Hickory vs Sulphur

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

Hickory 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 142 in Hickory). Hickory has the higher median household income ($70,625 vs $57,531 in Sulphur). Hickory has the higher median home value ($153,100 vs $116,300 in Sulphur).

Population, income & housing

	Hickory	Sulphur
Population	142	4,900
Median age	26.3 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,625	$57,531
Median home value	$153,100	$116,300
Median gross rent	—	$894
Housing units	36	2,249
Homeownership rate	87.9%	64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hickory	Sulphur
Population	136 → 142 (+4.4%)	5,023 → 4,900 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $70,625 (+61.4%)	$44,000 → $57,531 (+30.8%)
Median home value	$74,400 → $153,100 (+105.8%)	$114,500 → $116,300 (+1.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$690 → $894 (+29.6%)

Hickory

Population

136142

Median household income

$43,750$70,625

Median home value

$74,400$153,100

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)

	Hickory	Sulphur
Under 5	0.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	29.6%	21.1%
18 to 24	19.7%	7.4%
25 to 34	2.1%	11.3%
35 to 44	19.0%	8.8%
45 to 54	9.9%	13.0%
55 to 64	6.3%	13.9%
65 to 74	9.2%	11.0%
75 and over	4.2%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hickory	Sulphur
White (non-Hispanic)	49.3%	66.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	47.9%	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	0.0%	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hickory	Sulphur
No high school diploma	13.9%	17.4%
High school graduate	48.6%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hickory	Sulphur
Drove alone	87.1%	87.6%
Carpooled	9.7%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hickory	Sulphur
1-unit, detached	88.9%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Hickory	Sulphur
Poverty rate	11.3%	16.1%
Average household size	4.30	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	23	16
Median year structure built	1983	1970