Industrial

strength
2013 regional
Demographic
& Workforce
Report
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Contents
purpose of study .............................................4
Study area.................................................................6
Demographics........................................................8
Population............................................................................................ 9
migration.................................................................................................. 9

Economy..................................................................... 10
Cost of living index.................................................................11
Household income...................................................................11
Housing opportunity index.......................................12
Poverty.....................................................................................................12
per capita income.....................................................................13
sales tax rates............................................................................13

workforce............................................................. 14
Jobs and Business Establishments......... 15
Unemployment rate............................................................ 15
Professional Jobs............................................................... 16
Earnings Per Worker...................................................... 16
creative Jobs..................................................................................17
Average Annual Pay by Industry................... 18
Commuting Patterns.......................................................... 19
Educational Attainment............................................. 20
Occupational Employment.....................................22
Purpose
of study

T
HE MidAmerica Industrial Park is Oklahoma’s largest industrial
park, serving nearly 80 companies and set on 9,000 acres in Mayes
County east of Tulsa. This Demographic and Workforce Profile
provides an overview of population, standard of living, employment, mi-
gration and commuting specific to the area served by the park. This re-
port will serve as a launching pad for developing a strategic plan to grow
the park into a community where Oklahomans can live, work and play.

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study Area

T
HE primary area selected for this study
is comprised of five counties: Chero-
kee, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers and
Wagoner. This area will be referred to in this
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report as the MAIP Region. Tulsa County data
has also been included as a secondary geo- Owasso
graphic territory for addition or comparison to
the MAIP Region. Multiple sources were used to
compile the data, which
Tulsa
were the most up-to-
Tulsa
date that was available.

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 Demographics 9

Population
Region Total Population 2012 20 to 64 Population 2011 65+ Population 2011
MAIP Counties 294,156 167,622 43,787
Tulsa County 613,816 364,210 74,918
Combined 907,972 531,832 118,705
Source: US Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP)

The combined population of the MAIP Region is 294,156. Adding Tulsa County to the region
more than triples the total population to a total of 907,972. Approximately 57% of the MAIP
Region’s population is between the ages of 20 to 64, compared to Tulsa County with 60% in
that age group. Also, the MAIP Region contains a 65 or older population of 15%, while Tulsa
County has 12% in that category.

Migration
Region Residents
MAIP Counties +2,624
Tulsa County +2,104
Combined +4,728
Note: positive values indicate positive net flow
into the region.
Source: Estimates of the Components of Resi-
dent Population Change, April 1, 2010 to July 1,
2012, U.S. Census Bureau

Net Migration is the difference between the

number of people relocating into or out of an
area over a period of time. A positive value
represents more people entering the region
than leaving it, while a negative value repre-
sents more people leaving than entering it.
The MAIP region had a net migration of
+2,624 residents during 2010-2012. In the
same time period, Tulsa County had a net
migration of only +2,104 residents. The com-
bined net migration of the MAIP Region and
Tulsa County is +4,728 residents.

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Cost of living index

Region 2012 Index The cost of living is the amount of money it takes to ac-
quire basic necessities of life. These necessities include
MAIP Counties 90.3
things such as groceries, housing, utilities, transportation,
Tulsa County 97.5 healthcare and miscellaneous goods and services such
Combined 95.2 as clothing. The cost of living index compares local costs
Sources: ACS 2010 3-year Popu- of living to the national average. The national average
lation Estimates, U.S. Census is set to 100, and each index is read as a percent of the
Bureau, and the 2012 Annual Av- national average. Index values above 100 mean that the
erage Cost of Living Index from
the Council for Community and
local area has a cost of living above the national average,
Economic Research (C2ER) while values below 100 mean that the local area has a
cost of living below the national average.
The MAIP Region has an index of 90.3, which is almost ten points below the national aver-
age. When including Tulsa County, the combined region has an index about five points
below the national average at 95.2. Tulsa County by itself has an index close to the national
average at 97.5.

