Population 369 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Sulphur City
Household size in Sulphur City
| Period | Sulphur City | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.49 | 2.54 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.43 | 2.57 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.62 | 2.55 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.94 | 2.53 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.45 | −0.00 | −0.03 |
Sulphur City is a place of big households: 2.94 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.49, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Sulphur City
| Period | Sulphur City | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 41.7 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 40.7 | 38.7 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 40.6 | 39.5 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 42.6 | 39.6 | 40.1 |
| Change | +0.9 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
Sulphur City skews a little older than the country: its median age is 42.6, against 40.1 nationally.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Sulphur City
| Period | Sulphur City | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.8% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 8.8% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 8.7% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.2% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | +2.4 pts | −0.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 8.2% of households in Sulphur City, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Sulphur City
Renters in Sulphur City
| Period | Sulphur City | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.7% | 32.3% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 22.5% | 33.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 20.2% | 34.4% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 10.1% | 33.6% | 34.8% |
| Change | −6.6 pts | +1.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 10.1% of households in Sulphur City rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Nearly two-thirds of owners (63.9%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Sulphur City
| Period | Sulphur City | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.5% | 13.4% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 5.1% | 13.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 13.5% | 14.4% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.6% | 13.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | +2.1 pts | −0.3 pts | −1.8 pts |
More homes sit empty in Sulphur City than nationally: 12.6%, against 9.6%. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones. Arkansas as a whole looks much the same.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Sulphur City
| Period | Sulphur City | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1988 | 1981 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1986 | 1983 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1986 | 1985 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1982 | 1988 | 1980 |
| Change | −5 | +6 | +6 |
The typical home in Sulphur City was built around 1982, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are older than in Arkansas as a whole, where the median home dates to 1988.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Sulphur City
| Period | Sulphur City | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $618 | $660 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $638 | $718 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $759 | $785 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $957 | $1,007 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$339 | +$346 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Sulphur City costs $957 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. That is in line with the rest of Arkansas. The typical renter here spends 19.7% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Sulphur City
Bachelor's degrees in Sulphur City
| Period | Sulphur City | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.8% | 20.6% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 21.2% | 21.8% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 25.7% | 23.8% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 17.1% | 26.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | −0.7 pts | +5.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Sulphur City have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 17.1%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Sulphur City
| Period | Sulphur City | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 82.2% | 82.6% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 83.8% | 84.6% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 85.6% | 86.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 90.3% | 88.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | +8.0 pts | +6.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
About as many adults in Sulphur City have finished high school as nationally: 90.3%, against 89.3%. The rate is higher than in Arkansas overall (88.7%).
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Sulphur City
| Period | Sulphur City | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.8% | 7.7% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 7.0% | 8.4% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.2% | 5.2% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.8% | 5.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | +0.9 pts | −2.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
At 5.8%, unemployment in Sulphur City is close to the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Sulphur City compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sulphur City | 2.94 | 42.6 | 8.2% | 10.1% | 12.6% | 1982 | $957 | 17.1% | 90.3% | 5.8% |
| Durham | 2.75 | 45.5 | 4.0% | 9.8% | 8.6% | 1981 | $809 | 8.6% | 84.0% | 2.4% |
| Crosses | 3.24 | 40.6 | 15.0% | 12.9% | 17.3% | 1986 | $1,669 | 25.6% | 98.1% | 8.4% |
| Wyola | 2.72 | 41.7 | 3.5% | 7.9% | 9.1% | 1988 | $742 | 20.3% | 88.2% | 3.2% |
| Elkins | 2.73 | 41.0 | 10.8% | 15.4% | 10.9% | 1998 | $1,271 | 19.8% | 90.9% | 1.9% |
| Harris | 2.53 | 46.1 | 6.5% | 15.9% | 19.6% | 1984 | $1,381 | 20.8% | 93.8% | 0.0% |
| Woolsey | 2.70 | 47.9 | 4.8% | 4.2% | 14.7% | 1988 | $786 | 24.5% | 89.6% | 4.9% |
| Greenland | 2.56 | 43.1 | 9.3% | 18.0% | 6.2% | 1988 | $1,020 | 28.9% | 93.8% | 3.4% |
| West Fork | 2.66 | 44.8 | 7.5% | 13.7% | 11.1% | 1985 | $1,051 | 22.5% | 90.8% | 3.1% |
| Mountain Crest | 1.88 | 61.8 | 6.8% | 26.7% | 10.7% | 1993 | $749 | 9.5% | 89.4% | 10.9% |
| Tuttle | 2.97 | 40.4 | 6.5% | 4.4% | 1.5% | 2000 | $1,352 | 42.5% | 97.3% | 4.3% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Sulphur City. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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