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v. t. e. Oklahoma is the 37th-richest state in the United States, with a per capita income of $32,210 in 2006 and the third fastest-growing per capita income in the United States. [1] Oklahoma also has one of the lowest costs of living in the United States, making its relative per capita income levels much higher than its ranking among states.
There were approximately 1.8 million in the Oklahoma labor force in 2018. The private sector employs 90% of working Oklahomans, with the government (federal, state, and local) employing 9%. The largest employer in the state is the United States Department of Defense , which employs approximately 69,000 workers or 3.8% of all working Oklahomans.
A few Oklahoma counties also exceed the U.S. national average for income, population growth rate, education, and have a lower rate of poverty. Republican candidate Donald J. Trump received a plurality of votes in every Oklahoma county, and a majority in every county but one in the 2020 Presidential election.
Oklahoma renters are at risk of drastic rent increases Doyle calls Biden's plan a nice idea, "but how are you going to enforce it," he wondered. Doyle has lived at Muntage Apartment Homes, 3041 NW ...
The National Low Income Housing Coalition President and CEO Diane Yentel said the money from the first round has been distributed and about 60% of communities have programs open, which increases ...
Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency. The Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) is a non-profit organization which serves the people of Oklahoma by offering affordable housing resources, including loans and rent assistance. OHFA was created in 1975 when Governor of Oklahoma David L. Boren approved the agency's first trust indenture.
Oklahoma has enacted a number of taxes on alcoholic beverages. The alcoholic beverage tax on liquor is an excise tax varying in amount depending on the alcohol by volume of the drink and an excise tax of $11.25 on each barrel of low-alcohol beer sold. A special sales tax of 13.5% is levied on the sale of all mixed drinks.
The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Oklahoma was 3,911,338 on July 1, 2015, a 4.26% increase since the 2010 United States Census. [2]According to the U.S. Census, as of 2010, Oklahoma has a historical estimated population of 3,751,351 which is an increase of 300,058 or 8.7 percent, since the year 2000. [3]