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SheetTX-SULLIVAN-CITY-TX · Sullivan City, TX 3,919 pop · income 12th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Sullivan City
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Sullivan City on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Nash · lowest
36,705
Nash · lowest
36,705 median HH income
19.0% of the leader · rank #1
Sullivan City · this city
44,286
Sullivan City · this city
44,286 median HH income
23.0% of the leader · rank #2
Miami · near
44,286
Miami · near
44,286 median HH income
23.0% of the leader · rank #3
Coleta · near
44,286
Coleta · near
44,286 median HH income
23.0% of the leader · rank #4
Guide Rock · near
44,286
Guide Rock · near
44,286 median HH income
23.0% of the leader · rank #5
McClusky · near
44,286
McClusky · near
44,286 median HH income
23.0% of the leader · rank #6
Del Mar · highest
192,845
Del Mar · highest
192,845 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Sullivan City on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 3,919.
Sullivan City ranks in the 12th percentile for household income nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS.
12th
percentile, household income
7th
percentile, home value
40th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Sullivan City, TX
Texas's Sullivan City is a small town, with 3,919 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Sullivan City households earn a median of $44,286 annually, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 24.7%. Sullivan City's housing stock carries a median value of $90,800, and the median resident age is 36.1 years. Educational attainment runs 10.4% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 55.6% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 19 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Stable), down 5% from five years earlier.
Texas tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Texas at 97.1 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Near Average). Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,149 monthly. Monthly utility costs average around $223 across Texas, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.0 out of 100 (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Sullivan City's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from population change to schools and households to housing and income to work and mobility to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Sullivan City, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, matched public-school count, annual population history, local building permits.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles, FBI reported-crime rates; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Is Sullivan City growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -18 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -0.5% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 19 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
The recent population line is broadly flat. That makes the composition of change more important than the headline count: housing turnover, household size, and age structure can shift even when the total barely moves.
What does the education layer cover for Sullivan City?
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
The NCES join finds 2 public schools within the city match. 10.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
How far does income reach against housing in Sullivan City?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 2.1 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 24.7%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Which cities make useful reference points for Sullivan City?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
Within Texas, the closest population matches are Cisco (3,926 residents, $57,138 income); Hudson Bend (3,902 residents, $93,086 income); Clyde (3,899 residents, $63,616 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Kiel, WI (3,919 residents); Citronelle, AL (3,918 residents); Brown Station, MD (3,918 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Sullivan City?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 78.9%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Drive alone
78.9%
Work from home
9.6%
Public transit
0.0%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 1,533 workers age 16+.
Low income · poverty 24.7% (Highest-decile poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
97.1 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Texas average
F
City profile score · Sullivan City, TX
20/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living C-
97.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Household income F
$44,286
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share F
10.4%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate F
24.7%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Sullivan City profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 53/100 (C-) · 97.1 index
Household income: 13/100 (F) · $44,286
Bachelor's+ share: 8/100 (F) · 10.4%
Poverty rate: 6/100 (F) · 24.7%
How does Sullivan City compare to other US cities?
Sullivan City measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income12% higher than other cities
Home value7% pricier than other cities
Median rent40% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Sullivan City against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Texas only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Texas-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Sullivan City near the bottom of Texas's cities
Among the 1,663 Texas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Sullivan City ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Sullivan City only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#1,274 of 1,520
16th percentile in Texas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,663
0th percentile in Texas
Median Home Value
#1,204 of 1,505
20th percentile in Texas
Poverty Rate
#197 of 1,663
88th percentile in Texas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#1,238 of 1,663
25th percentile in Texas
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Texas only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
12th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Sullivan City's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$90,800Among the most affordablemore affordable than 93% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Sullivan City's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.1×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#1,820 of 15,516
More affordable than 88% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#1,736 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 2.1×, Sullivan City sits in the affordable band:
national rank #1,820 of 15,516 and #1,736 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$44,286Sullivan City, TX median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Sullivan City, TX median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Sullivan City, TX.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)10.4%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)24.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)55.6%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
3,919
Median Income
$44,286
Median Home Value
$90,800
Median Age
36.1
Poverty Rate
24.7%
Labor force participation
55.6%
Bachelor's Degree+
10.4%
Schools
Total Schools
2
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Sullivan City's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
3,909 residents
2021
3,888 residents
2022
3,906 residents
2023
3,903 residents
2024
3,894 residents
2025
3,891 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Stable
Total Permits (2024)
19
housing units authorized
Single-Family
15
detached homes
Multifamily
4
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
4.8
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
20
20
0
$1.5M
2020
5
5
0
$0.8M
2021
20
12
8
$0.9M
2022
7
7
0
$0.6M
2023
10
10
0
$2.3M
2024
19
15
4
$2.7M
Permit volume decreased 5% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
78.9%
Carpool
10.4%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
9.6%
Other
1.1%
Based on 1,533 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Texas statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $223
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Texas at $223 (electricity about $130 , water and sewer about $48 ).
These are Texas statewide averages, not a meter reading for Sullivan City. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Texas's BEA cost-of-living index is 97.1 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Sullivan City is $1,149/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Texas statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.0 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Texas statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Sullivan City sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Sullivan City compares to similar-size Texas cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.