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  1. Okaw Legal Resources
  2. Okaw Statistics
  3. Okaw Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Okaw Employment Information
  5. Okaw Family Information
  6. Okaw Education Information
  7. Okaw Public Benefits Information
  8. Okaw Immigration & Civil Rights Information


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Okaw Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 515
  • Land Area (2000): 79.147 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 11.960 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 245
Okaw Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 36 7.03%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 476 92.97%

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Okaw Employment Information Back to top
Okaw Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 23 17.29%
2. Construction 15 11.28%
3. Educational Services 12 9.02%
4. Health Care 8 6.02%
5. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 8 6.02%
6. Rail Transportation 7 5.26%
7. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 6 4.51%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 5 3.76%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 5 3.76%
10. Paper Manufacturing 5 3.76%
11. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 4 3.01%
12. Drugs / Druggist Sundries / Chemicals / Etc., Wholesale 4 3.01%
13. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 4 3.01%
14. Machinery Manufacturing 4 3.01%
15. Repair and Maintenance 4 3.01%
16. Public Administration 3 2.26%
17. Truck Transportation 3 2.26%
18. Warehousing and Storage 3 2.26%
19. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 2 1.50%
20. Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies, Wholesale 2 1.50%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 27 24.77%
2. Health Care 15 13.76%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 12 11.01%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 8 7.34%
5. Paper Manufacturing 7 6.42%
6. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 6 5.50%
7. Food Manufacturing 5 4.59%
8. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 5 4.59%
9. Utilities 4 3.67%
10. Construction 3 2.75%
11. Music Stores 3 2.75%
12. Farm Product Raw Materials, Wholesale 2 1.83%
13. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 2 1.83%
14. Machinery Manufacturing 2 1.83%
15. Other Health and Personal Care Store 2 1.83%
16. Public Administration 2 1.83%
17. Sporting Goods / Cameras / Hobby and Toy Stores 2 1.83%
18. Finance and Insurance 1 0.92%
19. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 1 0.92%

Okaw Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Farmers and Farm Managers 21 15.79%
2. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 12 9.02%
3. Business Operations Specialists 11 8.27%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 9 6.77%
5. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 8 6.02%
6. Physicians and Surgeons 8 6.02%
7. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 7 5.26%
8. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 6 4.51%
9. Other Installation / Maintenance 6 4.51%
10. Carpenters 5 3.76%
11. Electricians 5 3.76%
12. Cashiers 4 3.01%
13. Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc. 4 3.01%
14. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 3 2.26%
15. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 3 2.26%
16. Other Management Occupations 3 2.26%
17. Other Production Occupations 3 2.26%
18. Drafters / Engineering / Mappers 2 1.50%
19. Engineers 2 1.50%
20. Operations Managers Non Finance 2 1.50%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 15 13.76%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 12 11.01%
3. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 10 9.17%
4. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 9 8.26%
5. Accountants and Auditors 8 7.34%
6. Secretaries and Admins 8 7.34%
7. Health Technologists and Technicians 7 6.42%
8. Cashiers 5 4.59%
9. Customer Service Representatives 5 4.59%
10. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 4 3.67%
11. Other Management Occupations 4 3.67%
12. Bus Drivers 3 2.75%
13. Other Office and Admin Support 3 2.75%
14. Other Production Occupations 3 2.75%
15. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 2 1.83%
16. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 2 1.83%
17. Other Food Preparation and Servers 2 1.83%
18. Other Sales and Related Occupations 2 1.83%
19. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 2 1.83%
20. Postsecondary Teachers 2 1.83%

Okaw Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 228 52.41%
15-35 hours 47 10.80%
1-14 hours 21 4.83%
No regular hours 139 31.95%

Okaw Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 7 3.03%
5 AM-5:29 AM 5 2.16%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 16 6.93%
6 AM-6:29 AM 25 10.82%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 24 10.39%
7 AM-7:29 AM 21 9.09%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 66 28.57%
8 AM-8:29 AM 10 4.33%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 14 6.06%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 2 0.87%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 6 2.60%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 0 0.00%
Noon-3:59 PM 12 5.19%
4 PM-11:59 PM 23 9.96%

