Data & Analysis

Local Data

Steering committee members and other local contacts provided assistance in gathering relevant data from local sources.

• The City of Muskogee provided geographic data on zoning, buildings, utilities, and other relevant geography in addition to building permits, code violations, demolition activity, and crime statistics. • The Muskogee County Assessor provided an export of current data from its parcel records database, which included information about the age, condition, value, and characteristics of existing residential properties. • Realtors provided recent data from the MLS on housing sales. • The 2015 Muskogee County Housing Needs Assessment documented housing conditions.

State and National Data

Much of the data on people and households comes from the US Census Bureau and other federal authorities.

• The US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year

Estimates (2012-2017) are the most recent estimates for housing, population, and income characteristics. These estimates are used wherever possible. Note that as a survey reaching only a sample of the population, all data from this source does have a margin of error. • The US Census Bureau’s Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) data provides information about local employment dynamics and commuting through the year 2015. • The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides quarterly employment reports and documents job openings and labor turnover through surveys. • Data from the State of Oklahoma includes information about school districts and designated Opportunity Zones.

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ASSESSMENT OF HOUSING ECOSYSTEM IN MUSKOGEE

This section summarizes the current conditions and trends of factors related to the housing market in Muskogee, based on data analysis, interviews, and focus groups carried out by the project team. The discussions in this section form the basis of the projection model and strategies in the final section.