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Port Sulphur, LA

1,593 Population
5.4 square miles 294.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

27.5 ±12.1 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 39 ±0.2
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Louisiana: 37.6 ±0.1

Economics

$18,261 ±$4,940 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $36,735 ±$462
  • about half the amount in Louisiana: $32,981 ±$265
$31,325 ±$27,147 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $62,748 ±$890
  • about half the amount in Louisiana: $57,852 ±$468

18.5% ±10.9% (292  ±197) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 16.8% 208,346 (±0.5% / ±5,824)
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 18.7% 842,038 (±0.3% / ±13,427)

24.7 minutes ±9 (12,605  ±7,019) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 26.1 13,744,485 (±0.2 / ±161,784)
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 26 48,590,976 (±0.2 / ±384,117)

Families

527 ±134 Number of households
  • the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 498,271 ±2,206
  • Louisiana: 1,765,264 ±5,601
3 ±0.6 (1,578  ±517) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 2.5 1,242,810 (±0 / ±427)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 2.6 4,516,413

2.8% ±5.4% (9  ±18) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 5.3% 15,944 (±0.4% / ±1,076)
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 60,415 (±0.2% / ±2,599)

Housing

621 ±143 Number of housing units
  • the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 572,691 ±350
  • Louisiana: 2,080,371 ±430

$87,300 ±$9,121 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $242,600 ±$1,864
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $198,300 ±$1,310

13.7% ±12.1% (216  ±,204.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 11.7% 145,912 (±0.4% / ±5,090.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 12.1% 554,115 (±0.2% / ±11,044.8)

Social

68.5% ±33% (593  ±,196.1) High school grad or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 88.4% 779,370 (±0.8% / ±7,033.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 86.7% 2,706,792 (±0.5% / ±14,010.4)
13.2% ±11.4% (114  ±,106.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 33.2% 292,527 (±0.5% / ±4,022.1)
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 26.1% 815,569 (±0.3% / ±8,004.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.4% ±3.4% (23  ±54) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 7.7% 97,051
  • about one-third of the rate in Louisiana: 4.2% 196,671

8.8% ±3.5% (98  ±49) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 5.9% 57,546 (±0.2% / ±1,786)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Louisiana: 6.5% 228,359 (±0.1% / ±3,332)
98 Total veterans ±49 45 Male ±43 53 Female ±38

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