Sulphur, Oklahoma Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 4,794. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,877 (+1.7% change)
Males: 2,349 (49.0%), Females: 2,445 (51.0%)

Murray County

Zip code: 73086

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $27,236
Median house value: $46,700

Population by Race

Races in Sulphur:

• White Non-Hispanic (77.0%)
• American Indian (16.7%)
• Hispanic (4.8%)
• Two or more races (4.5%)
• Other race (1.5%)
• Black (1.4%)

Ancestries: Irish (10.8%), United States (10.4%), German (8.6%), English (5.9%), Dutch (1.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%).

Elevation: 990 feet

Land area: 6.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sulphur

• High school or higher: 70.3%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.0%
• Unemployed: 6.3%
• Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sulphur city

• Never married: 16.4%
• Now married: 57.2%
• Separated: 1.8%
• Widowed: 12.7%
• Divorced: 11.8%

4.2% Foreign born (2.4% Latin America, 0.7% Europe, 0.6% Africa, 0.5% Oceania).

Population change in the 1990s: -132 (-2.7%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Sulphur:

• ARBUCKLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (2011 WEST BROADWAY)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Sulphur:

• PAULS VALLEY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; PAULS VALLEY, OK)
• MERCY MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER (about 25 miles; ARDMORE, OK)
• JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; TISHOMINGO, OK)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sulphur:

• TINKER AFB (about 68 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Abbreviation: TIK)
• WILL ROGERS WORLD (about 74 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Abbreviation: OKC)
• LAWTON-FORT SILL REGIONAL (about 99 miles; LAWTON, OK; Abbreviation: LAW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sulphur:

• SULPHUR MUNI (about 1 miles; SULPHUR, OK; Abbreviation: F30)
• CRAZY HORSE MUNI (about 9 miles; DAVIS, OK; Abbreviation: 97F)
• ARDMORE MUNI (about 15 miles; ARDMORE, OK; Abbreviation: ADM)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sulphur:

• EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; ADA, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,429)
• SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; DURANT, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,165)
• UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS (about 58 miles; NORMAN, OK; Full-time enrollment: 20,154)
• GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; DENISON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,082)
• NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 62 miles; GAINESVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,018)
• ROSE STATE COLLEGE (about 72 miles; MIDWEST CITY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,067)
• OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 5,220)

Schools

Public high schools in Sulphur:

• SULPHUR HS (Students: 354; Location: 700 W. BROADWAY; Grades: 09 – 12)
• OKLAHOMA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (Students: 42; Location: 1100 EAST OKLAHOMA STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Sulphur:

• SULPHUR ES (Students: 513; Location: 1021 W. 9TH; Grades: PK – 03)
• SULPHUR IES (Students: 260; Location: 700 WEST WYNNEWOOD; Grades: 04 – 06)
• SULPHUR JHS (Students: 215; Location: 1019 WEST NINTH; Grades: 07 – 08)
• OKLAHOMA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (Students: 116; Location: 1100 EAST OKLAHOMA STREET; Grades: PK – 08)