Editing Sulphur Springs, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 621
|1870= 921
|1880= 1854
|1890= 3038
|1900= 3635
|1910= 5151
|1920= 5558
|1930= 5417
|1940= 6742
|1950= 8991
|1960= 9160
|1970= 10642
|1980= 12804
|1990= 14062
|2000= 14551
|2010= 15449
|2020= 15941
|estyear=2023
|estimate=16262
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|website=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Sulphur Spring, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P2?g=160XX00US4870904&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |access-date=April 5, 2025 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4870904&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|10,574
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,008
|68.45%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |62.78%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,944
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,906
|12.58%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11.96%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|57
|style='background: #ffffe6; |83
|0.39%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.52%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|80
|style='background: #ffffe6; |155
|0.52%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.97%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|5
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|Some Other Race alone (NH)
|12
|style='background: #ffffe6; |39
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.24%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|317
|style='background: #ffffe6; |648
|2.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.06%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|2,460
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,098
|15.92%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19.43%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''15,449'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''15,941'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 15,941 people, 6,054 households, and 3,906 families residing in the city. As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, 15,449 people, 5,959 households, and 3,987 families were residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|867|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 6,654 housing units averaged 373 per sq mi (140.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 68.4% White, 12.6% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 15.9% of the population.

Of the 5,959 households, 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were not families. About 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53, and the average family size was 3.1 people.

In the city, the age distribution was  28.8% under 18, 6.7% from 19 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 or older. The median age was 36.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 92 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,701, and for a family was $36,802. Males had a median income of $32,022 versus $20,325 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,967. About 12.6% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.5% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.