Sand Springs, Oklahoma
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City Overview
As of 2009, Sand Springs's population is 18,450 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 4.56 percent.
The median home cost in Sand Springs is $99,990. Home appreciation the last year has been -3.40 percent.
Compared to the rest of the country, Sand Springs's cost of living is 24.22% Lower than the U.S. average.
Sand Springs public schools spend $4,831 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $6,058. There are about 16 students per teacher in Sand Springs.
The unemployment rate in Sand Springs is 5.90 percent(U.S. avg. is 8.50%). Recent job growth is Positive. Sand Springs jobs have Increased by 0.50 percent.
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People
The 2009 Sand Springs, OK, population is 18,450. There are 974 people per square mile (population density).
Family in Sand Springs, OK
The median age is 35.7. The US median is 37.6. 62.35% of people in Sand Springs, OK, are married. 12.95% are divorced.
The average household size is 2.56 people. 27.89% of people are married, with children. 9.81% have children, but are single.
Race in Sand Springs, OK
84.50% of people are white, 1.83% are black, 0.59% are asian, 7.41% are native american, and 4.95% claim 'Other'.
2.40% of the people in Sand Springs, OK, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 97.60% are non-hispanic).
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Small Business Capital of Oklahoma: Sand Springs is among one of Oklahoma's small towns rich with pioneer history.
It is possibly the only town in Oklahoma created through philanthropy. The city's founder... (read more)How to decide if Sand Springs is the right place f: I have lived in Sand Springs for decades.
If you or your kids like to ride around for hours in your backyard on ATVs, snow machines, motorcycles or lawn mowers, Sand... (read more)How to decide if you belong in Sand Springs, OK: If you or your kids like to ride lawn mowers, ATVs, motorcycles and snow machines around in circles IN YOUR BACKYARD for hours, you belong here. The mayor, the city... (read more)Have an opinion about Sand Springs? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Sand Springs Click Here
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Health
There are 312 physicians per 100,000 population in Sand Springs, OK. The US average is 170.
Sand Springs, OK Health Index
Air quality in Sand Springs, OK is 14 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is based on ozone alert days and number of pollutants in the air, as reported by the EPA.
Water quality in Sand Springs, OK is 59 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.
Superfund index is 30 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts.
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How to decide if Sand Springs is the right place f: I have lived in Sand Springs for decades.
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Economy
| Unemployment Rate | 5.90% | 8.50% |
| Recent Job Growth | 0.50% | -3.10% |
| Future Job Growth | 35.10% | 26.40% |
| Sales Taxes | 9.02% | 6.00% |
| Income Taxes | 7.00% | 5.02% |
| Income per Cap. | $21,581 | $24,020 |
| Household Income | $44,759 | $44,684 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 14.00% | 13.64% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 11.91% | 11.21% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 13.62% | 11.46% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 15.71% | 15.84% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 21.34% | 19.28% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 10.99% | 11.53% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 9.95% | 10.70% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 1.99% | 4.43% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 0.34% | 1.31% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.13% | 0.61% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 12.17% | 13.61% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 18.83% | 20.24% |
| Service | 12.68% | 14.75% |
| Sales and Office | 29.74% | 26.74% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.00% | 0.74% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 12.43% | 9.48% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 14.16% | 14.44% |
The unemployment rate in Sand Springs, OK, is 5.90%, with job growth of 0.50%. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 35.10%.
Sand Springs, OK Taxes
Sand Springs, OK,sales tax rate is 9.02%. Income tax is 7.00%.
Sand Springs, OK Income and Salaries
The income per capita is $21,581, which includes all adults and children. The median household income is $44,759.
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Small Business Capital of Oklahoma: Sand Springs is among one of Oklahoma's small towns rich with pioneer history.
It is possibly the only town in Oklahoma created through philanthropy. The city's founder... (read more)How to decide if Sand Springs is the right place f: I have lived in Sand Springs for decades.
