Texas · Census place 70904
Sulphur Springs city, TX
Quick answer
Sulphur Springs city has 16,185 residents, ranking #193 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $56,457, the median home is worth $188,200 and median gross rent runs $1,049 a month.
- Population
- 16,185Sulphur Springs city residents
- Median household income
- $56,457Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $188,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,049Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Sulphur Springs city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sulphur Springs city median would spend about 22.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.6% of residents and 54.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Humble city 16,489
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