Okaw Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 10 4.33%
5-9 49 21.21%
10-14 47 20.35%
15-19 21 9.09%
20-24 21 9.09%
25-29 0 0.00%
30-34 21 9.09%
35-39 2 0.87%
40-44 20 8.66%
45-59 19 8.23%
60-89 7 3.03%
At least 90 14 6.06%

Okaw Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 148 64.07%
30-44 0 0.00% 43 18.61%
45-59 0 0.00% 19 8.23%
At least 60 0 0.00% 21 9.09%

Okaw Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 30 12.66%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 188 79.32%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 3 1.27%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 10 4.22%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 6 2.53%

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Okaw Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 213 (512 people)
Families (2000): 181 (475 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 83
People at same address in 1995: 367
Okaw Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 2 0.94%
$10,000-$14,999 21 9.86%
$15,000-$19,999 13 6.10%
$20,000-$24,999 9 4.23%
$25,000-$29,999 16 7.51%
$30,000-$34,999 15 7.04%
$35,000-$39,999 11 5.16%
$40,000-$44,999 21 9.86%
$45,000-$49,999 11 5.16%
$50,000-$59,999 24 11.27%
$60,000-$74,999 19 8.92%
$75,000-$99,999 18 8.45%
$100,000-$124,999 23 10.80%
$125,000-$149,999 0 0.00%
$150,000-$199,999 8 3.76%
$200,000 or more 2 0.94%

Okaw Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 29 13.74%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 109 51.66%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 2 0.95%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 37 17.54%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 20 9.48%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 11 5.21%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 3 1.42%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Okaw Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 162 24.85%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 111 17.02%
Public Assistance 5 0.77%
Retirement 68 10.43%
Self Employment 40 6.13%
Social Security 87 13.34%
Supplemental Security 11 1.69%
Wage / Salary 142 21.78%
Other 26 3.99%

Okaw Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 139 80.81%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 33 19.19%

Okaw Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 9 4.02%
Color 1 Box Married 171 76.34%
Color 2 Box Never Married 44 19.64%
Color 3 Box Widowed 0 0.00%

Okaw Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 9 4.17%
Color 1 Box Married 167 77.31%
Color 2 Box Never Married 29 13.43%
Color 3 Box Widowed 11 5.09%

Okaw Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Okaw Education Information Back to top
Okaw Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 19 4.53%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 56 13.37%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 146 34.84%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 75 17.90%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 45 10.74%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 40 9.55%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 38 9.07%

Okaw Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 4 0.78% 0 0.00% 4 0.78%
Kindergarten 4 0.78% 0 0.00% 4 0.78%
Grades 1-4 28 5.44% 0 0.00% 28 5.44%
Grades 5-8 22 4.27% 0 0.00% 22 4.27%
Grades 9-12 26 5.05% 0 0.00% 26 5.05%
Undergrad college 8 1.55% 2 0.39% 10 1.94%
Graduate or professional school 0 0.00% 8 1.55% 8 1.55%
Total 92 17.86% 10 1.94% 102 19.81%

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Okaw Public Benefits Information Back to top
Okaw Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 467 91.57%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 43 8.43%

Okaw Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Okaw Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Okaw Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 44 8.54%
10-19 Years 57 11.07%
20-29 Years 36 6.99%
30-39 Years 53 10.29%
40-49 Years 80 15.53%
50-59 Years 94 18.25%
60-69 Years 80 15.53%
70-79 Years 49 9.51%
80-89 Years 19 3.69%
90+ Years 3 0.58%

Okaw Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 265 51.46%
Color 1 Box Female 250 48.54%

Okaw Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 506 98.25%
Color 2 Box Asian 4 0.78%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 4 0.78%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 1 0.19%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box African-American 0 0.00%

Okaw Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 104 28.57%
2. English 64 17.58%
3. Irish 54 14.84%
4. United States Or American 51 14.01%
5. Ukrainian 16 4.40%
6. French Non-Basque 13 3.57%
7. Italian 11 3.02%
8. British 9 2.47%
9. Scotch Irish 9 2.47%
10. Polish 8 2.20%

Okaw Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 458 91.97%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 19 3.82%
3. Other Asian 16 3.21%
4. French 3 0.60%
5. African 2 0.40%

Okaw Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 496 96.88%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 16 3.12%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 0 0.00%

Okaw Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Okaw Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.