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Home to 15 notable people.
Sulphur Springs’s weakest subject is health (C−): residents are less healthy than 76% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. With a C overall, Sulphur Springs sits 315th of 640 in Texas. Nationally, it does better than 29% of U.S. towns. It does especially well on safety: it reports less crime per resident than 64% of U.S. towns. Walkability is a strength too (B+): it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than nearly two thirds of U.S. towns. Homes run about $240K for a typical one, 3.4 times the Sulphur Springs area’s $71K median household income. Hopkins County Courthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places. Sulphur Springs's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 84% of U.S. towns.
Figures: FBI crime data, 2025 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Sulphur Springs beats most towns.
Where Sulphur Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Sulphur Springs is from typical.
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Census counts: 621 in 1860, 15,941 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1964 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sulphur Springs, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Sulphur Springs.
Sulphur Springs draws workers from Paris and beyond, fares better on crime within Texas than nationally and has more 90° days than most of the country, though not than most of Texas.
10,567 jobs are based in Sulphur Springs, 1.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 16.7 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
Sulphur Springs’ typical journey to work is 17 minutes, below both the Texas town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). It had 10,567 jobs in 2023, up 1,048 from 2013. The share of workers in Sulphur Springs who work from home: 5.9%. The top destinations are Greenville (4%), Dallas (4%) and Mount Pleasant (2%).
| Sulphur Springs | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 45% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 5.9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Public schools: Sulphur Springs ISD. Below: Two of its 8 schools, each with why it was picked. 6 public schools serve Sulphur Springs, with 2,723 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sulphur Springs MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 961 | B+ |
| Sulphur Springs H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,270 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Walkers can cover 9.8 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Coleman Park, 144 acres with 2.2 miles of trail. Sulphur Springs’ density of trails is 0.4 miles per square mile, close to both Texas’ towns (0.3) and U.S. towns (0.4).
| Sulphur Springs | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.7% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Coleman Park | 2.2 mi | 144 |
| 2. Suplhur Springs City Park | 1.1 mi | 32 |
| 3. Pacific Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Among adults in Sulphur Springs, 19% worry about having enough food. Of 31 CDC measures, Sulphur Springs beats the Texas average on 2 and trails it on 9. In Sulphur Springs, 30% of adults get no exercise outside work, and 24% say their health is fair or poor.
| Sulphur Springs | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Sulphur Springs | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 16.4% | 19.1% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 77.3% | 74.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.3% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Mt Vernon weather station, 23 miles away, records that about 84 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 76% of Texas places with climate records. July afternoons average 93.5°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 78% of Texas places with climate records; January nights average 34.3°.
For Sulphur Springs, the peak summer temperature is 94°F. About 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Sulphur Springs | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 94°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 34°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical value, about $240K, is 13% below its October 2022 peak.
For households in Sulphur Springs, the share who own their home is 55%. A typical home locally is worth about $240,000, down 3.1% in a year, 19% below the Texas typical home. Homes sold in Sulphur Springs spent a median 71 days on the market.
| Sulphur Springs | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 55% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,106 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 13.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 78% of Texas’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 17 reported in 2025, 1 per 1,000 residents.
Sulphur Springs’ violent crime rate is 1 per 1,000 residents. The level of property crime for Sulphur Springs comes to 9.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Sulphur Springs | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 9.1 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The national flood insurance program has paid 28 claims in Sulphur Springs since 1989. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in 63% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Sulphur Springs once, in 2005. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 33% come from tornadoes and 24% from cold waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Sulphur Springs; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Sulphur Springs residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
15 notable people were born in Sulphur Springs.
City in Texas, United States
Sulphur Springs is a city in and the county seat of Hopkins County, Texas, United States, its population was 15,941. Sulphur Springs is located in Northeast Texas.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Sulphur Springs grades C overall, better than 29% of U.S. towns and #315 of 640 in Texas. It grades C− for health, B for safety and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
15 notable people were born here, including Colleen Hoover and Damione Lewis.
