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2014 regional Demographic & Workforce Reportnowata.com

Business Support System Entrepreneur Ready Community

Transportation Logistics

Demographics Population Migration

Economy Cost of Living Index Housing Income Per Capita Income Sales Tax Rates

Workforce Jobs and Business Establishments Unemployment Rate Professional Jobs Earnings Per Worker Creative Jobs Average Annual Pay By Industry

Commuting Patterns

Educational Attainment Occupational Employment

Education K-12 School Districts Advanced Education

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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The Nowata County Industrial Authority board, better known as Grow Nowata, is a countywide economic development trust that was developed by the county’s publicly elected county commissioners. The organization serves as the positive force for fostering economic development throughout the county.

The organization works to improve the county’s quality of life and workforce development programs. While the organization also serves to nurture and support current businesses, encourage entrepreneurship, and to assist the county in attracting new businesses to the area.

Grow Nowata is also proud to be the lead storytellers for spreading the real story of Nowata County to outsiders. In 2014, Grow Nowata successfully wrote a grant for monies that led to the development of the county’s first official website, Nowata.com. The website serves to engage current citizens and to attract new businesses to the area.

Come on out to Nowata County and see the opportunities for growth yourself. Contact us below for more information and a tour.

Diana Forth, Chair of the Board

(918) 260-4721

dforth@welchstatebank.com

GrowNowata.com

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Entrepreneur Ready Nowata

What is Entrepreneur Ready Nowata?

Entrepreneur Ready Nowata is an economic development strategy—a program to help Nowata become more entrepreneur friendly. That means the overall business climate, policies, regulations, and opportunities to learn and grow are available and simple to find.

It also means there’s a positive, enthusiastic attitude that permeates the culture; one that asks, “How can we help you start and succeed at business?”

The certification guarantees that everything’s in place; that resources are easy to find and the people behind them are helpful, friendly, and eager to help.

Why Does it Benefit You?

The certification process, administered by the Innovation Center at Rogers State University, was a two-year process that ensured that the entire county had a strategy for developing its workforce, providing business support resources for current businesses, addressing potential incentives for new businesses and most of all, proactively seeking to grow its economy.

We’ve worked hard on addressing the following items:• Assessing Nowata’s current business climate• Creating a comprehensive strategy for business growth• Marshaling Nowata’s small business resources• Identifying and nurturing Nowata’s most promising entrepreneurial talents

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US HWY 169

HWY 169 runs north/south through the core of Nowata County. It provides northern access to the state of Kansas and beyond (Road ends in Minnesota). It also provides southern access to Owasso, Tulsa and beyond. HWY 169 is easily accessible throughout the entire county of Nowata and offers multiple diesel fuel refill stations.

US HWY 60

HWY 60 runs east/west through the core of Nowata County. It provides eastern access to Missouri and to the entire east coast. It provides western access to Amarillo, TX and beyond (Road ends at California/Arizona border). HWY 60 is easily accessible throughout the entire county of Nowata and is scheduled to receive major updates in the next three (3) years.

Tulsa Port of CatoosaTulsaPort.com

Within less than an hour drive of Nowata County. The port is located at the head of navigation for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in Northeast Oklahoma, it is one of the largest, most inland river-ports in the United States. The Tulsa Port of Catoosa’s unique position allows compa-nies to move millions of tons of bulk freight by barge each year and at a fraction of the cost and environmental impact of rail or truck.

Port of MuskogeeMuskogeePort.com

The Port of Muskogee is within less than two hours of drive time from Nowata County. It’s strategical-ly located near the confluence of the Arkansas, Verdigris and Grand Rivers, at River Mile 393.8 of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, the nation’s most inland all-weather waterway, linking Oklahoma with inland ports on the Ohio, Illinois and Mississippi Rivers, and sea ports around the world, via the Gulf of Mexico.

MAJOR ROADS /MAJOR PORTS

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Union PacificUP.com

Nowata County has a Union Pacific owned railway that runs north/south almost parallel to US HWY 169 throughout the entire county. The railway runs north to Kansas City, MO and beyond. It also runs southeast to the Port of Muskogee and beyond. Union Pacific does offer rail spur development options for businesses seeking frequent rail service.

Tulsa International AirportTulsaAirports.com

Tulsa International Airport is less than an hour’s drive away. Tulsa International Airport has two passen-ger concourses (A and B). As of June 2013, TUL offers non-stop flights to 19 domestic airports in 16 domestic cities.

MAJOR RAILWAY /MAJOR AIRPORTS

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The total population of Nowata County is 10,555. Approximately 17.1% of Nowata County’s total population is between the ages of 20 to 29. While the largest age block is between the ages of 40-54, at 21.3% of the population.

Net Migration is the difference between the number of people relocating into or out of an area over a period of time. A positive value represents more people entering the region than leaving it, while a negative value represents more people leaving than entering it.