If you or your kids like to ride around for hours in your backyard on ATVs, snow machines, motorcycles or lawn mowers, Sand... (read more)How to decide if you belong in Sand Springs, OK: If you or your kids like to ride lawn mowers, ATVs, motorcycles and snow machines around in circles IN YOUR BACKYARD for hours, you belong here. The mayor, the city... (read more)Have an opinion about Sand Springs? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Sand Springs Click Here
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Housing
| Median Home Age | 32 | 27 |
| Median Home Cost | $99,990 | $202,300 |
| Home Appreciation | -3.40% | -4.60% |
| Homes Owned | 69.60% | 64.07% |
| Housing Vacant | 5.99% | 14.48% |
| Homes Rented | 24.08% | 21.45% |
| Property Tax Rate | $10.53 | $13.28 |
| OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS BY VALUE | | |
| Less Than $20,000 | 2.84% | 3.01% |
| $20,000 to $39,999 | 5.82% | 4.37% |
| $40,000 to $59,999 | 8.60% | 5.74% |
| $60,000 to $79,999 | 22.27% | 7.07% |
| $80,000 to $99,999 | 19.35% | 8.41% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 26.73% | 19.74% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 10.08% | 14.06% |
| $200,000 to $299,999 | 3.38% | 16.59% |
| $300,000 to $399,999 | 0.66% | 8.21% |
| $400,000 to $499,999 | 0.22% | 4.53% |
| $500,000 to $749,999 | 0.06% | 4.75% |
| $1,000,000 or more | 0.00% | 1.86% |
| HOUSING UNITS BY YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | | |
| 1999 to October 2005 | 6.60% | 10.15% |
| 1995 to 1998 | 8.18% | 6.69% |
| 1990 to 1994 | 5.54% | 6.70% |
| 1980 to 1989 | 16.73% | 14.75% |
| 1970 to 1979 | 19.59% | 17.11% |
| 1960 to 1969 | 11.37% | 12.78% |
| 1950 to 1959 | 15.57% | 11.64% |
| 1940 to 1949 | 7.32% | 6.64% |
| 1939 or Earlier | 9.09% | 13.55% |
The median home value in Sand Springs, OK, is $99,990. Home appreciation is -3.40% over the last year. The median age of Sand Springs, OK, real estate is 32 years.
Sand Springs, OK Apartments and Rentals
Renters make up 24.08% of the Sand Springs, OK, population. 5.99% of houses and apartments in Sand Springs, OK, are unoccupied (vacancy rate).
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Small Business Capital of Oklahoma: Sand Springs is among one of Oklahoma's small towns rich with pioneer history.
It is possibly the only town in Oklahoma created through philanthropy. The city's founder... (read more)How to decide if Sand Springs is the right place f: I have lived in Sand Springs for decades.
If you or your kids like to ride around for hours in your backyard on ATVs, snow machines, motorcycles or lawn mowers, Sand... (read more)How to decide if you belong in Sand Springs, OK: If you or your kids like to ride lawn mowers, ATVs, motorcycles and snow machines around in circles IN YOUR BACKYARD for hours, you belong here. The mayor, the city... (read more)Have an opinion about Sand Springs? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Sand Springs Click Here
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Crime
Sand Springs, OK, violent crime, on a scale from 1 (low crime) to 10, is 4. Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The US average is 3.
Sand Springs, OK, property crime, on a scale from 1 (low) to 10, is 6. Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. The US average is 3.
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Small Business Capital of Oklahoma: Sand Springs is among one of Oklahoma's small towns rich with pioneer history.
It is possibly the only town in Oklahoma created through philanthropy. The city's founder... (read more)How to decide if Sand Springs is the right place f: I have lived in Sand Springs for decades.
If you or your kids like to ride around for hours in your backyard on ATVs, snow machines, motorcycles or lawn mowers, Sand... (read more)How to decide if you belong in Sand Springs, OK: If you or your kids like to ride lawn mowers, ATVs, motorcycles and snow machines around in circles IN YOUR BACKYARD for hours, you belong here. The mayor, the city... (read more)Have an opinion about Sand Springs? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Sand Springs Click Here
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Climate
Sand Springs, OK, gets 38 inches of rain per year. The US average is 37. Snowfall is 4 inches. The average US city gets 25 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 76.
On average, there are 233 sunny days per year in Sand Springs, OK. The July high is around 93 degrees. The January low is 22. Our comfort index, which is based on humidity during the hot months, is a 26 out of 100, where higher is more comfortable. The US average on the comfort index is 44.
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Small Business Capital of Oklahoma: Sand Springs is among one of Oklahoma's small towns rich with pioneer history.
It is possibly the only town in Oklahoma created through philanthropy. The city's founder... (read more)How to decide if Sand Springs is the right place f: I have lived in Sand Springs for decades.
If you or your kids like to ride around for hours in your backyard on ATVs, snow machines, motorcycles or lawn mowers, Sand... (read more)How to decide if you belong in Sand Springs, OK: If you or your kids like to ride lawn mowers, ATVs, motorcycles and snow machines around in circles IN YOUR BACKYARD for hours, you belong here. The mayor, the city... (read more)Have an opinion about Sand Springs? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Sand Springs Click Here
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Education
Sand Springs, OK, schools spend $4,831 per student. There are 16 pupils per teacher, 516 students per librarian, and 381 children per counselor in Sand Springs, OK schools.
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How to decide if Sand Springs is the right place f: I have lived in Sand Springs for decades.
