Pontotoc County, Oklahoma
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State Health Department
- Oklahoma State Department Of Health: 1000 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma City
( James Crutcher: 405-271-4200 / mikec@health.state.ok.us)
Local Health Departments
- Pontotoc County Health Department: 1630 E Beverly Suite 101, Ada
( Michael Echelle: 580-332-2011 / michaele@health.state.ok.us)
Population:
- Total Population: 35,143
- Males: 16,921
- Females: 18,222
Ethnicity:
- White: 26,326
- Black/African American: 835
- Hispanic: 637
- Native American/Eskimo: 5,385
- Asian: 116
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
- Other: 2
- 2 or more: 1,842
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (31,585)
- Spanish (670)
- German (150)
- Choctaw (130)
- Muskogee (120)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 412
- Mexico (157)
- United Kingdom (29)
- Korea (29)
- Vietnam (25)
- Colombia (23)
- Canada (23)
- Philippines (14)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (10,685)
- United Methodist Church, The (3,012)
- Churches of Christ (1,772)
- National Association of Free Will Baptists (1,395)
- Catholic Church (824)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 14,186
- Sensory: 1,758
- Physical: 4,123
- Mental: 2,127
- Self-care: 1,149
- Go outside home: 2,243
- Employment: 2,624
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 471
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 13,978
- Utility gas: 7,743
- Bottled or LP gas: 2,415
- Electricity: 3,484
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 6
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 257
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 54
- No fuel used: 19
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 25,302
- No vehicle: 1,793
- 1 or more vehicle: 23,509
Education Attainment:
- No School: 165
- No High School: 1,306
- Some High School: 3,325
- High School: 6,983
- Some College: 4,824
- Associate's Degree: 620
- College Degree: 2,776
- Master's Degree: 1,485
- Professional Degree: 288
- Doctoral Degree: 259
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 13,978
- Owners with phone: 9,125
- Owners without phone: 238
- Renters with phone: 4,088
- Renters without phone: 527
10 closest counties:
- Coal County, Oklahoma
- Seminole County, Oklahoma
- Murray County, Oklahoma
- Johnston County, Oklahoma
- Hughes County, Oklahoma
- Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
- Garvin County, Oklahoma
- Atoka County, Oklahoma
- Marshall County, Oklahoma
- Carter County, Oklahoma
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
74820, 74821, 74825, 74842, 74843, 74844, 74865, 74871
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- KAZC (88.3 FM) ADA, OK
- KTGS (89.9 FM) ADA, OK
- KADA-FM (99.3 FM) ADA, OK
- KYKC (100.1 FM) ADA, OK
- KADA (1230 AM) ADA, OK
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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