Sulphur

Population: 4,900
Median household income: $57,531
Median home value: $116,300

Sulphur, a community in Murray County, Oklahoma, has 4,900 residents. At $57,531, its median household income sits below Murray County's $61,904.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sulphur's population declined 2.4% from 5,023 to 4,900, while its median home value rose 1.6% from $114,500 to $116,300.

16.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.61 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,900
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $57,531
Median home value: $116,300
Median gross rent: $894
Housing units: 2,249
Homeownership rate: 64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,0234,900

Median household income

$44,000$57,531

Median home value

$114,500$116,300

Median gross rent

$690$894

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,023	$44,000	$114,500	$690
2020	5,023	$48,967	$101,900	$771
2021	4,979	$49,647	$106,800	$786
2022	5,025	$55,951	$125,400	$869
2023	4,900	$57,531	$116,300	$894

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1721.1%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	268	5.5%
5 to 17	1,032	21.1%
18 to 24	365	7.4%
25 to 34	553	11.3%
35 to 44	433	8.8%
45 to 54	637	13.0%
55 to 64	679	13.9%
65 to 74	540	11.0%
75 and over	393	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,242	66.2%
Black or African American	80	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	514	10.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	431	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	633	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.4%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	564	17.4%
High school graduate	1,224	37.8%
Some college or associate's	908	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	389	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	150	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone87.6%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,618	87.6%
Carpooled	111	6.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	40	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	48	2.6%
Other means	29	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	943	52.4%
15 to 29 min	483	26.9%
30 to 44 min	180	10.0%
45 to 59 min	169	9.4%
60+ min	23	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 16.1% (726 of 4,502)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,016	58.9%
Nonfamily households	708	41.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,724	76.7%
Vacant	525	23.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,113	64.6%
Renter-occupied	611	35.4%

1-unit, detached81.8%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,840	81.8%
1-unit, attached	13	0.6%
2 to 4 units	197	8.8%
5 to 19 units	47	2.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	152	6.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4071350
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.02 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 34.5016, -96.9865