Sulphur Springs vs Wabbaseka

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

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

Sulphur Springs has the higher population (1,035 vs 391 in Wabbaseka). Wabbaseka has the higher median household income ($36,174 vs $34,353 in Sulphur Springs). Sulphur Springs has the higher median home value ($114,900 vs $55,000 in Wabbaseka).

Population, income & housing

	Sulphur Springs	Wabbaseka
Population	1,035	391
Median age	44.8 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$34,353	$36,174
Median home value	$114,900	$55,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,049
Housing units	439	130
Homeownership rate	86.1%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.9%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sulphur Springs	Wabbaseka
Population	1,189 → 1,035 (-13.0%)	238 → 391 (+64.3%)
Median household income	$55,197 → $34,353 (-37.8%)	$25,500 → $36,174 (+41.9%)
Median home value	$87,900 → $114,900 (+30.7%)	$54,500 → $55,000 (+0.9%)
Median gross rent	$751 → $819 (+9.1%)	$621 → $1,049 (+68.9%)

Sulphur Springs

Population

1,1891,035

Median household income

$55,197$34,353

Median home value

$87,900$114,900

Median gross rent

$751$819

Wabbaseka

Population

238391

Median household income

$25,500$36,174

Median home value

$54,500$55,000

Median gross rent

$621$1,049

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sulphur Springs	Wabbaseka
Under 5	3.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	18.9%	14.6%
18 to 24	2.9%	5.9%
25 to 34	10.5%	9.7%
35 to 44	14.7%	43.5%
45 to 54	4.1%	2.0%
55 to 64	17.5%	8.4%
65 to 74	17.8%	5.4%
75 and over	10.6%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sulphur Springs	Wabbaseka
White (non-Hispanic)	73.9%	6.9%
Black or African American	25.1%	91.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sulphur Springs	Wabbaseka
No high school diploma	7.2%	2.1%
High school graduate	58.9%	75.2%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	7.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.6%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sulphur Springs	Wabbaseka
Drove alone	88.6%	92.6%
Carpooled	1.2%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sulphur Springs	Wabbaseka
1-unit, detached	68.3%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31.7%	17.7%

Poverty & households

	Sulphur Springs	Wabbaseka
Poverty rate	21.8%	8.7%
Average household size	2.36	4.03
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	1993	1959