Tyrone, OK

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Tyrone, Oklahoma

Tyrone, Oklahoma, in Texas county, is 127 miles N of Amarillo, Texas (center to center) and 211 miles W of Wichita, Kansas. As of the year 2000 census, 880 people lived in Tyrone.

The People and Families of Tyrone

In Tyrone, about 65% of adults are married. Tyrone is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in town is married (though of course they're not). Large families and residences are common here. Watch out for that stroller! It's hard to swing a rattle in Tyrone without hitting a preschooler.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Tyrone had a median family income of $37,500. Tyrone doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line.

Tyrone Housing

An estimated 78% of living spaces in Tyrone are occupied by their owners, not by renters.

Commuting

In Tyrone, 94% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Tyrone strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Oklahoma):

Category	Trophy
Public Transportation Use (vs. State)	Top 10%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. State)	Top 10%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. Peers)	Top 10%

Comparative Profile of Tyrone, OK

Comparing Tyrone to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Oklahoma (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Children Under 5 Years Old
Male Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Men
Female Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Women
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Affordability of Property Taxes
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Rents
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone
Seasonal and Vacation Housing

Category	Value
Near Medium City	127 miles N of Amarillo, Texas (center to center)
Nearest Large City	211 miles W of Wichita, Kansas
County	Texas
Standard Zip Codes	73951
Phone Area Codes	580
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	36.954
Longitude	-101.064

Station	LIBERAL
Distance	8.5 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 46 F
Apr Temp	39 to 70 F
Jul Temp	65 to 94 F
Oct Temp	43 to 73 F
Annual Precip	19.7 inches

Station	HOOKER
Distance	9.6 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 47 F
Apr Temp	41 to 72 F
Jul Temp	66 to 95 F
Oct Temp	44 to 74 F
Annual Precip	18.3 inches

Station	SUBLETTE
Distance	38.8 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 43 F
Apr Temp	37 to 67 F
Jul Temp	64 to 91 F
Oct Temp	41 to 70 F
Annual Precip	19.2 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	880	100%
Male	435	49.4%
Female	445	50.6%
Under 18	274	31.1%
18+	606	68.9%
65+	64	7.3%
Median Age	30.8
Average Family Size	3.18
White	681	77.4%
African-American	3	0.3%
Asian	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	5	0.6%
Other	164	18.6%
Mixed Race	26	3%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	207	23.5%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	857
Growth	-23
Growth %	-2.59%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	36.3%
US/American	28%
German	15.3%
English	6.4%
Irish	6.1%
Scotch-Irish	1.9%
French (except Basque)	1.6%
Scottish	0.9%
Norwegian	0.8%
Swedish	0.8%
Lithuanian	0.3%
Dutch West Indian	0.3%
Dutch	0.3%
Polish	0.3%
Austrian	0.3%
European	0.2%
Danish	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Tyrone	880	$37,500
Hardesty	277	$29,688
Hooker	1,788	$39,113
Optima	266	$40,833

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