Sullivan City

Population: 3,919
Median household income: $44,286
Median home value: $90,800

Located in Hidalgo County, Texas, Sullivan City is a community with a population of 3,919. The median household income of $44,286 is below the Hidalgo County median ($52,281).

From 2019 to 2023, Sullivan City's population declined 6.2% from 4,176 to 3,919, while its median home value rose 56.3% from $58,100 to $90,800.

The typical home was built around 1996. 29.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,919
Median age: 36.1 yrs
Median household income: $44,286
Median home value: $90,800
Median gross rent: $618
Housing units: 1,220
Homeownership rate: 90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,1763,919

Median household income

$31,486$44,286

Median home value

$58,100$90,800

Median gross rent

$563$618

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,176	$31,486	$58,100	$563
2020	4,187	$30,114	$58,100	$539
2021	3,940	$36,708	$65,400	$584
2022	3,917	$39,067	$79,000	$638
2023	3,919	$44,286	$90,800	$618

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1724.2%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 347.7%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5415.4%

55 to 648.1%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	309	7.9%
5 to 17	947	24.2%
18 to 24	394	10.1%
25 to 34	301	7.7%
35 to 44	575	14.7%
45 to 54	604	15.4%
55 to 64	317	8.1%
65 to 74	280	7.1%
75 and over	192	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	97	2.5%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,822	97.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma43.6%

High school graduate19.8%

Some college or associate's26.2%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree1.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	990	43.6%
High school graduate	449	19.8%
Some college or associate's	595	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	198	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	37	1.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,209	78.9%
Carpooled	159	10.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	147	9.6%
Other means	18	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	557	40.2%
15 to 29 min	516	37.2%
30 to 44 min	274	19.8%
45 to 59 min	30	2.2%
60+ min	9	0.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.52
Poverty rate: 29.9% (1,170 of 3,919)

	Count	Share
Family households	916	82.2%
Nonfamily households	198	17.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,114	91.3%
Vacant	106	8.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,006	90.3%
Renter-occupied	108	9.7%

1-unit, detached93.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,142	93.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	78	6.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4870868
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.59 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 26.2752, -98.5644