Carlyss vs Sulphur

A side-by-side comparison of Carlyss and Sulphur: population, income, housing, and more.

Carlyss and Sulphur are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sulphur has the higher population (21,004 vs 5,184 in Carlyss). Carlyss has the higher median household income ($92,004 vs $58,044 in Sulphur). Sulphur has the higher median home value ($175,200 vs $152,400 in Carlyss).

Population, income & housing

	Carlyss	Sulphur
Population	5,184	21,004
Median age	30.8 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$92,004	$58,044
Median home value	$152,400	$175,200
Median gross rent	$1,142	$1,015
Housing units	2,363	10,410
Homeownership rate	74.9%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	0.1%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlyss	Sulphur
Population	5,248 → 5,184 (-1.2%)	20,113 → 21,004 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$49,619 → $92,004 (+85.4%)	$53,287 → $58,044 (+8.9%)
Median home value	$107,000 → $152,400 (+42.4%)	$141,700 → $175,200 (+23.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,109 → $1,142 (+3.0%)	$850 → $1,015 (+19.4%)

Carlyss

Population

5,2485,184

Median household income

$49,619$92,004

Median home value

$107,000$152,400

Median gross rent

$1,109$1,142

Sulphur

Population

20,11321,004

Median household income

$53,287$58,044

Median home value

$141,700$175,200

Median gross rent

$850$1,015

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carlyss	Sulphur
Under 5	11.1%	6.5%
5 to 17	20.4%	18.1%
18 to 24	5.0%	7.1%
25 to 34	18.4%	13.2%
35 to 44	11.9%	12.8%
45 to 54	7.9%	13.3%
55 to 64	16.0%	11.2%
65 to 74	5.7%	12.5%
75 and over	3.7%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlyss	Sulphur
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	84.2%
Black or African American	4.9%	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.9%
Two or more races	4.7%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlyss	Sulphur
No high school diploma	14.9%	14.1%
High school graduate	27.5%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	40.5%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlyss	Sulphur
Drove alone	84.3%	86.5%
Carpooled	9.5%	7.3%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	2.3%	3.6%
Other means	0.8%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlyss	Sulphur
1-unit, detached	50.0%	68.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	44.1%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Carlyss	Sulphur
Poverty rate	8.4%	17.2%
Average household size	2.67	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	21	16
Median year structure built	2005	1977