Household income
Households by income 2011
2% 2%

9% 15% <$15,000
$15,000 - $24,999
$25,000 - $34,999
13%
13% $35,000 - $49,999
$50,000 - $74,999
$75,000 - $99,999
12% $100,000 - $149,999
20%
$150,000 - $199,999
16% $200,000+

The majority of households in the MAIP Region (55%) have

combined incomes of less than $50,000. Twenty percent of the
households have incomes between $50,000 to 74,999. Twenty-
five percent of households have incomes at $75,000 or more. (The
nine categories do not add up to 100% due to rounding error.)
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Housing
opportunity index
Region Housing Units Surveyed Percent Affordable The housing opportunity
index (HOI) measures the
MAIP Counties 65,932 79.4%
percentage of homes sold
Tulsa County 113,644 76.9% in an area that would have
Combined 179,576 77.8% been affordable to a family
Source: ACS 2011 3-year estimates, DP04, U.S. Census Bureau earning the local median in-
come. The MAIP Region has
an HOI index of 79.4%. Adding in Tulsa County, the index is 77.8%, while Tulsa County by
itself has an HOI of 76.9%. The national HOI average is 74.9%, as reported in February 2013
by the National Association of Homebuilders. Therefore, the MAIP Region, Tulsa County,
and the two combined are more affordable than the national average, with the MAIP Region
being the most affordable of the three.

Poverty
Percent of Population
The poverty
Region Below 200% of the threshold (a.k.a.
Poverty Level poverty level)
is the minimum
MAIP Counties 35.1%
level of income
Tulsa County 36.0%
deemed adequate
Combined 35.7% for a household.
Source: ACS 2011 3-year estimates, S1701, As of 2012, all
U.S. Census Bureau 48 contiguous
states and Wash-
ington D.C. had the same poverty threshold. Determining
the poverty threshold is usually done by finding the total
cost of all the essential resources that an average human
adult consumes in one year. The threshold is adjusted for
each household based on how many children live there and
whether the householder is over 65 or not. The measure of
poverty used here is the percentage of households below
200% of the poverty level. For the MAIP region, this statistic
amounts to 35.1% of households. It is 36% for Tulsa County
and 35.7% combined. So from this measure, the MAIP region
has a slightly lower poverty rate than Tulsa County.

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per capita income

Region Per Capita Income Per capita income, also known as income per person,
is the average (mean) income of persons in a re-
MAIP Counties $22,597
gion. It is calculated by adding together all personal
Tulsa County $26,952 income for people who live in the region and divid-
Combined $25,539 ing it by the region’s population. In this measure,
Oklahoma $23,303 the MAIP Region is close to Oklahoma as whole. The
United States $27,158 MAIP Region has a per capita income of $22,597,
Source: American Community Survey which is about $600 less than Oklahoma. When com-
2011 3-year estimates, B19301 and pared to the U.S. as a whole, the region’s per capita
S0101, U.S. Census Bureau income is about $4,500 lower. Tulsa County com-
pares more closely to the U.S. figure. Tulsa County
has a per capita income of $26,952, which is slightly lower than the U.S. as a whole at $27,158.

sales tax rates

Counties County Municipal State Total Range The state sales tax rate in Okla-
homa is 4.5%. Municipal tax rates
Cherokee 1.75% 2.50-4.50% 4.5% 8.75-10.75%
in the MAIP Region vary between
Delaware 1.40% 3.00-3.75% 4.5% 8.90-9.65% 2.0% and 4.5%.
Mayes 1.38% 2.00-4.00% 4.5% 7.88-9.88%
Rogers 1.83% 3.00-4.00% 4.5% 9.33-10.33% Adding togther state, county, and
Tulsa 0.85% 3.00-4.00% 4.5% 8.35-9.35%
municipal rates, the total sales tax
rates for municipalities in the com-
Wagoner 1.30% 3.00-4.00% 4.5% 8.80-9.80%
bined area of the MAIP Region and
Source: Rates and Codes for Sales, Use, and Lodging Tax, Tulsa County average to 8.9%.
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Jobs and Business

Establishments
2009 2012 2012 2012 Employees
Region Jobs Jobs Change % Change Establishments per Establishment
MAIP Counties 108,790 110,488 1,698 2% 4,781 23.1
Tulsa County 429,930 437,361 7,426 2% 20,389 21.5
Combined 538,720 547,849 9,124 2% 25,170 21.7
Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2013.1

The number of jobs for both the MAIP Region and Tulsa County increased by 2% over the three-
year period from 2009 to 2012. The MAIP Region added 1,698 jobs during that time, while Tulsa
County added 7,426. Dividing jobs by establishments, it is evident that in 2012 establishments av-
eraged 23.1 employees in the MAIP Region, while in Tulsa County the figure was 21.5 employees.

