Sulphur Springs.
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4 tracts·15K people·$218K median·725/mi²
White 62 · Hispanic 20 · Black 14 · Multiracial 2 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 50 · Living alone 30 · Other 20
Retail 26 · Health 26 · Manufacturing 19 · Professional 14 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 29 · Production · transport 23 · Sales · office 20 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 12
Drive alone 78 · Carpool 21 · Work from home 6 · Transit 2 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Sulphur Springs is $217,800 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Sulphur Springs has 16,401 residents across 4 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.5; the population is 62.3% White, 19.6% Hispanic or Latino, 13.5% Black, 2.5% Multiracial, 1.5% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 21.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.7% (Census ACS).
ROWENA JOHNSON PRI (49%), BARBARA BUSH PRI (48%) and TRAVIS PRI (45%) lead the elementary schools; SULPHUR SPRINGS MIDDLE is the middle school with reported scores (47%); AUSTIN ACADEMIC CENTER (40%) and SULPHUR SPRINGS H S (34%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,106/month, 30% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Sulphur Springs is $62,397 a year, 27% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Sulphur Springs, median rent is $1,106/month and the median home value is $217,800 (Census ACS).
Sulphur Springs reported 1.4 violent crimes and 7.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 94°F; winter lows average 36°F; there are 74 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 44 inches; snowfall averages 5 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Sulphur Springs are tornado (97), ice storm (96) and cold wave (95), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Sulphur Springs, 1.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).