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Sulphur Springs, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Sulphur Springs is a Census city of 499 people across 1.01 square miles of land, in Benton County. Median household income is $41,324, 56.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sulphur Springs
What Sulphur Springs is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.01 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land494 plus or minus 211
- County holding the largest share of its areaBenton County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Sulphur Springs
- Population499 plus or minus 213
- Median age29.1 plus or minus 6.5
- Population under 18137 plus or minus 59
- Share under 1827.5 percent
- Population 65 and over46 plus or minus 30
- Share 65 and over9.2 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Households180 plus or minus 63
- Family households141 plus or minus 63
- Share of households that are families78.3 percent plus or minus 21.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sulphur Springs
- Median household income$41,324 plus or minus $12,409
- Per capita income$21,533 plus or minus $4,729
- Civilian labor force222 plus or minus 106
- Employed212 plus or minus 100
- Unemployed10 plus or minus 18
- Unemployment rate4.5 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Adults 25 and over331 plus or minus 122
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.6 percent plus or minus 39.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.7 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.6 percent plus or minus 6.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sulphur Springs
- Housing units225 plus or minus 71
- Occupied units180 plus or minus 63
- Vacant units45 plus or minus 33
- Vacancy rate20.0 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Owner occupied102 plus or minus 44
- Renter occupied78 plus or minus 42
- Ownership rate56.7 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$133,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$959
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.8 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Single family units189 plus or minus 63
- Share single family84.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more20 plus or minus 27
- Share in buildings of two or more8.9 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Mobile homes16 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sulphur Springs gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute198 plus or minus 97
- Commuting under 15 minutes49 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.7 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more93 plus or minus 52
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.0 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Drove alone73.2 percent plus or minus 48.5
- Carpooled21.5 percent plus or minus 21.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.3 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Sulphur Springs (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$2,896,000
- Average approval$1,448,000
- Median approval$1,448,000
- Largest approval$2,696,000
- Jobs supported6
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sulphur Springs, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Sulphur Springs
- NFIP communityCity of Sulphur Springs
- NFIP community number050015
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/28/07
The City of Sulphur Springs participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050015 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Benton County, not Sulphur Springs
Benton County context, not Sulphur Springs figures
- Establishments in Benton County7,788
- Covered employment, Benton County144,544
- Average annual pay, Benton County$81,978
- Housing units permitted, Benton County4,453
Every figure in this section is published for Benton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sulphur Springs.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Sulphur Springs questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sulphur Springs, Arkansas?
499, in 180 households. Sulphur Springs city covers 1.01 square miles of land, which is 494 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sulphur Springs in?
Benton County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Sulphur Springs?
$41,324. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $133,300. Median gross rent is $959 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sulphur Springs businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $2.9 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $1,448,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sulphur Springs, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sulphur Springs borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sulphur Springs. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Sulphur Springs in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sulphur Springs appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sulphur Springs, city of, community 050015, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Sulphur Springs figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Benton County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Sulphur Springs.
Is zoning published for Sulphur Springs?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.