Unemployment rate
Unemployment Unemployment
The unemployment rate
Region Rate 2009 Rate 2012 Change is calculated by dividing
the number of unem-
MAIP Counties 7.0% 5.5% -1.5%
ployed by the number
Tulsa County 6.8% 5.5% -1.3% of people in the labor
Combined 6.9% 5.5% -1.4% force. Unemployment
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics rates in all three study
areas are 5.5%. The rates
have declined from 2009 to 2012 in the combined region by 1.4 percentage points. The MAIP
Region at 1.5 points had a greater decline in unemployment than Tulsa County at 1.3 points.

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Professional Jobs
Professional Professional Total Total % Median Hourly
Region Jobs 2009 Jobs 2012 Change Change Openings Earnings 2012
MAIP Counties 9,102 9,653 551 6.05% 1,475 $28.23
Tulsa County 48,165 49,616 1,451 3.01% 5,809 $35.39
Combined 57,267 59,269 2,002 3.50% 7,284 $34.22
Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2013.1

Professional jobs in the region are represented here by these classes of workers:
• Lawyers, Judges, and • Business Operations • Health Diagnosing
Related Workers Specialists and Treating
• Top Executives • Financial Specialists Practitioners
These careers typically pay higher wages, require higher levels of education, and offer
more job security.
Professional jobs are growing at twice as fast a rate in the MAIP Region at 6% than Tulsa
County at 3%. The number of professional jobs has been increasing in the combined region
since 2009, with an increase of over 2,000 jobs from 2009 to 2012. The median hourly earn-
ings for professional jobs are $28.23 for the MAIP region and $34.22 for the combined area.

Earnings Per Worker

Region 2012 Average Earnings
Per Worker
MAIP Counties $35,549
Tulsa County $52,405
Combined $49,005
Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2013.1

Average Earnings Per Worker (AEPW) is

an estimate of annual earnings, which pro-
vides an idea of the financial well-being of
a region’s residents and workforce. Re-
gional AEPW is calculated by dividing the
total earnings in a region by the number
of workers in the region. The 2012 average
earnings for the MAIP Region was $35,549.
This compares to Tulsa County at $52,405
and the combined region at $49,005.

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creative Jobs
Region Creative Creative Total Total % Openings Median Hourly
Jobs 2009 Jobs 2012 Change Change Earnings 2012
MAIP Counties 3,139 3,183 44 1.37% 512 $21.41
Tulsa County 18,574 18,636 62 0.33% 2,116 $30.06
Combined 21,713 21,819 106 0.49% 2,628 $28.80
Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2013.1

Creative jobs in the region are represented here by these classes of workers:
• Architects, surveyors, and • Physical scientists • Computer occupation
cartographers • Entertainers and workers
• Mathematical science performers • Art and design workers
occupation workers • Sports and related • Engineers
• Life scientists workers
Creative jobs have grown at four times as fast a rate in the MAIP Region at 1.37% as Tulsa
County at 0.33%. The number of creative jobs has been increasing in the combined region
since 2009, with an increase of over 2,000 jobs from 2009 to 2012. The median hourly earn-
ings for creative jobs were $21.41 for the MAIP Region and $28.80 for the combined area.
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Average Annual
Pay by Industry
Average of Compared
Mayes, Rog- to the
Mayes Rogers Tulsa United ers & Tulsa United
Sector Year County County County Oklahoma States Counties States
Information 2011 $51,342 $41,492 $54,935 $46,616 $74,395 $53,133 -$21,262
2012 $56,261 $42,396 $57,683 $50,305 $78,331 $55,787 -$22,544
Manufacturing 2011 $48,236 $53,265 $51,152 $46,449 $57,256 $51,240 -$6,016
2012 $48,244 $54,483 $53,852 $48,163 $59,210 $53,616 -$5,594
Services 2011 $26,217 $32,808 $40,074 $34,576 $44,734 $38,433 -$6,301
2012 $26,352 $33,399 $42,525 $36,054 $46,017 $40,544 -$5,473
Trade, Transpor- 2011 $28,879 $36,577 $41,247 $34,897 $39,109 $39,999 +$890
tation, & Utilities 2012 $28,715 $37,267 $43,064 $36,289 $40,222 $41,580 +$1,358
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Average Annual Pay is another estimate of earnings, but it differs from Average Earnings Per
Worker in that it is based on workers who are covered by unemployment insurance. Average
Annual Pay is defined by the total pay given to workers covered by unemployment insurance
divided by the number of workers covered by unemployment insurance. The numbers here
are broken down by four industry sectors for Tulsa County, two selected counties in the MAIP
Region, Oklahoma, and the U.S.
The results show that when Mayes, Rogers, and Tulsa counties are combined, they average
anywhere from slightly higher to much lower wages than the U.S. average. In the information
industry sector, the three counties combined for about $22,000 less than the U.S. average
during 2011 and 2012. The three counties’ wages increased by over $2,600 during the times-
pan, but the wages did not keep pace with the U.S. increase of almost $4,000. In the manu-
facturing and services sectors, the three counties were about $6,000 below the U.S. average
for both years. However, the three
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on the U.S. average by about $400 in
manufacturing and $800 in services
between 2011 and 2012. Finally, in
Trade, Transportation, and Utili-
ties, the three counties had wages
increase by almost $1,600 between
2011 and 2012. This sector’s wages
in the counties were almost $900
higher than the U.S. average in 2011
and over $1,350 above it in 2012.
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Commuting Patterns
Where Mayes Where Mayes
County Residents County Workers
Commute to, Commute from,
by County by County
Wagoner, 1% Craig, 2%
Delaware, 2% Other, 5% Wagoner, 2%

