White Sulphur Springs is a very small city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 2,170 people and two associated neighborhoods, White Sulphur Springs is the 100th largest community in West Virginia.Unlike some cities, White Sulphur Springs isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in White Sulphur Springs are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, White Sulphur Springs is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in White Sulphur Springs who work in food service (14.44%), healthcare (9.44%), and maintenance occupations (9.07%). Of important note, White Sulphur Springs is also a city of artists. White Sulphur Springs has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape White Sulphur Springs’s character. 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 17.54 minutes getting to work every day.The population of White Sulphur Springs overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in White Sulphur Springs, 23.85% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in White Sulphur Springs in 2022 was $24,843, which is middle income relative to West Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,372 for a family of four. However, White Sulphur Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. White Sulphur Springs is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call White Sulphur Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of White Sulphur Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in White Sulphur Springs include Irish, German, English, Italian, and African. The most common language spoken in White Sulphur Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Italian.
