Sulphur, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

20,775

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

3.31% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

16%

6.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$61,760

6.4% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$182,900

Population & Diversity

Sulphur, LA is home to a population of 20.8k people, from which 97.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.87% of Sulphur, LA residents were born outside of the country (803 people).

In 2024, there were 14 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (17.6k people) in Sulphur, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.25k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 405 Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.4%

2024 Citizenship

97.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.4% of Sulphur, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sulphur, LA was 97.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sulphur, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
17.6k ± 934
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.25k ± 497
Other (Non-Hispanic)
405 ± 436

3.18%

Hispanic Population

660 people

3.18% of the people in Sulphur, LA are hispanic (660 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sulphur, 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

3.87%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

803 people

3.27%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

686 people

As of 2024, 3.87% of Sulphur, LA residents (803 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 Sulphur, LA was 3.27%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
385 ± 212
Gulf War (2001-)
296 ± 173
Gulf War (1990s)
114 ± 71

Sulphur, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.3 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Sulphur, LA employs 8.92k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sulphur, LA were Retail Trade (1,372 people), Construction (1,135 people), and Educational Services (896 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($102,625), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($90,056), and Construction ($76,343).

Employment

Occupations

8.92k

2024 Value

± 967

1.46%

1 Year growth

± 15.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sulphur, LA grew at a rate of 1.46%, from 8.79k employees to 8.92k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sulphur, LA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,529 people), Sales & Related Occupations (805 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (743 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sulphur, 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

8.92k

2024 Value

± 967

1.46%

1 Year growth

± 15.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sulphur, LA grew at a rate of 1.46%, from 8.79k employees to 8.92k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sulphur, LA, are Retail Trade (1,372 people), Construction (1,135 people), and Educational Services (896 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sulphur, LA, though some of these residents may live in Sulphur, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,973

Median earning men ± $7,359

$26,829

Median earning women ± $3,182

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($108,517), Construction ($76,880), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,269).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($66,875), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,625), and Manufacturing ($51,424).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sulphur, LA was $182,900 in 2024, which is 0.55 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $175,200 to $182,900, a 4.39% increase. The homeownership rate in Sulphur, LA is 74.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sulphur, LA have an average commute time of 17.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sulphur, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$182,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,009

$6,140

Median Property Taxes

±$787

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 Sulphur, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

74.6%

Homeownership

2024

61%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.6% of the housing units in Sulphur, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sulphur, 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.

$61,760

Median Household Income

± $6,200

8.23k

Number of Households

± 877

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.23k households in Sulphur, LA grew to $61,760 from the previous year's value of $58,044.

The following chart displays the households in Sulphur, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sulphur, 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 (82.1%)
Carpooled (9.83%)
Worked At Home (3.54%)

In 2024, 82.1% of workers in Sulphur, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.83%) and those who worked at home (3.54%).

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

17.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sulphur, LA have a shorter commute time (17.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.39% of the workforce in Sulphur, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sulphur, LA (3.3k out of 20.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sulphur, LA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

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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