Port Barre vs Sunset

A side-by-side comparison of Port Barre and Sunset: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sunset has the higher population (3,026 vs 2,292 in Port Barre). Sunset has the higher median household income ($66,684 vs $42,853 in Port Barre). Sunset has the higher median home value ($199,400 vs $76,500 in Port Barre).

Population, income & housing

	Port Barre	Sunset
Population	2,292	3,026
Median age	27.8 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$42,853	$66,684
Median home value	$76,500	$199,400
Median gross rent	$832	$860
Housing units	1,005	1,220
Homeownership rate	56.7%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.8%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Port Barre	Sunset
Population	1,780 → 2,292 (+28.8%)	2,920 → 3,026 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$26,250 → $42,853 (+63.2%)	$39,297 → $66,684 (+69.7%)
Median home value	$100,600 → $76,500 (-24.0%)	$163,100 → $199,400 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$566 → $832 (+47.0%)	$626 → $860 (+37.4%)

Port Barre

Population

1,7802,292

Median household income

$26,250$42,853

Median home value

$100,600$76,500

Median gross rent

$566$832

Sunset

Population

2,9203,026

Median household income

$39,297$66,684

Median home value

$163,100$199,400

Median gross rent

$626$860

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Port Barre	Sunset
Under 5	7.1%	12.2%
5 to 17	24.7%	19.8%
18 to 24	15.1%	5.3%
25 to 34	11.6%	16.8%
35 to 44	10.6%	16.9%
45 to 54	9.5%	9.6%
55 to 64	11.0%	9.6%
65 to 74	8.5%	7.4%
75 and over	2.1%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Port Barre	Sunset
White (non-Hispanic)	45.1%	50.6%
Black or African American	42.3%	34.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.8%	13.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Port Barre	Sunset
No high school diploma	13.5%	20.3%
High school graduate	60.6%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	21.1%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	2.8%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Port Barre	Sunset
Drove alone	82.9%	65.5%
Carpooled	14.2%	13.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	9.7%
Other means	0.0%	7.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Port Barre	Sunset
1-unit, detached	53.5%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	3.7%
20 or more units	4.4%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	33.4%	14.9%

Poverty & households

	Port Barre	Sunset
Poverty rate	16.3%	15.6%
Average household size	2.73	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	25	38
Median year structure built	1975	1983