Friday, December 18, 2015

Average monthly SNAP (food stamp) benefits per person in Oklahoma in FY 2014

Source: Kaiser Family Foundation.

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Median gross rent for occupied rental housing units in Oklahoma in 2014

Source: Census Bureau.

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Oklahoma projected budget hole next year, due to proliferating tax cuts and tax breaks and a weakening oil and gas industry.

Source: Oklahoma Office of Management & Enterprise Services

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

The median hourly earning of wage and salary workers in Oklahoma in 2014; nationally, the median was $13.14.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Monday, December 14, 2015

The salary of mid-career teachers (age 45) in Oklahoma compared to similarly situated non-teachers.

Source: Oklahoma Teacher Shortage Task Force

Friday, December 11, 2015

Average hourly wage of a petroleum engineer in Oklahoma City in 2014

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Thursday, December 10, 2015

Percentage of Oklahomans age 18-24 enrolled in college or graduate school (31.8% of men, 38.1% of women)

Source: U.S. Census 2014 American Community Survey

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Percentage of Oklahoma bachelor’s degree holders whose degree is in education.

Source: U.S. Census 2014 American Community Survey

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Number of professionally active primary care physicians in Oklahoma, about 1 for every 882 Oklahomans.

Source: Kaiser Family Foundation

Monday, December 7, 2015

Percentage of Oklahoma households containing four or more people in 2014

Source: Census Bureau.