| | People QuickFacts | Carter County | Oklahoma |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 48,096 | 3,791,508 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 47,563 | 3,751,354 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.1% | 1.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 47,557 | 3,751,351 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 7.1% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 25.7% | 24.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 14.9% | 13.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.2% | 50.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 76.3% | 75.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 7.0% | 7.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 9.3% | 8.9% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.1% | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 6.3% | 5.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 5.7% | 9.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 72.0% | 68.2% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 87.9% | 81.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 3.0% | 5.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 4.9% | 8.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 83.2% | 85.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 16.4% | 22.6% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 3,906 | 327,913 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 18.0 | 20.7 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 21,182 | 1,674,685 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 70.8% | 68.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 8.2% | 15.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $88,500 | $104,300 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 17,648 | 1,421,705 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.60 | 2.51 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $20,192 | $23,094 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $38,385 | $42,979 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 16.5% | 16.2% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Carter County | Oklahoma |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 1,514 | 90,0501 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 19,739 | 1,241,1681 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 20.3 | 3.31 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 3,273 | 263,043 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 4,528 | 333,797 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 3.1% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 5.7% | 6.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.9% | 2.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.0% | 2.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 25.3% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 60,681,358 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 590,438 | 48,074,682 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 686,909 | 43,095,353 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $14,526 | $11,931 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 68,116 | 5,106,585 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 101 | 8,782 |