Sulphur Rock

Population: 747
Median household income: $49,440
Median home value: $150,700

Sulphur Rock, a community in Independence County, Arkansas, has 747 residents. The median household income of $49,440 is below the Independence County median ($56,009).

Between 2019 and 2023, Sulphur Rock's population grew 8.1% from 691 to 747, while its median home value rose 125.9% from $66,700 to $150,700.

Households average 2.48 people. The median gross rent is $774.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 747
Median age: 30.3 yrs
Median household income: $49,440
Median home value: $150,700
Median gross rent: $774
Housing units: 360
Homeownership rate: 37.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

691747

Median household income

$46,042$49,440

Median home value

$66,700$150,700

Median gross rent

$716$774

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	691	$46,042	$66,700	$716
2020	582	$39,398	$106,900	$723
2021	609	$43,333	$122,900	$755
2022	634	$44,735	$128,900	$782
2023	747	$49,440	$150,700	$774

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 2416.6%

25 to 3416.1%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 745.4%

75 and over3.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	55	7.4%
5 to 17	137	18.3%
18 to 24	124	16.6%
25 to 34	120	16.1%
35 to 44	83	11.1%
45 to 54	54	7.2%
55 to 64	108	14.5%
65 to 74	40	5.4%
75 and over	26	3.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	552	73.9%
Black or African American	26	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	90	12.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	78	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.7%

High school graduate42.5%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	72	16.7%
High school graduate	183	42.5%
Some college or associate's	127	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	38	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone89.8%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	343	89.8%
Carpooled	35	9.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	1.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	114	30.2%
15 to 29 min	213	56.3%
30 to 44 min	47	12.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	4	1.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 20.7% (155 of 747)

	Count	Share
Family households	179	59.5%
Nonfamily households	122	40.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	301	83.6%
Vacant	59	16.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	114	37.9%
Renter-occupied	187	62.1%

1-unit, detached59.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units24.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other16.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	213	59.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	87	24.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	1	0.3%
Mobile home & other	59	16.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0567730
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.26 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.7516, -91.5003