Sulphur Springs is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 16,564 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Sulphur Springs is the 184th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Sulphur Springs is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sulphur Springs is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sulphur Springs who work in office and administrative support (11.16%), sales jobs (8.16%), and management occupations (7.53%). Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.49 minutes getting to work every day.The percentage of adults in Sulphur Springs who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.05% of the adults in Sulphur Springs have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Sulphur Springs in 2022 was $29,372, 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 $117,488 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 17.45% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sulphur Springs include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and French. The most common language spoken in Sulphur Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