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POPULATION /MIGRATION

2010 2011 2012 2013

10,5

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10,6

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The cost of living index is the amount of money it takes to acquire basic necessities of life. These necessities include things such as groceries, housing, utilities, transportation, healthcare and miscellaneous goods and services such as clothing. The cost of living index compares local costs of living to the national average. The national average is set to 100, and each index is read as a percent of the national average. Index values above 100 mean that the local area has a cost of living above the national average, while values below 100 mean that the local area has a cost of living below the national aver-age.

Nowata County has a housing index of 76.5, which is almost twenty four points below the national average. While neigh-boring county, Washington County has a housing index that is almost two points higher than the national average, 101.4 Fellow neighboring counties, Craig and Rogers, also have housing index rankings that are above Nowata County’s 76.5. Craig at 82.6 and Rogers at 96.9, respectively.

The majority of households in Nowata County (53.6%) have combined incomes of more than $35,000. Twenty percent of the households have incomes between $50,000 to 74,999. Nineteen percent of the households have incomes at $75,000 of more.

Nowata County

91.2

Groceries

97.8

Miscellaneous

97.1Utilities

94.7

Health Care93.5

Transportation

93.3

Housing

76.5

COST OF LIVING /HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $10,000

$10,000 - $14,999

$15,000 - $24,999

$25,000 - $34,999

$35,000 - $49,999

$50,000 - $74,999

$75,000 - $99,999

$100,000 - $149,999

$150,000 - $199,999

$200,000 or more

9.5%

8.5%

13%

15.5%

14.3%

20.2%

9.5%

7.2%

1.3%

1%

Median HouseholdIncome

$38,990

Mean HouseholdIncome

$48,290

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Per capita income, also known as income per person, is the average (mean) income of persons in a region. It is calculated by adding together all personal income for people who live in the region and dividing it by the region’s population. In this measure, Nowata County is close to Oklahoma as a whole. Nowata County has a per capita income of $19,303, which is $3,000 less than Oklahoma. When compared to the U.S. as a whole, the county’s per capita income is about $7,800 lower. While the per capita income averages for Nowata County workers is $25,619 and for male full-time, year-round workers is $40,010.

The state sales tax rate in Oklahoma is 4.5%. Municipal tax rates in Nowata County vary between 2.0% and 3.0%. Adding together state, county, and municipal rates, the average total sales tax rate for municipalities in Nowata County is 9.0%. While neighboring county, Rogers County has an average municipality sales tax rate ranging from 9.33% to 10.33%. Tulsa County, the nearest metropolitan area to Nowata County, has an average municipality sales tax ranging from 8.35% to 9.35%, very close to Nowata County’s rates.

PER CAPITA INCOME /SALES TAX RATES

8.5-9.5%

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State

Municipal

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Nowata County United States

$19,303$23,303

$27,158

Oklahoma

The unemployment rate is calculated by dividing the number of unemployed by the number of people in the labor force. The unemployment rate in Nowata County is 6.7%. The rates have declined from 2009 to 2013 in the Nowata County by 2.4 percentage points. Nowata County had a pre-2008 recession unemployment rate of 4.3% and has seen its rate continue to drop closer to that rate since 2011.

The number of jobs for Nowata County increased by 2.4% over the three-year period from 2011-2013. The county added 460 jobs during that period and had a net gain of 135 jobs during the same period. Dividing jobs by establishments, it is evident that in 2013 establishments averaged about 6 employees in Nowata County.

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Professional jobs in the region are represented here by these classes of workers: • Lawyers, Judges, and • Business Operations • Health Diagnosing Specialists Related Workers Specialists and Treating Practitioners • Top Executives • Financial Specialist

These careers typically pay higher wages, require higher levels of education, and offer more job security. Individuals between the ages of 35 to 54 hold the majority, 53.7%, of Nowata County’s professional occupations. While females hold 56.8% of professional jobs in the county. The median hourly earnings for professional jobs are $27.74 for the county.

Average Earnings Per Worker (AEPW) is an estimate of annual earnings, which provides an idea of the financial well-being of a region’s residents and workforce. Regional AEPW is calculated by dividing the total earnings in a region by the number of workers in the region. The 2012 average earnings for Nowata County was $29,799.43.

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EARNINGS PER WORKER

2010 2014

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CREATIVE JOBS

Creative jobs in the region are represented here by these classes of workers:

Creative jobs in Nowata County have grown 16% from 2010 to 2014, roughly 2.4 times the national rate of 7 percent.

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• Architects, surveyors, and cartographers

• Mathematical science occupation workers

• Life scientists

• Physical scientists

• Entertainers and performers

• Sports and related workers

• Computer occupation workers

• Art and design workers

• Engineers

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Average Annual Pay is another estimate of earnings, but it differs from Average Earnings Per Worker in that it is based on workers who are covered by unemployment insurance. Average Annual Pay is defined by the total pay given to workers covered by unemployment insurance divided by the number of workers covered by unemployment insurance. The numbers here are broken down by fifteen industry sectors for Nowata County and the U.S.

