Sulphur Springs is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 16,408 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Sulphur Springs is the 184th largest community in Texas.
One of the benefits of Sulphur Springs is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.45 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The citizens of Sulphur Springs are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.21% of adults in Sulphur Springs having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Sulphur Springs in 2022 was $29,083, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,332 for a family of four. However, Sulphur Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Sulphur Springs is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sulphur Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sulphur Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Sulphur Springs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.01% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sulphur Springs include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Sulphur Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.