1. Industrial
strength
2013 regional
Demographic
& Workforce
Report

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3. 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

4. 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, migration and commuting specific to the area served by the park. This report 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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Oklahoma
City
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6. study Area
T
HE primary area selected for this study
is comprised of five counties: Cherokee, 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-
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graphic territory for addition or comparison to
the MAIP Region. Multiple sources were used to
compile the data, which
were the most up-todate that was available.
Tulsa
Tulsa
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7. Major highways in the
MAIP Region and Tulsa County
Grove
ogers
Claremore
Delaware
Mayes
Pryor
Creek
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Wagoner
Wagoner
Cherokee
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9. Demographics
9
Population
Region
MAIP Counties
Tulsa County
Combined
Total Population 2012
20 to 64 Population 2011
65+ Population 2011
294,156
613,816
907,972
167,622
364,210
531,832
43,787
74,918
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
Tulsa County
Combined
+2,624
+2,104
+4,728
Note: positive values indicate positive net flow
into the region.
Source: Estimates of the Components of Resident 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 represents 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 combined net migration of the MAIP Region and
Tulsa County is +4,728 residents.
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11. Economy
11
Cost of living index
Region
2012 Index
MAIP Counties
Tulsa County
Combined
90.3
97.5
95.2
Sources: ACS 2010 3-year Population Estimates, U.S. Census
Bureau, and the 2012 Annual Average Cost of Living Index from
the Council for Community and
Economic Research (C2ER)
The cost of living is the amount of money it takes to acquire basic necessities of life. These necessities include
things such as groceries, housing, utilities, transportation,
healthcare and miscellaneous goods and services such
as clothing. The cost of living index compares local costs
of living to the national average. The national average
is set to 100, and each index is read as a percent of the
national average. Index values above 100 mean that the
local area has a cost of living above the national average,
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 average. 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%
9%
2%
15%
13%
13%
12%
20%
16%
<$15,000
$15,000 - $24,999
$25,000 - $34,999
$35,000 - $49,999
$50,000 - $74,999
$75,000 - $99,999
$100,000 - $149,999
$150,000 - $199,999
$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. Twentyfive percent of households have incomes at $75,000 or more. (The
nine categories do not add up to 100% due to rounding error.)

12. 12
Economy
Housing
opportunity index
The housing opportunity
index (HOI) measures the
65,932
79.4%
MAIP Counties
percentage of homes sold
113,644
76.9%
Tulsa County
in an area that would have
179,576
77.8%
Combined
been affordable to a family
earning the local median inSource: ACS 2011 3-year estimates, DP04, U.S. Census Bureau
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.
Region
Housing Units Surveyed Percent Affordable
Poverty
The poverty
threshold (a.k.a.
Region
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 Washington 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.
Percent of Population
Below 200% of the
Poverty Level
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13. Economy
13
per capita income
Per capita income, also known as income per person,
is the average (mean) income of persons in a reMAIP 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 dividCombined
$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
MAIP Region has a per capita income of $22,597,
United States
$27,158
which is about $600 less than Oklahoma. When comSource: American Community Survey
pared to the U.S. as a whole, the region’s per capita
2011 3-year estimates, B19301 and
S0101, U.S. Census Bureau
income is about $4,500 lower. Tulsa County compares 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.
Region
Per Capita Income
sales tax rates
Counties
County
Cherokee
Delaware
Mayes
Rogers
Tulsa
Wagoner
1.75%
1.40%
1.38%
1.83%
0.85%
1.30%
Municipal State
Total Range
2.50-4.50%
3.00-3.75%
2.00-4.00%
3.00-4.00%
3.00-4.00%
3.00-4.00%
8.75-10.75%
8.90-9.65%
7.88-9.88%
9.33-10.33%
8.35-9.35%
8.80-9.80%
4.5%
4.5%
4.5%
4.5%
4.5%
4.5%
Source: Rates and Codes for Sales, Use, and Lodging Tax,
Oklahoma Tax Commission
The state sales tax rate in Oklahoma is 4.5%. Municipal tax rates
in the MAIP Region vary between
2.0% and 4.5%.
Adding togther state, county, and
municipal rates, the total sales tax
rates for municipalities in the combined area of the MAIP Region and
Tulsa County average to 8.9%.
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14. workforce
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Jobs and Business
Establishments
Region
2009
Jobs
2012
Jobs
MAIP Counties 108,790 110,488
Tulsa County
429,930 437,361
Combined
538,720 547,849
2012
2012 Employees
Change % Change Establishments per Establishment
1,698
7,426
9,124
2%
2%
2%
4,781
20,389
25,170
23.1
21.5
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 threeyear 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 averaged 23.1 employees in the MAIP Region, while in Tulsa County the figure was 21.5 employees.
Unemployment rate
The unemployment rate
is calculated by dividing
Region
Change
the number of unemMAIP 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.
Unemployment Unemployment
Rate 2009
Rate 2012
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16. 16
workforce
Professional Jobs
Region
Professional
Jobs 2009
MAIP Counties
Tulsa County
Combined
9,102
48,165
57,267
Professional
Total
Total %
Median Hourly
Jobs 2012
Change Change Openings Earnings 2012
9,653
49,616
59,269
551
1,451
2,002
6.05%
3.01%
3.50%
1,475
5,809
7,284
$28.23
$35.39
$34.22
Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2013.1
Professional jobs in the region are represented here by these classes of workers:
• Lawyers, Judges, and
Related Workers
• Top Executives
• Business Operations
Specialists
• Financial Specialists
• Health Diagnosing
and Treating
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 earnings 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
Tulsa County
Combined
$35,549
$52,405
$49,005
Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2013.1
Average Earnings Per Worker (AEPW) is
an estimate of annual earnings, which provides an idea of the financial well-being of
a region’s residents and workforce. Regional 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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workforce
creative Jobs
Region
Creative
Jobs 2009
Creative
Jobs 2012
Total
Change
Total %
Change
Openings
Median Hourly
Earnings 2012
MAIP Counties
Tulsa County
Combined
3,139
18,574
21,713
3,183
18,636
21,819
44
62
106
1.37%
0.33%
0.49%
512
2,116
2,628
$21.41
$30.06
$28.80
Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2013.1
Creative jobs in the region are represented here by these classes of workers:
• Architects, surveyors, and
cartographers
• Mathematical science
occupation workers
• Life scientists
• Physical scientists
• Entertainers and
performers
• Sports and related
workers
• Computer occupation
workers
• Art and design workers
• Engineers
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 earnings for creative jobs were $21.41 for the MAIP Region and $28.80 for the combined area.

