Pointe a la Hache vs Port Sulphur

A side-by-side comparison of Pointe a la Hache and Port Sulphur: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Port Sulphur has the higher population (1,529 vs 344 in Pointe a la Hache). Port Sulphur has the higher median home value ($87,300 vs $37,700 in Pointe a la Hache). Since 2019, Pointe a la Hache's population has grown faster (+156.7% vs -14.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Pointe a la Hache	Port Sulphur
Population	344	1,529
Median age	54.4 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$54,342
Median home value	$37,700	$87,300
Housing units	83	554
Homeownership rate	100.0%	90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.1%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	13.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pointe a la Hache	Port Sulphur
Population	134 → 344 (+156.7%)	1,789 → 1,529 (-14.5%)
Median household income	$14,712 → $11,781 (-19.9%)	$29,688 → $54,342 (+83.0%)
Median home value	$72,600 → $37,700 (-48.1%)	$75,600 → $87,300 (+15.5%)

Pointe a la Hache

Population

134344

Median household income

$14,712$11,781

Median home value

$72,600$37,700

Port Sulphur

Population

1,7891,529

Median household income

$29,688$54,342

Median home value

$75,600$87,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pointe a la Hache	Port Sulphur
Under 5	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	14.2%	20.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	13.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	5.2%
45 to 54	77.9%	20.5%
55 to 64	0.0%	10.4%
65 to 74	5.2%	5.2%
75 and over	2.6%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pointe a la Hache	Port Sulphur
White (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	15.2%
Black or African American	94.8%	57.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	0.0%	20.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pointe a la Hache	Port Sulphur
No high school diploma	0.0%	27.3%
High school graduate	16.3%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	80.7%	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	3.1%	1.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pointe a la Hache	Port Sulphur
Drove alone	100.0%	86.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pointe a la Hache	Port Sulphur
1-unit, detached	42.2%	6.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	57.8%	93.9%

Poverty & households

	Pointe a la Hache	Port Sulphur
Poverty rate	91.3%	10.7%
Average household size	5.73	3.33
Mean commute (minutes)	—	30
Median year structure built	2002	2005