Sorrento, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,203

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

8.46%

48.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$117,604

10.7% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$232,200

6.12% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

1,162

Population & Diversity

Sorrento, LA is home to a population of 2.2k people, from which 99.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.5% of Sorrento, LA residents were born outside of the country (33 people).

In 2024, there were 3.65 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.58k people) in Sorrento, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 433 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 124 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

98.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Sorrento, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sorrento, LA was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Sorrento, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sorrento, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.58k ± 557
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
433 ± 310
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
124 ± 144

1.54%

Hispanic Population

34 people

1.54% of the people in Sorrento, LA are hispanic (34 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sorrento, LA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Louisiana.

Most Common Origin

Honduras
48,818 ± 5,396 people
Mexico
27,788 ± 4,080 people
Vietnam
17,351 ± 3,228 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 48,818 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 27,788 and Vietnam with 17,351.

Foreign-Born Population

1.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

33 people

1.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

32 people

As of 2024, 1.5% of Sorrento, LA residents (33 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sorrento, LA was 1.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Sorrento, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
12 ± 19
Vietnam
7 ± 24
Gulf War (1990s)
2 ± 15

Sorrento, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.71 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Sorrento, LA.

Economy

The economy of Sorrento, LA employs 1.16k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sorrento, LA were Manufacturing (180 people), Retail Trade (164 people), and Finance & Insurance (161 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($143,125), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($142,885), and Manufacturing ($114,205).

Employment

Occupations

1.16k

2024 Value

± 286

3.57%

1 Year growth

± 34.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sorrento, LA grew at a rate of 3.57%, from 1.12k employees to 1.16k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sorrento, LA, are Sales & Related Occupations (286 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (135 people), and Management Occupations (98 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sorrento, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.16k

2024 Value

± 286

3.57%

1 Year growth

± 34.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sorrento, LA grew at a rate of 3.57%, from 1.12k employees to 1.16k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sorrento, LA, are Manufacturing (180 people), Retail Trade (164 people), and Finance & Insurance (161 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sorrento, LA, though some of these residents may live in Sorrento, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$66,167

Median earning men ± $10,031

$39,612

Median earning women ± $9,637

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($143,077), Manufacturing ($121,250), and Construction ($90,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($112,989), Wholesale Trade ($63,938), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($47,813).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sorrento, LA was $232,200 in 2024, which is 0.698 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $218,800 to $232,200, a 6.12% increase. The homeownership rate in Sorrento, LA is 84.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sorrento, LA have an average commute time of 23.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sorrento, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$232,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,242

$603

Median Property Taxes

±$159

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Sorrento, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Sorrento, LA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

84.8%

Homeownership

2024

66.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 84.8% of the housing units in Sorrento, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 90.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sorrento, LA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$117,604

Median Household Income

± $36,442

711

Number of Households

± 171

In 2024, the median household income of the 711 households in Sorrento, LA grew to $117,604 from the previous year's value of $106,250.

The following chart displays the households in Sorrento, LA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $125k - $150k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sorrento, LA is from Louisiana.

0.464

2024 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.465

2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Louisiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (81.2%)
Worked At Home (8%)
Carpooled (6.97%)

In 2024, 81.2% of workers in Sorrento, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8%) and those who carpooled to work (6.97%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sorrento, LA have a shorter commute time (23.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.93% of the workforce in Sorrento, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sorrento, LA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sorrento, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sorrento, LA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.46% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sorrento, LA (184 out of 2.17k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sorrento, LA is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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