Altus, Oklahoma
Encyclopedia : A : AL : ALT : Altus, Oklahoma
Altus is a city in Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 21,447 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Jackson County[Geographic references#6GR6].
Altus is home to Altus Air Force Base, the United States Air Force's training base for pilots and aircrew in the C-5, C-17, and KC-135. It is also home to Western Oklahoma State College.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 44.1 km² (17.0 mi²). 43.6 km² (16.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.17%) is water.
Demographics
census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 21,447 people, 7,896 households, and 5,629 families residing in the city. The population density was 492.0/km² (1,274.1/mi²). There were 9,264 housing units at an average density of 212.5/km² (550.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 72.62% White, 10.41% African American, 1.48% Native American, 1.38% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 10.32% from other races, and 3.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.25% of the population.There were 7,896 households out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the city the population was spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,217, and the median income for a family was $38,400. Males had a median income of $28,041 versus $18,856 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,378. About 14.6% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.7% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.
External links
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.