Moving to Kingfisher, Oklahoma

by btobers · Published June 26, 2019 · Updated November 18, 2024

Population: 4,380. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,501 (+2.8% change)
Males: 2,059 (47.0%), Females: 2,321 (53.0%)

Kingfisher County

Zip code: 73750

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $36,059
Median house value: $67,400

Population by Race

Races in Kingfisher:

White Non-Hispanic (83.7%)
American Indian (8.0%)
Hispanic (6.1%)
Other race (4.0%)
Two or more races (2.8%)
Black (2.0%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (19.8%), United States (12.4%), Irish (9.8%), English (7.6%), Czech (2.0%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%).

Elevation: 1050 feet

Land area: 4.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Kingfisher

High school or higher: 79.6%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
Unemployed: 4.6%
Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kingfisher city

Never married: 20.1%
Now married: 60.9%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 10.0%
Divorced: 8.1%

4.7% Foreign born (4.5% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +225 (+5.4%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Kingfisher:

KINGFISHER REGIONAL HOSPITAL (500 SOUTH 9TH STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Kingfisher:

PARK VIEW HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; EL RENO, OK)
INTEGRIS CANADIAN VALLEY (about 28 miles; YUKON, OK)
OKLAHOMA SPINE HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kingfisher:

VANCE AFB (about 33 miles; ENID, OK; Abbreviation: END)
WILL ROGERS WORLD (about 40 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Abbreviation: OKC)
TINKER AFB (about 50 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Abbreviation: TIK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kingfisher:

KINGFISHER (about 2 miles; KINGFISHER, OK; Abbreviation: F92)
EL RENO (about 24 miles; EL RENO, OK; Abbreviation: 99F)
SUNDANCE AIRPARK (about 24 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Abbreviation: HSD)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kingfisher:

SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; BETHANY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-OKLAHOMA CITY (about 36 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 2,164)
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (about 36 miles; EDMOND, OK; Full-time enrollment: 10,926)
OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,234)
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (about 40 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 2,447)
OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 5,220)
ROSE STATE COLLEGE (about 47 miles; MIDWEST CITY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,067)

Schools

Public high school in Kingfisher:

KINGFISHER HS (Students: 386; Location: 1500 S. 13TH; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Kingfisher:

GILMOUR ES (Students: 464; Location: 1400 S. OAK STREET; Grades: PK – 04)
KINGFISHER MS (Students: 336; Location: 600 S. 9TH; Grades: 05 – 08)

Private primary/middle school in Kingfisher:

SS PETER & PAUL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 90; Location: 312 SOUTH 6TH ST; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Kingfisher:

KINGFISHER MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $247,533; Location: 505 WEST WILL ROGERS; 30,483 books; 183 audio materials; 110 video materials; 176 serial subscriptions)