Dougherty vs Sulphur

A side-by-side comparison of Dougherty and Sulphur: population, income, housing, and more.

Dougherty and Sulphur are places in Oklahoma. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sulphur has the higher population (4,900 vs 244 in Dougherty). Sulphur has the higher median household income ($57,531 vs $50,833 in Dougherty). Sulphur has the higher median home value ($116,300 vs $95,300 in Dougherty).

Population, income & housing

	Dougherty	Sulphur
Population	244	4,900
Median age	42.8 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$50,833	$57,531
Median home value	$95,300	$116,300
Median gross rent	$1,057	$894
Housing units	103	2,249
Homeownership rate	71.6%	64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.9%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dougherty	Sulphur
Population	210 → 244 (+16.2%)	5,023 → 4,900 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$40,625 → $50,833 (+25.1%)	$44,000 → $57,531 (+30.8%)
Median home value	$64,200 → $95,300 (+48.4%)	$114,500 → $116,300 (+1.6%)
Median gross rent	$542 → $1,057 (+95.0%)	$690 → $894 (+29.6%)

Dougherty

Population

210244

Median household income

$40,625$50,833

Median home value

$64,200$95,300

Median gross rent

$542$1,057

Sulphur

Population

5,0234,900

Median household income

$44,000$57,531

Median home value

$114,500$116,300

Median gross rent

$690$894

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dougherty	Sulphur
Under 5	3.7%	5.5%
5 to 17	23.8%	21.1%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.4%
25 to 34	3.7%	11.3%
35 to 44	19.7%	8.8%
45 to 54	9.0%	13.0%
55 to 64	12.7%	13.9%
65 to 74	9.8%	11.0%
75 and over	10.2%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dougherty	Sulphur
White (non-Hispanic)	64.3%	66.2%
Black or African American	4.9%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19.7%	10.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.1%	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dougherty	Sulphur
No high school diploma	22.0%	17.4%
High school graduate	54.7%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	16.4%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.0%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dougherty	Sulphur
Drove alone	61.6%	87.6%
Carpooled	24.4%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.5%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dougherty	Sulphur
1-unit, detached	81.6%	81.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.1%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Dougherty	Sulphur
Poverty rate	22.5%	16.1%
Average household size	2.77	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	19	16
Median year structure built	1980	1970