Cherokee, 2% Tulsa, 2% Other, 2%

Craig, 3% Cherokee, 2%
Delaware, 4%

Rogers, 6%
Rogers, 10%

Tulsa, 15%
Mayes, 64%
Mayes, 80%

Only sixty-four percent of Mayes County

residents work in Mayes County. Fifteen
percent of Mayes County residents commute
to Tulsa County, and ten percent commute
to Rogers County. Eight percent commute to
the combination of Craig, Cherokee, Dela-
ware or Wagoner Counties, and the remain-
ing five percent commute to work elsewhere.
Eighty percent of the Mayes County work-
force lives in Mayes County. Six percent of
the workforce commutes from Rogers Coun-
ty, four percent commutes from Delaware
County, and eight percent commutes from the
combination of Cherokee, Tulsa, Craig and
Wagoner counties. All other locations account
for two percent of Mayes County workers.
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Educational
Attainment
2009 2009 % 2012 2012 %
Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's %
Region or Higher or Higher or Higher or Higher Change Change
MAIP Counties 37,821 19.8% 37,933 19.6% 112 0.30%
Tulsa County 112,927 28.8% 112,729 28.2% -198 -0.18%
Combined 150,747 25.8% 150,662 25.4% -85 -0.06%
Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2013.1

Educational attainment is the highest level of education that an individual has completed.
This is distinct from the level of schooling that an individual is currently attending. Current-
ly, the MAIP Region trails Tulsa County in the percent of people over 25 that have a bach-
elor’s degree or higher (19.6% vs. 28.2%). In terms of growth, in the past three years the
MAIP region has had a net increase of 0.3% people with at least a bachelor’s degree, while
Tulsa County had a net loss of 0.18%. However, when population increases are factored in,
both the MAIP Region and Tulsa County ended up with smaller percentages of people in
2012 than in 2009 who had a least a bachelor’s degree.

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Education 2009 Population 2012 Population Change % Change
Less Than 9th Grade 6,171 4,822 -1,349 -22%
9th Grade to 12th Grade 20,577 22,369 1,792 9%
MAIP Region

High School Diploma 67,557 66,172 -1,385 -2%

Some College 46,058 48,647 2,589 6%
Associate's Degree 13,201 13,997 796 6%
Bachelor's Degree 26,292 27,255 963 4%
Graduate Degree+ 11,529 10,678 -851 -7%
Totals 191,385 193,939 2,554 1%
Less Than 9th Grade 16,859 12,801 -4,058 -24%
9th Grade to 12th Grade 30,738 38,079 7,341 24%
Tulsa County

High School Diploma 106,196 107,602 1,406 1%

Some College 95,448 98,278 2,830 3%
Associate's Degree 30,180 30,261 81 0%
Bachelor's Degree 77,244 76,578 -666 -1%
Graduate Degree+ 35,683 36,151 468 1%
Totals 392,349 399,751 7,402 2%
Less Than 9th Grade 23,031 17,623 -5,408 -23%
Combined Region

9th Grade to 12th Grade 51,315 60,448 9,133 18%

High School Diploma 173,753 173,774 21 0%
Some College 141,507 146,925 5,418 4%
Associate's Degree 43,381 44,258 877 2%
Bachelor's Degree 103,536 103,833 297 0%
Graduate Degree+ 47,211 46,829 -382 -1%
Totals 583,734 593,690 9,956 2%
Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2013.1

