Dulac is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 1,241 people and two associated neighborhoods, Dulac is the 218th largest community in Louisiana.Dulac is a blue-collar town, with 77.95% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Dulac is a town of farmers, fishers, or foresters, transportation and shipping workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dulac who work in farm management occupations (41.44%), healthcare suport services (9.89%), and business and financial occupations (4.94%). Another notable thing is that Dulac is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live. 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, Dulac has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Dulac a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Dulac is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. One downside of living in Dulac is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Dulac, the average commute to work is 31.76 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, Dulac does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Dulac has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 1.50% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Dulac in 2022 was $17,216, which is low income relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $68,864 for a family of four. Dulac also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 50.12% of its population below the federal poverty line.Dulac is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dulac home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dulac residents report their race to be Native American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Dulac include French, Irish, Italian, French Canadian, and Yugoslavian. The most common language spoken in Dulac is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Native American languages.
