Avoca vs Sulphur Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Avoca and Sulphur Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Avoca and Sulphur Springs are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Avoca has the higher population (811 vs 516 in Sulphur Springs). Avoca has the higher median household income ($64,167 vs $34,500 in Sulphur Springs). Avoca has the higher median home value ($195,700 vs $110,700 in Sulphur Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Avoca	Sulphur Springs
Population	811	516
Median age	49.5 yrs	30.6 yrs
Median household income	$64,167	$34,500
Median home value	$195,700	$110,700
Median gross rent	$1,250	$874
Housing units	285	241
Homeownership rate	92.3%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Avoca	Sulphur Springs
Population	595 → 811 (+36.3%)	464 → 516 (+11.2%)
Median household income	$52,159 → $64,167 (+23.0%)	$24,766 → $34,500 (+39.3%)
Median home value	$128,900 → $195,700 (+51.8%)	$65,000 → $110,700 (+70.3%)
Median gross rent	$869 → $1,250 (+43.8%)	$759 → $874 (+15.2%)

Avoca

Population

595811

Median household income

$52,159$64,167

Median home value

$128,900$195,700

Median gross rent

$869$1,250

Sulphur Springs

Population

464516

Median household income

$24,766$34,500

Median home value

$65,000$110,700

Median gross rent

$759$874

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Avoca	Sulphur Springs
Under 5	5.5%	4.7%
5 to 17	14.9%	16.5%
18 to 24	4.8%	11.2%
25 to 34	15.4%	24.8%
35 to 44	6.2%	9.3%
45 to 54	9.6%	14.3%
55 to 64	8.3%	7.9%
65 to 74	9.9%	10.3%
75 and over	25.4%	1.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Avoca	Sulphur Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	36.9%	59.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	22.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	32.9%
Hispanic or Latino	35.3%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Avoca	Sulphur Springs
No high school diploma	18.3%	29.2%
High school graduate	44.6%	43.3%
Some college or associate's	15.8%	15.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Avoca	Sulphur Springs
Drove alone	91.3%	69.1%
Carpooled	4.3%	24.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Avoca	Sulphur Springs
1-unit, detached	82.8%	83.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.8%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Avoca	Sulphur Springs
Poverty rate	9.1%	33.7%
Average household size	2.96	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1987	1955