A more detailed view shows the various edu-

cational attainments for individuals age 25 power soak
or older for seven categories of attainment.
The number of individuals with less than a 9th
grade education declined at a rate of 22% for
the MAIP Region and 24% for Tulsa County.
In terms of persons with a 9th to 12th grade
education, both areas also showed large
percent increases, with the MAIP Region at
9% and Tulsa County at 24%. The number
of people with graduate degrees or higher
declined in the MAIP Region at a rate of 7%,
while Tulsa County’s increase of 1% failed to
keep with the population increase of 2%.
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Occupational
Employment
2012 Median
SOC 2009 2012 Percent Hourly
Code Description Jobs Jobs Change Change Openings Earnings
41 Sales and Related 13,317 13,556 239 2% 2,098 $12.33
11 Management 13,111 12,404 -707 -5% 1,258 $16.21
43 Office and Administrative Support 12,111 12,002 -109 -1% 1,322 $12.67
51 Production 7,397 7,880 483 7% 1,733 $15.67
47 Construction and Extraction 7,814 7,598 -216 -3% 1,029 $14.32
53 Transportation and Material Moving 6,027 6,361 334 6% 1,089 $14.36
35 Food Preparation and Serving Related 5,998 6,106 108 2% 1,109 $8.64
25 Education, Training, and Library 6,244 6,048 -196 -3% 683 $16.47
13 Business and Financial Operations 4,700 5,064 364 8% 841 $21.45
39 Personal Care and Service 4,606 4,739 133 3% 801 $10.22
37 Building and Grounds Cleaning and 4,137 4,414 277 7% 623 $9.54
Maintenance
49 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 4,057 4,207 150 4% 711 $15.35
29 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical 3,792 4,130 338 9% 707 $29.26
33 Protective Service 2,362 2,676 314 13% 636 $15.39
27 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, 2,412 2,526 114 5% 421 $14.07
and Media
31 Healthcare Support 2,231 2,505 274 12% 471 $10.90
21 Community and Social Service 1,643 1,598 -45 -3% 176 $16.18
45 Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 1,559 1,465 -94 -6% 250 $10.32
55 Military 1,245 1,182 -63 -5% 10 $14.55
17 Architecture and Engineering 1,042 1,064 22 2% 178 $26.89
15 Computer and Mathematical 1,003 964 -39 -4% 117 $22.66
23 Legal 698 692 -6 -1% 79 $28.13
99 Unclassified 636 664 28 4% 79 $12.78
19 Life, Physical, and Social Science 649 641 -8 -1% 112 $25.97
Totals (Hourly Earnings is an average) 108,790 110,488 1,698 2% 16,532 $14.83
Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2013.1

This table describes jobs in the MAIP Region, broken down by occupation type using the Stan-
dard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. The table is sorted by the number of 2012 jobs
per occupation type. Job types are analyzed here by looking at the highest and lowest ranking
types for each measure discussed. The highest and lowest chosen are based on natural breaks
in the data as opposed to an arbitrary number of high and low types.
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The job types with the most employed in 2012 were Sales and Related, Management, and
Office and Administrative Support. The ones with the least employed were Legal, Unclassi-
fied, and Life, Physical, and Social Science. In terms of change in number of jobs between
2009 and 2012, the highest growth occupation types were Production, Business and Finan-
cial Operations, Healthcare Practitioners and Technical, Transportation and Material Mov-
ing, and Protective Service. The job types that shrank the most were Education, Training,
and Library, Construction and Extraction, and Management. In terms of percentage change,
the job types with the highest growth rates were Protective Service, Healthcare Support,
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical, and Business and Financial Operations. The job
types with the highest negative growth rates were Computer and Mathematical, Military,
Management, and Farming, Fishing, and Forestry.
The next category to discuss is the number of times a job type was open between 2009 and
2012, which is an indicator of opportunity and turnover. The job types with the most open-
ings were Sales and Related, Production, Office and Administrative Support, and Manage-
ment. The job types with the fewest openings were Legal, Unclassified, and Military. Finally,
the highest earning job types were Healthcare Practitioners and Technical, Legal, Archi-
tecture and Engineering, and Life, Physical, and Social Science. The lowest earning were
Healthcare Support, Farming, Fishing, and Forestry, Personal Care and Service, Building and
Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance, and Food Preparation and Serving Related.
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