Sorrento

Population: 2,136
Median household income: $106,250
Median home value: $218,800

Located in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, Sorrento is a community with a population of 2,136. At $106,250, its median household income sits above Ascension Parish's $92,266.

From 2019 to 2023, Sorrento's population grew 27.1% from 1,681 to 2,136, while its median home value rose 32.0% from $165,700 to $218,800.

The median gross rent is $1,260. 11.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,136
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $106,250
Median home value: $218,800
Median gross rent: $1,260
Housing units: 753
Homeownership rate: 90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6812,136

Median household income

$61,207$106,250

Median home value

$165,700$218,800

Median gross rent

$847$1,260

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,681	$61,207	$165,700	$847
2020	1,567	$70,333	$173,100	$825
2021	1,943	$75,938	$183,800	$958
2022	1,919	$94,766	$205,700	$1,023
2023	2,136	$106,250	$218,800	$1,260

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 2412.0%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	113	5.3%
5 to 17	341	16.0%
18 to 24	256	12.0%
25 to 34	236	11.0%
35 to 44	335	15.7%
45 to 54	217	10.2%
55 to 64	316	14.8%
65 to 74	183	8.6%
75 and over	139	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,673	78.3%
Black or African American	362	16.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.3%
Asian	7	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	54	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	33	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate46.5%

Some college or associate's37.7%

Bachelor's degree6.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	61	4.3%
High school graduate	663	46.5%
Some college or associate's	538	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	97	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	67	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone81.6%

Carpooled13.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	915	81.6%
Carpooled	148	13.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	42	3.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	369	34.2%
15 to 29 min	295	27.3%
30 to 44 min	233	21.6%
45 to 59 min	157	14.5%
60+ min	26	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.02
Poverty rate: 5.7% (122 of 2,136)

	Count	Share
Family households	541	76.5%
Nonfamily households	166	23.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	707	93.9%
Vacant	46	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	638	90.2%
Renter-occupied	69	9.8%

1-unit, detached83.4%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	628	83.4%
1-unit, attached	12	1.6%
2 to 4 units	10	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	103	13.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2271225
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.63 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 30.1836, -90.8666