The data set also shows that jobs in Nowata County within Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction have increased by 282% during the ten-year period, 2004-2014.

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COMMUTING PATTERNS

Job Counts of PeopleEmployed at Jobs in

Nowata County

Job Counts of PeopleWho Live in

Nowata County

Only forty-one percent of Nowata County residents work in Nowata County. Roughly sixteen percent of Nowata County residents commute to neighboring counties: Washington County 9.6%, Craig County 2.2 % and Rogers County 4.4%. While 5.3% of Nowata County residents commute to Montgomery County, Kansas.

Only 16.2% of the Nowata County workforce lives in Nowata County. The majority of Nowata County’s workforce, thirty-two percent, commutes from Tulsa County. While 13.5% of the workforce commutes from Washington County, 8.7% commutes from Montgomery County, Kansas, 7% commutes from Osage County and 12.6% from a combination of other locations. All other locations represented above each account for less than three-percent of Nowata County workers, respectively.

Nowata County

Washington County

Creek County

Montgomery County

Tulsa County

Rogers County

Osage County

Craig County

Pawnee County

Mayes County

Other

41.7%

9.6%

9.2%

5.3%

4.7%

4.4%

4.0%

2.2%

2.1%

1.8%

15%

Tulsa County

Nowata County

Washington County

Montgomery County

Rogers County

Osage County

Oklahoma County

Craig County

Mayes County

Cherokee County

Other

32%

16.2%

13.5%

8.7%

7.0%

4.1%

2.3%

1.3%

1.2%

1.1%

12.6%

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Educational attainment is the highest level of education that an individual has completed. This is distinct from the level of schooling that an individual is currently attending.

Nowata County residents from age 35 to 44 have the highest rate of high school graduates or higher in the county at 92.5%. While this age bracket also contains the highest rate of individuals with Bachelor’s degrees or higher, 21.2%.

Women age 35 to 44 in Nowata County have the highest likelihood of all individuals in the county to be a high school graduate or higher, 94.3%, and also to hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher, 22.5%.

EDUCATIONALATTAINMENT

82.7%High School Graduate or Higher

11.8%Bachelor’s Degree or Higher

7,271Population 25 years

and over

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Less Than 9th Grade

9th - 12th No Diploma

High School Graduate

Some College, No Degree

Associate’s Degree

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate / Professional Degree

4.6%

12.7%

41.3%

24.5%

5.1%

9.0%

2.8%

Office and AdministrativeSupport Occupations

Education, Training, and LibraryOccupations

Production Operations

Food Preparation and ServingRelated Occupations

Sales and Related Occupations

Healthcare Practitioners andTechnical Occupations

Transportation and MaterialMoving Occupations

Healthcare Support Occupations

Management Occupations

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Building and Grounds Cleaning andMaintenance Occupations

Installation, Maintenance, andRepair Occupations

Business and Financial OperationsOccupations

Personal Care and ServiceOccupations

Protective Service Occupations

Community and Social ServiceOccupations

Farming, Fishing, and ForestryOccupations

Architecture and EngineeringOccupations

Computer and MathematicalOccupations

$12.07

$15.86

$14.68

$8.70

$11.62

$31.67

$12.02

$10.32

$29.65

$14.39

$9.48

$14.74

$20.76

$9.27

$12.35

$14.09

$9.92

$31.02

$20.51

OCCUPATIONALEMPLOYMENT

2004

100 200 Median Hourly

2014

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Oklahoma Union Public Schools OKUnion.k12.ok.us

Class 2AAcademic Bowl District ChampsRevered FFA Program

Nowata Public SchoolsNpsok.org

Class 2ALargest School in the County1970 Class 2A State Football ChampsRecently Updated Facilities

South Coffeyville Public Schools SCps.k12.ok.us

Class BSmallest Student-Teacher Ratio in County

K-12 SCHOOL /ADVANCED EDUCATION

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Nowata County has direct access to an array of job specific training programs and advanced education opportunities. Within 30-40 minutes from anywhere in the county, you can reach a career teach institution, community college or a four-year university with graduate programs.

Our location offers employers and its employees the same opportunities for career advancement training as a major metropolitan area would.

Some of Our Local Institutions:

The Strategy Center StrategyCenterOK.com

The Strategy Center at Tri-County Technology Center provides Nowata County businesses with customized job training and business development assistance.

Rogers State University RSU.edu

RSU, a regional four-year university offers Nowata County two campuses within less than a 30-minute drive (Bartlesville and Claremore). In addition, RSU offers online course, complete degree options online and a new MBA program.

Coffeyville Community College Coffeyville.edu

CCC is a comprehensive two-year institution of post-secondary learning. The College offers 24 academic programs, 15 technical programs and 14 certificate programs.

ADVANCED EDUCATION

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GrowNowata.com

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