White Sulphur Springs is a very small city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 2,170 people and two associated neighborhoods, White Sulphur Springs is the 100th largest community in West Virginia.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, White Sulphur Springs is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, White Sulphur Springs is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in White Sulphur Springs who work in food service (14.44%), healthcare (9.44%), and maintenance occupations (9.07%). Of important note, White Sulphur Springs is also a city of artists. White Sulphur Springs has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape White Sulphur Springs’s character. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of White Sulphur Springs spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.54 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The education level of White Sulphur Springs citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.85% of adults in White Sulphur Springs have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in White Sulphur Springs in 2022 was $24,843, which is middle income relative to West Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,372 for a family of four. However, White Sulphur Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. White Sulphur Springs is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call White Sulphur Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of White Sulphur Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in White Sulphur Springs include Irish, German, English, Italian, and African. The most common language spoken in White Sulphur Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Italian.
