Economic Development

Board Members

Jacque Rollins * Charles Pollard * James Talley * Earnest Ware* Frank Calvin * Marsha Jefferson * Randy Smith

2007 Schedule of

Board Meetings

DAY

DATE

TIME

AGENDA

MINUTES

January January Agenda January Minutes

February February Agenda February Minutes

March March Agenda March Minutes

April April Agenda April Minutes

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: Spencer city, Oklahoma

Subject	Number	Percent
Total population	3,746	100.0
SEX AND AGE
*Male*	1,821	48.6
*Female*	1,925	51.4
*Under 5 years*	253	6.8
*5 to 9 years*	274	7.3
*10 to 14 years*	328	8.8
*15 to 19 years*	332	8.9
*20 to 24 years*	185	4.9
*25 to 34 years*	376	10.0
*35 to 44 years*	529	14.1
*45 to 54 years*	497	13.3
*55 to 59 years*	218	5.8
*60 to 64 years*	187	5.0
*65 to 74 years*	345	9.2
*75 to 84 years*	175	4.7
*85 years and over*	47	1.3

*Median age (years)*	37.9	(X)

*18 years and over*	2,668	71.2
*Male*	1,252	33.4
*Female*	1,416	37.8
*21 years and over*	2,511	67.0
*62 years and over*	674	18.0
*65 years and over*	567	15.1
*Male*	236	6.3
*Female*	331	8.8

RACE
*One race*	3,577	95.5
*White*	1,496	39.9
*Black or African American*	1,941	51.8
*American Indian and Alaska Native*	106	2.8
*Asian*	13	0.3
*Asian Indian*	0	0.0
*Chinese*	1	0.0
*Filipino*	6	0.2
*Japanese*	2	0.1
*Korean*	1	0.0
*Vietnamese*	2	0.1
*Other Asian* ¹	1	0.0
*Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander*	2	0.1
*Native Hawaiian*	0	0.0
*Guamanian or Chamorro*	0	0.0
*Samoan*	0	0.0
*Other Pacific Islander* ²	2	0.1
*Some other race*	19	0.5
*Two or more races*	169	4.5

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
*White*	1,593	42.5
*Black or African American*	2,036	54.4
*American Indian and Alaska Native*	229	6.1
*Asian*	31	0.8
*Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander*	12	0.3
*Some other race*	27	0.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	3,746	100.0
*Hispanic or Latino (of any race)*	87	2.3
*Mexican*	55	1.5
*Puerto Rican*	14	0.4
*Cuban*	0	0.0
*Other Hispanic or Latino*	18	0.5
*Not Hispanic or Latino*	3,659	97.7
*White alone*	1,451	38.7

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	3,746	100.0
*In households*	3,671	98.0
*Householder*	1,420	37.9
*Spouse*	668	17.8
*Child*	1,121	29.9
*Own child under 18 years*	784	20.9
*Other relatives*	306	8.2
*Under 18 years*	173	4.6
*Nonrelatives*	156	4.2
*Unmarried partner*	59	1.6
*In group quarters*	75	2.0
*Institutionalized population*	75	2.0
*Noninstitutionalized population*	0	0.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	1,420	100.0
*Family households (families)*	1,002	70.6
*With own children under 18 years*	417	29.4
*Married-couple family*	668	47.0
*With own children under 18 years*	242	17.0
*Female householder, no husband present*	253	17.8
*With own children under 18 years*	135	9.5
*Nonfamily households*	418	29.4
*Householder living alone*	370	26.1
*Householder 65 years and over*	163	11.5

*Households with individuals under 18 years*	516	36.3
*Households with individuals 65 years and over*	429	30.2

*Average household size*	2.59	(X)
*Average family size*	3.09	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	1,567	100.0
*Occupied housing units*	1,420	90.6
*Vacant housing units*	147	9.4
*For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use*	8	0.5

*Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)*	2.0	(X)
*Rental vacancy rate (percent)*	7.7	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	1,420	100.0
*Owner-occupied housing units*	1,060	74.6
*Renter-occupied housing units*	360	25.4

*Average household size of owner-occupied unit*	2.56	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.67	(X)

DP-2. Profile of Selected Social Characteristics: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) - Sample Data
Geographic Area: Spencer city, Oklahoma

Subject	Number	Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	959	100.0
*Nursery school, preschool*	49	5.1
*Kindergarten*	45	4.7
*Elementary school (grades 1-8)*	410	42.8
*High school (grades 9-12)*	320	33.4
*College or graduate school*	135	14.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	2,418	100.0
*Less than 9th grade*	172	7.1
*9th to 12th grade, no diploma*	490	20.3
*High school graduate (includes equivalency)*	729	30.1
*Some college, no degree*	665	27.5
*Associate degree*	107	4.4
*Bachelor's degree*	174	7.2
*Graduate or professional degree*	81	3.3

*Percent high school graduate or higher*	72.6	(X)
*Percent bachelor's degree or higher*	10.5	(X)

MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over	3,017	100.0
*Never married*	731	24.2
*Now married, except separated*	1,532	50.8
*Separated*	86	2.9
*Widowed*	256	8.5
*Female*	198	6.6
*Divorced*	412	13.7
*Female*	192	6.4

