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Location |
Cheyenne is located approximately 140 miles west of Oklahoma City and 128 miles east of Amarillo, Texas; just 22 miles north of I-40 on State Highway 283. The town of Cheyenne is the county seat of Roger Mills and inhabits 23.3% of the entire county population, which is only 778.
The latitude of Cheyenne is 35.613N. The longitude is -99.671W. It is in the Central Standard time zone and the elevation is 1,969 feet. |
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Cheyenne Community Analysis-For the most up to date information download this file.
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Economy
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The unemployment rate in Cheyenne, OK, is 2.60%, with job growth of 2.47%. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 42.34%.
Cheyenne, OK,sales tax rate is 9.00%. Income tax is 6.65%. Cheyenne, OK Income and Salaries The income per capita is $25,649, which includes all adults and children. The median household income is $40,489. The median home value in Cheyenne, OK, is $70,200. Home appreciation is -0.91% over the last year. The median age of Cheyenne, OK, real estate is 44 years. Cheyenne, OK Apartments and Rentals Renters make up 25.77% of the Cheyenne, OK, population. 13.24% of houses and apartments in Cheyenne, OK, are unoccupied (vacancy rate). Cheyenne, OK, violent crime, on a scale from 1 (low crime) to 10, is 2. Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The US average is 4.
Cheyenne, OK, property crime, on a scale from 1 (low) to 10, is 2. 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 4. Cheyenne, OK, gets 23 inches of rain per year. The US average is 37. Snowfall is 8 inches. The average US city gets 25 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 47.
On average, there are 255 sunny days per year in Cheyenne, OK. The July high is around 94 degrees. The January low is 23. Our comfort index, which is based on humidity during the hot months, is a 25 out of 100, where higher is more comfortable. The US average on the comfort index is 44. Cheyenne, OK, schools spend $7,253 per student. There are 10 pupils per teacher, 293 students per librarian, and 165 children per counselor in Cheyenne, OK schools. High School students have a computer to student ratio of 1:1. Elementary students have two computer labs with a 1:1 ratio per student. Every room is computer networked with high-speed Internet access. Each teacher has a computer, whiteboard, scanner, and color printer to enrich the education in their classrooms. The original school building was built in 1978 with an addition of a 1,000 seat indoor gymnasium and 740 seat auditorium in 1995.
Cost of living indexes are based on a US average of 100. An amount below 100 means Cheyenne, OK is cheaper than the US average. A cost of living index above 100 means Cheyenne, OK is more expensive.
Overall, Cheyenne, OK cost of living is 79.50. The average one-way commute in Cheyenne, OK, takes 18 minutes. 77% of commuters drive their own car alone. 11% carpool with others. 1% take mass transit and 5% work from home.
Air quality in Cheyenne, OK is 99 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 Cheyenne, OK is 73 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators. Superfund index is 99 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. 87.51% of the people in Cheyenne, OK are religious, meaning they affiliate with a religion. 0.00% are Catholic; 0.00% are LDS; 8.45% are another Christian faith; 0.00% in Cheyenne, OK are Jewish; 0.00% are an eastern faith; 0.00% affilitates with Islam.
16.04% of the people in Cheyenne, OK are registered as Democrats. 83.96% are registered Republican. Remaining are independent: 0.00%. |
