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Moving to Waurika, Oklahoma

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Population: 1,988. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,857 (-6.6% change)
Males: 1,029 (51.8%), Females: 959 (48.2%)

Jefferson County

Zip code: 73573

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $23,800
Median house value: $35,600

Population by Race

Races in Waurika:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.0%)
  • Hispanic (8.0%)
  • American Indian (5.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)
  • Other race (2.4%)
  • Black (1.8%)
  • Vietnamese (1.7%)
  • Other Asian (1.4%)

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

Ancestries: United States (12.9%), Irish (12.2%), English (10.6%), German (9.7%), Scottish (1.9%), Dutch (1.8%).

Elevation: 881 feet

Land area: 11.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Waurika

  • High school or higher: 68.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Waurika city

  • Never married: 14.3%
  • Now married: 66.5%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 7.2%
  • Divorced: 11.2%

7.8% Foreign born (3.8% Asia, 3.8% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -99 (-4.7%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Waurika:

  • JEFFERSON COUNTRY HOSPITAL (INTERSECTION HYWS 81 & 70)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Waurika:

  • DUNCAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL, INC (about 24 miles; DUNCAN, OK)
  • CLAY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; HENRIETTA, TX)
  • NOCONA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; NOCONA, TX)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Waurika:

  • SHEPPARD AFB/WICHITA FALLS MUNI (about 36 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Abbreviation: SPS)
  • LAWTON-FORT SILL REGIONAL (about 39 miles; LAWTON, OK; Abbreviation: LAW)
  • HENRY POST AAF (about 43 miles; FORT SILL, OK; Abbreviation: FSI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Waurika:

  • HALLIBURTON FIELD (about 21 miles; DUNCAN, OK; Abbreviation: DUC)
  • WALTERS MUNI (about 31 miles; WALTERS, OK; Abbreviation: 3O5)
  • NOCONA (about 34 miles; NOCONA, TX; Abbreviation: F48)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Waurika:

  • MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,619)
  • CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; LAWTON, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
  • NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 71 miles; GAINESVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,018)
  • UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS (about 82 miles; NORMAN, OK; Full-time enrollment: 20,154)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (about 88 miles; DENTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 21,673)
  • OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 90 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 5,220)
  • TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; DENTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,746)

Schools

Public high school in Waurika:

  • WAURIKA HS (Students: 101; Location: 600 EAST FLORIDA; Grades: 10 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Waurika:

  • WAURIKA ES (Students: 256; Location: 600 EDUCATION AVE.; Grades: PK – 06)
  • WAURIKA JHS (Students: 100; Location: 600 EAST FLORIDA; Grades: 07 – 09)

Libraries

Library in Waurika:

  • WAURIKA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $23,732; Location: 98TH MERIDIAN; 7,152 books; 31 audio materials; 11 video materials; 4 serial subscriptions)

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