Sulphur Springs is home to 16,401 people in Texas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. 55% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 17 minutes on average. The typical home is worth $217,800, having more than tripled since 2000. Households here earn about 20% less than in Texas as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $62,397, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 96%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sulphur Springs
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants62.1% → 55.0%(−7.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$105,363 → $217,800(+107%)US over the same years: +67%
Hispanic share3.0% → 19.6%(+16.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Its weight in Hopkins County
Sulphur Springs's population equals 43% of Hopkins County's. Its number of households without a car equals 70% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)33%(207)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.4%(90)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.5%(260)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(16)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 627 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Sulphur Springs, decade by decade
Sulphur Springs population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
14,062
$48,717
$105,363
12.3%
38.0
2000
14,551
$55,384
$111,303
17.6%
49.8
2010
15,449
$54,116
$137,240
18.8%
61.3
2020
15,941
$59,385
$139,506
21.4%
69.2
2024
16,401
$62,397
$217,800
21.6%
69.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
