Sulphur Springs, TX

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
37,784
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
39.5
0.253% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
11.9%
3.05% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$70,888
9.52% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$221,100
14.4% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
17,470
0.773% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Sulphur Springs, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.8% of the residents in Sulphur Springs, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Sulphur Springs, TX was $221,100, and the homeownership rate was 71.1%.

Most people in Sulphur Springs, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Sulphur Springs, TX was 2 cars per household.

Sulphur Springs, TX borders Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.

Population & Diversity

Sulphur Springs, TX is home to a population of 37.8k people, from which 93.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.43% of Sulphur Springs, TX residents were born outside of the country (3.56k people).

In 2024, there were 7.66 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (26.6k people) in Sulphur Springs, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.48k White (Hispanic) and 2.65k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

93.8%
2024 Citizenship
93.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.8% of Sulphur Springs, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sulphur Springs, TX was 93.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sulphur Springs, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    26.6k ± 131
  2. White (Hispanic)
    3.48k ± 508
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    2.65k ± 141
18.7%
Hispanic Population
7.07k people

In 2024, there were 7.66 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (26.6k people) in Sulphur Springs, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.48k White (Hispanic) and 2.65k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

18.7% of the people in Sulphur Springs, TX are hispanic (7.07k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sulphur Springs, TX as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Texas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
  2. India
    325,248 ± 13,925 people
  3. El Salvador
    221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

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Foreign-Born Population

9.43%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
3.56k people
9.36%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
3.5k people

As of 2024, 9.43% of Sulphur Springs, TX residents (3.56k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sulphur Springs, TX was 9.36%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    787 ± 176
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    445 ± 132
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    179 ± 81

Sulphur Springs, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.77 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Sulphur Springs, TX employs 17.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sulphur Springs, TX were Manufacturing (2,433 people), Retail Trade (2,028 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,784 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($95,022), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($66,311), and Transportation & Warehousing ($61,019).

Occupations

17.5k
2024 Value
± 912
0.773%
1 Year growth
± 7.34%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sulphur Springs, TX grew at a rate of 0.773%, from 17.3k employees to 17.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sulphur Springs, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,939 people), Management Occupations (1,721 people), and Production Occupations (1,609 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sulphur Springs, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

17.5k
2024 Value
± 912
0.773%
1 Year growth
± 7.34%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sulphur Springs, TX grew at a rate of 0.773%, from 17.3k employees to 17.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sulphur Springs, TX, are Manufacturing (2,433 people), Retail Trade (2,028 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,784 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sulphur Springs, TX, though some of these residents may live in Sulphur Springs, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$48,068
Median earning men ± $3,290
$35,867
Median earning women ± $2,501

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($91,146), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,771), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,020).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($53,333), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($47,506), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($45,375).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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4.59%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 59
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  2. 54
    Retail Trade
  3. 44
    Retail Trade

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $155k
    Manufacturing
  2. $91.5k
    Wholesale Trade
  3. $66.2k
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Sulphur Springs, TX was $221,100 in 2024, which is 0.665 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $193,200 to $221,100, a 14.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Sulphur Springs, TX is 71.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sulphur Springs, TX have an average commute time of 22.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sulphur Springs, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$221,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$11,502
$9,957
Median Property Taxes
±$594

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Sulphur Springs, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Sulphur Springs, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

71.1%
Homeownership
2024
67.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 71.1% of the housing units in Sulphur Springs, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.9%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$70,888
Median Household Income
± $5,106
14k
Number of Households
± 767

In 2024, the median household income of the 14k households in Sulphur Springs, TX grew to $70,888 from the previous year's value of $64,725.

The following chart displays the households in Sulphur Springs, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sulphur Springs, TX is from Texas.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (77.5%)
  2. Carpooled (11.4%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.24%)

In 2024, 77.5% of workers in Sulphur Springs, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.4%) and those who worked at home (7.24%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

22.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sulphur Springs, TX have a shorter commute time (22.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.3% of the workforce in Sulphur Springs, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sulphur Springs, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sulphur Springs, TX have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

11.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sulphur Springs, TX (4.42k out of 37.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sulphur Springs, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

81.3% of the population of Sulphur Springs, TX has health coverage, with 41.4% on employee plans, 11.1% on Medicaid, 14.1% on Medicare, 12.7% on non-group plans, and 1.97% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,657 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Texas

Primary care physicians in Texas see an average of 1,657 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Texas in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.8% under 18 years, 19% between 18 and 34 years, 37.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

18.7%
Uninsured
41.4%
Employer Coverage
11.1%
Medicaid
14.1%
Medicare
12.7%
Non-Group
1.97%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sulphur Springs, TX declined by 0.652% from 18.8% to 18.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Sulphur Springs, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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