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workforce
Average Annual
Pay by Industry
Average of Compared
Mayes, Rogto the
ers & Tulsa
United
Counties
States
Mayes Rogers Tulsa
Year County County County Oklahoma
United
States
2011 $51,342 $41,492 $54,935
2012 $56,261 $42,396 $57,683
2011 $48,236 $53,265 $51,152
$46,616
$50,305
$46,449
$74,395
$78,331
$57,256
$53,133
$55,787
$51,240
-$21,262
-$22,544
-$6,016
2012 $48,244 $54,483 $53,852
$48,163
$59,210
$53,616
-$5,594
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
tation, & Utilities 2012 $28,715 $37,267 $43,064
$34,897
$36,289
$39,109
$40,222
$39,999
$41,580
+$890
+$1,358
Sector
Information
Manufacturing
Services
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 timespan, but the wages did not keep pace with the U.S. increase of almost $4,000. In the manufacturing and services sectors, the three counties were about $6,000 below the U.S. average
for both years. However, the three
counties combined showed gains
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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 Utilities, 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
County Residents
Commute to,
by County
Wagoner, 1%
Delaware, 2%
Other, 5%
Where Mayes
County Workers
Commute from,
by County
Craig, 2%
Tulsa, 2%
Cherokee, 2%
Craig, 3%
Cherokee, 2%
Wagoner, 2%
Other, 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, Delaware or Wagoner Counties, and the remaining five percent commute to work elsewhere.
Eighty percent of the Mayes County workforce lives in Mayes County. Six percent of
the workforce commutes from Rogers County, 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.

20. 20
workforce
Educational
Attainment
Region
2009
Bachelor's
or Higher
2009 %
Bachelor's
or Higher
2012
Bachelor's
or Higher
2012 %
Bachelor's
or Higher
Change
%
Change
MAIP Counties
Tulsa County
Combined
37,821
112,927
150,747
19.8%
28.8%
25.8%
37,933
112,729
150,662
19.6%
28.2%
25.4%
112
-198
-85
0.30%
-0.18%
-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. Currently, the MAIP Region trails Tulsa County in the percent of people over 25 that have a bachelor’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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Combined Region
Tulsa County
MAIP Region
Education
2009 Population
2012 Population
Change
% Change
Less Than 9th Grade
9th Grade to 12th Grade
High School Diploma
Some College
Associate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Degree+
Totals
Less Than 9th Grade
9th Grade to 12th Grade
High School Diploma
Some College
Associate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Degree+
Totals
Less Than 9th Grade
9th Grade to 12th Grade
High School Diploma
Some College
Associate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Degree+
Totals
6,171
20,577
67,557
46,058
13,201
26,292
11,529
191,385
16,859
30,738
106,196
95,448
30,180
77,244
35,683
392,349
23,031
51,315
173,753
141,507
43,381
103,536
47,211
583,734
4,822
22,369
66,172
48,647
13,997
27,255
10,678
193,939
12,801
38,079
107,602
98,278
30,261
76,578
36,151
399,751
17,623
60,448
173,774
146,925
44,258
103,833
46,829
593,690
-1,349
1,792
-1,385
2,589
796
963
-851
2,554
-4,058
7,341
1,406
2,830
81
-666
468
7,402
-5,408
9,133
21
5,418
877
297
-382
9,956
-22%
9%
-2%
6%
6%
4%
-7%
1%
-24%
24%
1%
3%
0%
-1%
1%
2%
-23%
18%
0%
4%
2%
0%
-1%
2%
Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2013.1
A more detailed view shows the various educational attainments for individuals age 25
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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workforce
Occupational
Employment
SOC
Code
2009
Jobs
Description
2012
Jobs
Change
Percent
Change Openings
2012 Median
Hourly
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
Maintenance
4,137
4,414
277
7%
623
$9.54
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,
and Media
2,412
2,526
114
5%
421
$14.07
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
108,790
110,488
1,698
2%
16,532
$14.83
Totals (Hourly Earnings is an average)
Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2013.1
This table describes jobs in the MAIP Region, broken down by occupation type using the Standard 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, Unclassified, 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 Financial Operations, Healthcare Practitioners and Technical, Transportation and Material Moving, 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 openings were Sales and Related, Production, Office and Administrative Support, and Management. The job types with the fewest openings were Legal, Unclassified, and Military. Finally,
the highest earning job types were Healthcare Practitioners and Technical, Legal, Architecture 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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