Port Sulphur is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 1,677 people and just one neighborhood, Port Sulphur is the 194th largest community in Louisiana. Port Sulphur has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Port Sulphur, where the median household income is $31,325.00.
Unlike some towns, Port Sulphur isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Port Sulphur are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Port Sulphur is a town of service providers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Port Sulphur who work in law enforcement and fire fighting (17.03%), maintenance occupations (15.46%), and community and social services (13.50%).
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Port Sulphur has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Port Sulphur a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Port Sulphur is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Port Sulphur with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.16% of adults in Port Sulphur have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Port Sulphur in 2022 was $18,261, which is low income relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $73,044 for a family of four. However, Port Sulphur contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Port Sulphur is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Port Sulphur home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Port Sulphur residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Port Sulphur include French, Italian, Acadian/Cajun, German, and Haitian.
The most common language spoken in Port Sulphur is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
The neighborhood stands out for having the majority of its residential real estate made up of mobile homes. In fact, 88.3% of the occupied real estate here are mobile homes, which is a greater proportion than is found in 100.0% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. If you like mobile homes, this might be a great neighborhood in which to look for real estate.
In addition, homes built from 2000 through today make up a higher proportion of the neighborhood's real estate landscape than 98.1% of the neighborhoods in America. When you are driving around this neighborhood, you'll notice right away that it is one of the newest built of any, with the smell of fresh paint, and the look of young landscaping nearly everywhere you look. In fact, 85.1% of the residential real estate here is classified as newer. In fact, the concentration of newer homes here is so great that they completely dominate the landscape. In most neighborhoods, there is a mixture of ages of residential real estate, but here it is almost completely built during one time frame: 2000 through today.
The government often provides some of the more stable jobs in the economy. From local, to state, to federal government workers, the government can also be a major employer. What NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed, is that the neighborhood in particular stands out when compared nationally for the proportion of its working residents who are employed by the government. At 32.5% of its workforce, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of government workers than 99.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Furthermore, there are more people living in the neighborhood employed as sales and service workers (61.4%) than almost any neighborhood in the country. From fast-food service workers to major sales accounts, sales and service workers make up the largest proportion of our national employment picture. But despite that size and importance nationally, this neighborhood still stands out as unique due to the dominance of people living here who work in such occupations.
Divorcees may find friendship and understanding in this neighborhood, as 27.1% of its residents are divorced. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis found that this divorce rate is higher than in 99.5% of the neighborhoods in America.
In addition, one of the unique characteristics of the neighborhood revealed by analysis is that the per capita income of residents here is lower than that found in 96.2% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more French and Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 17.7% of this neighborhood's residents have French ancestry and 4.1% have Native American ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Port Sulphur are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 96.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 20.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 69.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 38.6% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions, with 32.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (30.7%), and 18.6% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.9% of households.
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Port Sulphur, LA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as French (17.7%). There are also a number of people of Italian ancestry (7.2%), and residents who report Native American roots (4.1%), and some of the residents are also of Dominican ancestry (2.0%), along with some Asian ancestry residents (1.1%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (31.9% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (80.6%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (19.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.