm proprietors' income 4,284
  Nonfarm proprietors' income 16,489
Employment (number of jobs)
Total employment 4,911
 Wage and salary employment 2,717
 Proprietors employment 2,194
Farm income
Cash receipts from marketings ($000) 87,510
 Cash receipts: livestock and products 54,707
 Cash receipts: crops 32,803
Other income 13,030
 Government payments 7,464
 Imputed and miscellaneous income received 5,566
Source REIS Database 2006

Demographic Characteristic
Subject
Number
Percent
    Total population 11,508 100
SEX AND AGE
Male 5,572 48.4
Female 5,936 51.6
     
Under 5 years 704 6.1
5 to 9 years 759 6.6
10 to 14 years 936 8.1
15 to 19 years 945 8.2
20 to 24 years 552 4.8
25 to 34 years 1,180 10.3
35 to 44 years 1,721 15
45 to 54 years 1,418 12.3
55 to 59 years 606 5.3
60 to 64 years 527 4.6
65 to 74 years 1,026 8.9
75 to 84 years 807 7
85 years and over 327 2.8
 
Median age (years) 39.2 (X)
 
18 years and over 8,486 73.7
Male 4,001 34.8
Female 4,485 39
21 years and over 8,046 69.9
62 years and over 2,455 21.3
65 years and over 2,160 18.8
Male 882 7.7
Female 1,278 11.1
 
RACE
Number
Percent
One race 11,299 98.2
White 10,623 92.3
Black or African American 50 0.4
American Indian and Alaska Native 342 3
Asian 30 0.3
  Asian Indian 11 0.1
  Chinese 4 0
  Filipino 8 0.1
  Japanese 3 0
  Korean 2 0
  Vietnamese 2 0
  Other Asian 0 0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3 0
  Native Hawaiian 3 0
  Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0
  Samoan 0 0
  Other Pacific Islander 0 0
Some other race 251 2.2
Two or more races 209 1.8
Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000

Economic Characteristic
Subject
Number
Percent
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
  Population 16 years and over 8,921 100
In labor force 5,271 59.1
  Civilian labor force 5,266 59
    Employed 5,057 56.7
    Unemployed 209 2.3
      Percent of civilian labor force 4 (X)
  Armed Forces 5 0.1
Not in labor force 3,650 40.9
 
  Females 16 years and over 4,679 100
In labor force 2,364 50.5
  Civilian labor force 2,364 50.5
    Employed 2,254 48.2
     
      Own children under 6 years 817 100
All parents in family in labor force 437 53.5
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over 4,986 100
Car, truck, or van - drove alone 3,900 78.2
Car, truck, or van - carpooled 664 13.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 2 0
Walked 127 2.5
Other means 61 1.2
Worked at home 232 4.7
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 21.2 (X)
      Employed civilian population 16 years and over 5,057 100
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations 1,527 30.2
Service occupations 822 16.3
Sales and office occupations 1,034 20.4
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 151 3
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 675 13.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 848 16.8
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 900 17.8
Construction 340 6.7
Manufacturing 405 8
Wholesale trade 112 2.2
Retail trade 532 10.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 264 5.2
Information 52 1
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental leasing 174 3.4
Prof., sci., mngment, admin., and waste mngment services 143 2.8
Educational, health and social services 1,190 23.5
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accomodation and food services 286 5.7
Other services (except public administration) 335 6.6
Public administration 324 6.4
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers 3,200 63.3
Government workers 1,043 20.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 763 15.1
Unpaid family workers 51 1

Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000

Social Characteristic
Subject
Number
Percent
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 7,613 100
Less than 9th grade 445 5.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,099 14.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,973 39.1
Some college, no degree 1,689 22.2
Associate degree 259 3.4
Bachelor's degree 790 10.4
Graduate or professional degree 358 4.7
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 79.7 (X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 15.1 (X)
 
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 11,508 100
Native 11,325 98.4
  Born in United States 11,278 98
    State of residence 8,131 70.7
    Different state 3,147 27.3
  Born outside United States 47 0.4
Foreign born 183 1.6
    Entered 1990 to March 2000 68 0.6
  Naturalized citizen 58 0.5
  Not a citizen 125 1.1

Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000