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Sulphur Springs, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Sulphur Springs is a Census city of 16,401 people across 20.54 square miles of land, in Hopkins County. Median household income is $62,397, 55.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 20 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $24.4 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 area20.54 sq mi
- Water area3.38 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land798
- County holding the largest share of its areaHopkins 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
- Population16,401
- Median age36.5
- Population under 184,381
- Share under 1826.7 percent
- Population 65 and over2,692
- Share 65 and over16.4 percent
- Households6,118
- Family households4,069
- Share of households that are families66.5 percent
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$62,397
- Per capita income$29,934
- Civilian labor force8,275
- Employed7,860
- Unemployed415 plus or minus 148
- Unemployment rate5.0 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over10,609
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.0 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sulphur Springs
- Housing units6,858
- Occupied units6,118
- Vacant units740 plus or minus 230
- Vacancy rate10.8 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Owner occupied3,364
- Renter occupied2,754
- Ownership rate55.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$217,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,106
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.3 percent
- Single family units5,024
- Share single family73.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,651
- Share in buildings of two or more24.1 percent
- Mobile homes183 plus or minus 104
- Median year structure built1976
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 commute7,267
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,686
- Share commuting under 15 minutes64.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,453 plus or minus 323
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.0 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Drove alone78.2 percent
- Carpooled10.7 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport1.5 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home5.9 percent plus or minus 2.6
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))
- Approvals20
- Gross approval$24,437,500
- Average approval$1,221,875
- Median approval$943,750
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,022,800
- Largest approval$3,448,000
- Jobs supported225
- Jobs per approval11.3
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full6
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more65.0 percent
- Share to franchises25.0 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sulphur Springs, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 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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SBA loans in Sulphur Springs (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$5,776,000
- Average approval$1,925,333
- Median approval$461,000
- Largest approval$5,036,000
- Jobs supported194
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sulphur Springs, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 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 number480358
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/17/11
The City of Sulphur Springs participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480358 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.
Hopkins County, not Sulphur Springs
Hopkins County context, not Sulphur Springs figures
- Establishments in Hopkins County844
- Covered employment, Hopkins County14,347
- Average annual pay, Hopkins County$54,724
- Housing units permitted, Hopkins County65
Every figure in this section is published for Hopkins 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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Common questions
Sulphur Springs questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sulphur Springs, Texas?
16,401, in 6,118 households. Sulphur Springs city covers 20.54 square miles of land, which is 798 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?
Hopkins 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?
$62,397. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $217,800. Median gross rent is $1,106 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?
20 7(a) approvals totaling $24.4 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $943,750, plus 3 504 approvals worth $5.8 m since FY2010. 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 6 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 480358, 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 Hopkins 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.