Sulphur vs Westlake

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

Sulphur and Westlake 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 4,794 in Westlake). Westlake has the higher median household income ($67,691 vs $58,044 in Sulphur). Sulphur has the higher median home value ($175,200 vs $168,200 in Westlake).

Population, income & housing

	Sulphur	Westlake
Population	21,004	4,794
Median age	39.3 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,044	$67,691
Median home value	$175,200	$168,200
Median gross rent	$1,015	$960
Housing units	10,410	2,460
Homeownership rate	72.8%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sulphur	Westlake
Population	20,113 → 21,004 (+4.4%)	4,727 → 4,794 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$53,287 → $58,044 (+8.9%)	$42,156 → $67,691 (+60.6%)
Median home value	$141,700 → $175,200 (+23.6%)	$114,400 → $168,200 (+47.0%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $1,015 (+19.4%)	$630 → $960 (+52.4%)

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

Westlake

Population

4,7274,794

Median household income

$42,156$67,691

Median home value

$114,400$168,200

Median gross rent

$630$960

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sulphur	Westlake
Under 5	6.5%	7.1%
5 to 17	18.1%	13.6%
18 to 24	7.1%	4.4%
25 to 34	13.2%	21.9%
35 to 44	12.8%	11.9%
45 to 54	13.3%	9.8%
55 to 64	11.2%	10.6%
65 to 74	12.5%	12.5%
75 and over	5.3%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sulphur	Westlake
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	76.8%
Black or African American	6.9%	13.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sulphur	Westlake
No high school diploma	14.1%	9.7%
High school graduate	39.2%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sulphur	Westlake
Drove alone	86.5%	74.6%
Carpooled	7.3%	20.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	2.6%
Other means	0.3%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sulphur	Westlake
1-unit, detached	68.2%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	3.6%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	13.9%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Sulphur	Westlake
Poverty rate	17.2%	10.6%
Average household size	2.46	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	16	25
Median year structure built	1977	1975