Sulphur Springs, Texas demographics

Sulphur Springs, TX demographics: median age 36.5; 21.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Sulphur Springs city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4870904. The survey estimates a population of 16,401 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Sulphur Springs is 36.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.5 years. There are 6,118 households (±243). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	36.5 ±2.5	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,401
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	4,381 ±449	26.7% ±2.7 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	3,428 ±364	20.9% ±2.2 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	5,900 ±481	36.0% ±2.9 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	2,692 ±326	16.4% ±2.0 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,401
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	7,769 ±323	47.4% ±2.0 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	8,632 ±326	52.6% ±2.0 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,401
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	12,107 ±508	73.8% ±3.1 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,217 ±195	13.5% ±1.2 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	27 ±24 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	251 ±109	1.5% ±0.7 pp	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	8 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	480 ±280 · low precision	2.9% ±1.7 pp · low precision	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,311 ±453	8.0% ±2.8 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,401
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,193 ±550	80.4% ±3.4 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,208 ±547	19.6% ±3.3 pp	39.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,118
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,040 ±291	49.7% ±4.3 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	216 ±96	3.5% ±1.6 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	813 ±223	13.3% ±3.6 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,830 ±243	29.9% ±3.8 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	219 ±116 · low precision	3.6% ±1.9 pp · low precision	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,118
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,058 ±213	33.6% ±3.2 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,060 ±312	66.4% ±4.4 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,118
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,830 ±243	29.9% ±3.8 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,805 ±271	29.5% ±4.3 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,038 ±185	17.0% ±3.0 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	673 ±140	11.0% ±2.2 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	553 ±186	9.0% ±3.0 pp	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	140 ±94 · low precision	2.3% ±1.5 pp · low precision	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	79 ±58 · low precision	1.3% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,401
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	14,817 ±342	90.3% ±2.1 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,584 ±339	9.7% ±2.1 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 15,231
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	12,408 ±509	81.5% ±3.1 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	2,602 ±512	17.1% ±3.4 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	20 ±30 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	16 ±26 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	131 ±130 · low precision	0.9% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	32 ±45 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	22 ±35 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 10,609
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,242 ±268	11.7% ±2.5 pp	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,733 ±495	35.2% ±4.6 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,526 ±338	23.8% ±3.1 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	813 ±217	7.7% ±2.0 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,442 ±286	13.6% ±2.7 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	853 ±237	8.0% ±2.2 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 16,139
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	13,684 ±522	84.8% ±3.1 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,288 ±438	8.0% ±2.7 pp	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	763 ±265	4.7% ±1.6 pp	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	274 ±172 · low precision	1.7% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	130 ±144 · low precision	0.8% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

16.1% of Sulphur Springs residents (±2.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 92.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sulphur Springs	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	16.1% ±2.5 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.7% ±2.0 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.2% ±1.2 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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