What percentage of people rent in Sulphur Rock, AR?

42.8% (±19.6 points) of the occupied homes in Sulphur Rock, AR are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 183 renting households against 245 that own their home.

In Sulphur Rock, the share of households that rent went from 54.5% in 2015–2019 to 42.8% in 2020–2024 (−11.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on .

Households that rent
42.8% (±19.6 points)
Renting households
183 (±63)
Median renter income
$53,750 (±$32,977)

Who rents and who owns in Sulphur Rock

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
Sulphur RockIndependence CountyArkansasUnited States
Renter-occupied share42.8% (±19.6 points)30.8% (±2.4 points)33.6% (±0.4 points)34.8%
Renting households183 (±63)4,510 (±377)405,123 (±3,925)45,017,354
Owning households245 (±155)10,128 (±429)800,864 (±6,305)84,210,142
Average renter household size2.3 (±0.5)2.5 (±0.2)2.3 (±0.0)2.3
Average owner household size2.4 (±0.5)2.6 (±0.1)2.5 (±0.0)2.6
Median renter household income$53,750 (±$32,977)$36,547 (±$2,674)$39,315 (±$589)$52,966
Median owner household income$172,843 (±$149,296)$69,839 (±$8,126)$75,473 (±$657)$100,009

In Sulphur Rock, the renter share is not measurably different from Independence County (30.8%).

It is not measurably different from Arkansas (33.6%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Independence County, Sulphur Rock ranks 3 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 120 of 515.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Sulphur Rock has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Households that rent54.5% (±10.1 points)42.8% (±19.6 points)−11.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Median gross rent$716 (±$52)$794 (±$57)+10.9%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$46,042 (±$13,043)$96,429 (±$58,885)+109.4%No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Sulphur Rock

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sulphur Rock
PlaceDistanceHouseholds that rentCompared with this place
Sulphur Rock—42.8% (±19.6 points)—
Magness3.5 mi23.3% (±17.6 points)Not measurably different
Moorefield4.1 mi24.6% (±21.6 points)Not measurably different
Newark4.4 mi47.3% (±11.1 points)Not measurably different
Batesville7.0 mi48.5% (±5.8 points)Not measurably different
Southside7.6 mi34.2% (±10.2 points)Not measurably different
Oil Trough8.7 mi35.9% (±16.6 points)Not measurably different
Jacksonport13 mi54.2% (±32.2 points)Not measurably different
Cave City14 mi43.9% (±10.5 points)Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Independence County, place by place

RankPlaceHouseholds that rent
1Batesville48.5% (±5.8 points)
2Newark47.3% (±11.1 points)
3Sulphur Rock42.8% (±19.6 points)
4Oil Trough35.9% (±16.6 points)
5Southside34.2% (±10.2 points)
6Moorefield24.6% (±21.6 points)
7Magness23.3% (±17.6 points)
8Cushman19.3% (±10.7 points)
9Pleasant Plains10.4% (±7.9 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Sulphur Rock

How many renters are there in Sulphur Rock?

Sulphur Rock has an estimated 183 (±63) renting households, 42.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sulphur Rock?

In Sulphur Rock, the share of households that rent went from 54.5% in 2015–2019 to 42.8% in 2020–2024 (−11.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sulphur Rock?

A renting household in Sulphur Rock has 2.3 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Sulphur Rock?

The median renting household in Sulphur Rock, AR has an income of $53,750 (±$32,977) a year, against $172,843 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Sulphur Rock town, Arkansas (place:67730, in state:05).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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