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Sulphur, OK

4,900 Population
6 square miles 818.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±5.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Murray County: 41.5 ±1.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Oklahoma: 36.9 ±0.1

Economics

$27,375 ±$4,715 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Murray County: $33,997 ±$2,979
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Oklahoma: $34,859 ±$251
$57,531 ±$10,076 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Murray County: $61,904 ±$5,808
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Oklahoma: $63,603 ±$419

16.1% ±6.4% (726  ±288) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Murray County: 12.8% † 1,704 (±2.8% / ±373)
  • a little higher than the rate in Oklahoma: 15.3% 593,820 (±0.2% / ±6,983)

16.5 minutes ±2.3 (29,630  ±5,726) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Murray County: 20.5 118,725 (±1.2 / ±9,164)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Oklahoma: 22.4 36,910,328 (±0.1 / ±227,614)

Families

1,724 ±144 Number of households
  • Murray County: 4,974 ±182
  • Oklahoma: 1,542,780 ±3,468
2.6 ±0.2 (4,502  ±25) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Murray County: 2.7 13,348 (±0.1 / ±16)
  • a little higher than the figure in Oklahoma: 2.5 3,878,064

7.1% ±5.2% (71  ±53) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Murray County: 7.8% † 219 (±3.2% / ±89)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Oklahoma: 5.7% 52,942 (±0.2% / ±1,667)

Housing

2,249 ±151 Number of housing units
  • Murray County: 6,546 ±29
  • Oklahoma: 1,763,036 ±1,066

$116,300 ±$11,705 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Murray County: $154,900 ±$12,993
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Oklahoma: $185,900 ±$1,137

19.1% ±6.2% (920  ±298.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Murray County: 12.7% † 1,724 (±2.5% / ±344)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Oklahoma: 14.9% 587,832 (±0.2% / ±8,342.9)

Social

82.6% ±8.2% (2,671  ±312.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Murray County: 85.8% 8,221 (±4.6% / ±449.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Oklahoma: 89.1% 2,354,247 (±0.4% / ±9,500.3)
16.7% ±4.8% (539  ±157.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Murray County: 17.8% † 1,706 (±2.4% / ±229.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Oklahoma: 27.8% 733,793 (±0.2% / ±5,259.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.5% ±1.6% (121  ±78) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Murray County: 1.5% 209
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Oklahoma: 6.3% 249,771

9.6% ±3.6% (345  ±129) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Murray County: 10.4% † 1,107 (±1.9% / ±201)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Oklahoma: 8.2% 247,634 (±0.1% / ±3,573)
345 Total veterans ±129 317 Male ±118 28 Female ±42

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