Salado vs Sulphur Rock

A side-by-side comparison of Salado and Sulphur Rock: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sulphur Rock has the higher population (747 vs 443 in Salado). Sulphur Rock has the higher median household income ($49,440 vs $36,789 in Salado). Since 2019, Sulphur Rock's population has grown faster (+8.1% vs -37.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Salado	Sulphur Rock
Population	443	747
Median age	23.9 yrs	30.3 yrs
Median household income	$36,789	$49,440
Median home value	—	$150,700
Median gross rent	—	$774
Housing units	197	360
Homeownership rate	36.8%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.6%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Salado	Sulphur Rock
Population	709 → 443 (-37.5%)	691 → 747 (+8.1%)
Median household income	$32,778 → $36,789 (+12.2%)	$46,042 → $49,440 (+7.4%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $80,500 (+23.8%)	$66,700 → $150,700 (+125.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$716 → $774 (+8.1%)

Salado

Population

709443

Median household income

$32,778$36,789

Median home value

$65,000$80,500

Sulphur Rock

Population

691747

Median household income

$46,042$49,440

Median home value

$66,700$150,700

Median gross rent

$716$774

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Salado	Sulphur Rock
Under 5	0.0%	7.4%
5 to 17	47.9%	18.3%
18 to 24	2.5%	16.6%
25 to 34	31.4%	16.1%
35 to 44	2.0%	11.1%
45 to 54	0.0%	7.2%
55 to 64	4.5%	14.5%
65 to 74	3.6%	5.4%
75 and over	8.1%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Salado	Sulphur Rock
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	73.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	12.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Salado	Sulphur Rock
No high school diploma	20.5%	16.7%
High school graduate	25.9%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	50.0%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Salado	Sulphur Rock
Drove alone	86.1%	89.8%
Carpooled	13.9%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Salado	Sulphur Rock
1-unit, detached	40.1%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	24.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	59.9%	16.4%

Poverty & households

	Salado	Sulphur Rock
Poverty rate	0.0%	20.7%
Average household size	4.66	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	—	17
Median year structure built	1983	1995