If you or your kids like to ride around for hours in your backyard on ATVs, snow machines, motorcycles or lawn mowers, Sand... (read more)How to decide if you belong in Sand Springs, OK: If you or your kids like to ride lawn mowers, ATVs, motorcycles and snow machines around in circles IN YOUR BACKYARD for hours, you belong here. The mayor, the city... (read more)The largest business in town is going out of busin: Run for your life. The person who wrote about cliques and games is telling the truth. There are no codes enforced and people have appliances and junk in their front... (read more)Have an opinion about Sand Springs? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Sand Springs Click Here
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Transportation
The average one-way commute in Sand Springs, OK, takes 23 minutes. 85% of commuters drive their own car alone. 10% carpool with others. 0% take mass transit and 3% work from home.
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Small Business Capital of Oklahoma: Sand Springs is among one of Oklahoma's small towns rich with pioneer history.
It is possibly the only town in Oklahoma created through philanthropy. The city's founder... (read more)How to decide if Sand Springs is the right place f: I have lived in Sand Springs for decades.
If you or your kids like to ride around for hours in your backyard on ATVs, snow machines, motorcycles or lawn mowers, Sand... (read more)How to decide if you belong in Sand Springs, OK: If you or your kids like to ride lawn mowers, ATVs, motorcycles and snow machines around in circles IN YOUR BACKYARD for hours, you belong here. The mayor, the city... (read more)Have an opinion about Sand Springs? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Sand Springs Click Here
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Cost of Living
Our cost of living indices are based on a US average of 100. An amount below 100 means Sand Springs, OK is cheaper than the US average. A cost of living index above 100 means Sand Springs, OK is more expensive.
Overall, Sand Springs, OK cost of living is 75.78.
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Small Business Capital of Oklahoma: Sand Springs is among one of Oklahoma's small towns rich with pioneer history.
It is possibly the only town in Oklahoma created through philanthropy. The city's founder... (read more)How to decide if Sand Springs is the right place f: I have lived in Sand Springs for decades.
If you or your kids like to ride around for hours in your backyard on ATVs, snow machines, motorcycles or lawn mowers, Sand... (read more)How to decide if you belong in Sand Springs, OK: If you or your kids like to ride lawn mowers, ATVs, motorcycles and snow machines around in circles IN YOUR BACKYARD for hours, you belong here. The mayor, the city... (read more)Have an opinion about Sand Springs? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Sand Springs Click Here
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Religion
| Percent Religious | 56.91% | 50.03% |
| Catholic | 7.28% | 21.92% |
| Protestant | 40.42% | 19.12% |
| LDS | 0.95% | 1.57% |
| Baptist | 20.40% | 8.16% |
| Episcopalian | 1.05% | 8.12% |
| Pentecostal | 3.92% | 1.89% |
| Lutheran | 1.49% | 2.81% |
| Methodist | 11.67% | 3.84% |
| Presbyterian | 1.90% | 1.33% |
| Other Christian | 7.36% | 4.66% |
| Jewish | 0.47% | 2.16% |
| Eastern | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Islam | 0.39% | 0.54% |
56.91% of the people in Sand Springs, OK are religious, meaning they affiliate with a religion. 7.28% are Catholic; 40.42% are Protestant; 0.95% are LDS; 7.36% are another Christian faith; 0.47% in Sand Springs, OK are Jewish; 0.03% are an eastern faith; 0.39% affilitates with Islam.
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How to decide if Sand Springs is the right place f: I have lived in Sand Springs for decades.
If you or your kids like to ride around for hours in your backyard on ATVs, snow machines, motorcycles or lawn mowers, Sand... (read more)How to decide if you belong in Sand Springs, OK: If you or your kids like to ride lawn mowers, ATVs, motorcycles and snow machines around in circles IN YOUR BACKYARD for hours, you belong here. The mayor, the city... (read more)The largest business in town is going out of busin: Run for your life. The person who wrote about cliques and games is telling the truth. There are no codes enforced and people have appliances and junk in their front... (read more)Have an opinion about Sand Springs? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Sand Springs Click Here
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Voting
35.57% of the people in Sand Springs, OK are registered as Democrats. 64.43% are registered Republican. Remaining are independent: 0.00%.
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Small Business Capital of Oklahoma: Sand Springs is among one of Oklahoma's small towns rich with pioneer history.
It is possibly the only town in Oklahoma created through philanthropy. The city's founder... (read more)How to decide if Sand Springs is the right place f: I have lived in Sand Springs for decades.
If you or your kids like to ride around for hours in your backyard on ATVs, snow machines, motorcycles or lawn mowers, Sand... (read more)How to decide if you belong in Sand Springs, OK: If you or your kids like to ride lawn mowers, ATVs, motorcycles and snow machines around in circles IN YOUR BACKYARD for hours, you belong here. The mayor, the city... (read more)Have an opinion about Sand Springs? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Sand Springs Click Here
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