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years	131	100.0
*Grandparent responsible for grandchildren*	85	64.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	2,736	100.0
*Civilian veterans*	573	20.9

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years	855	100.0
*With a disability*	31	3.6

Population 21 to 64 years	1,929	100.0
*With a disability*	756	39.2
*Percent employed*	53.2	(X)
*No disability*	1,173	60.8
*Percent employed*	74.9	(X)

Population 65 years and over	607	100.0
*With a disability*	276	45.5

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	3,501	100.0
*Same house in 1995*	1,999	57.1
*Different house in the U.S. in 1995*	1,401	40.0
*Same county*	924	26.4
*Different county*	477	13.6
*Same state*	231	6.6
*Different state*	246	7.0
*Elsewhere in 1995*	101	2.9

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	3,767	100.0
*Native*	3,644	96.7
*Born in United States*	3,630	96.4
*State of residence*	2,693	71.5
*Different state*	937	24.9
*Born outside United States*	14	0.4
*Foreign born*	123	3.3
*Entered 1990 to March 2000*	76	2.0
*Naturalized citizen*	19	0.5
*Not a citizen*	104	2.8

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)	123	100.0
*Europe*	5	4.1
*Asia*	23	18.7
*Africa*	0	0.0
*Oceania*	0	0.0
*Latin America*	95	77.2
*Northern America*	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	3,501	100.0
*English only*	3,311	94.6
*Language other than English*	190	5.4
*Speak English less than 'very well*	126	3.6
*Spanish*	133	3.8
*Speak English less than "very well"*	99	2.8
*Other Indo-European languages*	12	0.3
*Speak English less than "very well"*	0	0.0
*Asian and Pacific Island languages*	45	1.3
*Speak English less than "very well"*	27	0.8

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population	3,767	100.0
Total ancestries reported	3,539	93.9
*Arab*	0	0.0
*Czech*¹	0	0.0
*Danish*	12	0.3
*Dutch*	42	1.1
*English*	202	5.4
*French (except Basque)*¹	85	2.3
*French Canadian*¹	0	0.0
*German*	211	5.6
*Greek*	0	0.0
*Hungarian*	5	0.1
*Irish*¹	213	5.7
*Italian*	17	0.5
*Lithuanian*	0	0.0
*Norwegian*	18	0.5
*Polish*	27	0.7
*Portuguese*	8	0.2
*Russian*	0	0.0
*Scotch-Irish*	49	1.3
*Scottish*	33	0.9
*Slovak*	0	0.0
*Subsaharan African*	100	2.7
*Swedish*	7	0.2
*Swiss*	15	0.4
*Ukrainian*	0	0.0
*United States* *or American*	342	9.1
*Welsh*	0	0.0
*West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)*	0	0.0
Other ancestries	2,153	57.2

DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) - Sample Data
Geographic Area: Spencer city, Oklahoma

Subject

Number

Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Population 16 years and over

2,918

100.0

In labor force

1,672

57.3

Civilian labor force

1,637

56.1

Employed

1,455

49.9

Unemployed

182

6.2

Percent of civilian labor force

11.1

(X)

Armed Forces

35

1.2

Not in labor force

1,246

42.7

Females 16 years and over

1,504

100.0

In labor force

797

53.0

Civilian labor force

785

52.2

Employed

699

46.5

Own children under 6 years

279

100.0

All parents in family in labor force

207

74.2

COMMUTING TO WORK

Workers 16 years and over

1,437

100.0

Car, truck, or van -- drove alone

1,158

80.6

Car, truck, or van -- carpooled

198

13.8

Public transportation (including taxicab)

8

0.6

Walked

28

1.9

Other means

8

0.6

Worked at home

37

2.6

Mean travel time to work (minutes)

29.2

(X)

Employed civilian population 16 years and over

1,455

100.0

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations

309

21.2

Service occupations

256

17.6

Sales and office occupations

379

26.0

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0

0.0

Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations

182

12.5

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

329

22.6

INDUSTRY

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining

0

0.0

Construction

81

5.6

Manufacturing

194

13.3

Wholesale trade

38

2.6

Retail trade

185

12.7

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities

78

5.4

Information

29

2.0

Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing

89

6.1

Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services

105

7.2

Educational, health and social services

314

21.6

Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services

68

4.7

Other services (except public administration)

100

6.9

Public administration

174

12.0

CLASS OF WORKER

Private wage and salary workers

1,054

72.4

Government workers

328

22.5

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business

64

4.4

Unpaid family workers

9

0.6

INCOME IN 1999

Households

1,455

100.0

Less than $10,000

113

7.8

$10,000 to $14,999

187

12.9

$15,000 to $24,999

302

20.8

$25,000 to $34,999

161

11.1

$35,000 to $49,999

330

22.7

$50,000 to $74,999

220

15.1

$75,000 to $99,999

75

5.2

$100,000 to $149,999

50

3.4

$150,000 to $199,999

0

0.0

$200,000 or more

17

1.2

Median household income (dollars)

31,116

(X)

With earnings

1,067

73.3

Mean earnings (dollars)