Sulphur

Population: 21,004
Median household income: $58,044
Median home value: $175,200

Located in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, Sulphur is a community with a population of 21,004. The median household income of $58,044 is below the Calcasieu Parish median ($67,849).

Between 2019 and 2023, Sulphur's population grew 4.4% from 20,113 to 21,004, while its median home value rose 23.6% from $141,700 to $175,200.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.1% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 84.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,004
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $58,044
Median home value: $175,200
Median gross rent: $1,015
Housing units: 10,410
Homeownership rate: 72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,11321,004

Median household income

$53,287$58,044

Median home value

$141,700$175,200

Median gross rent

$850$1,015

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,113	$53,287	$141,700	$850
2020	20,122	$54,537	$140,900	$859
2021	21,490	$50,797	$148,600	$940
2022	21,286	$53,606	$160,800	$890
2023	21,004	$58,044	$175,200	$1,015

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,368	6.5%
5 to 17	3,792	18.1%
18 to 24	1,487	7.1%
25 to 34	2,783	13.2%
35 to 44	2,692	12.8%
45 to 54	2,792	13.3%
55 to 64	2,357	11.2%
65 to 74	2,627	12.5%
75 and over	1,106	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,678	84.2%
Black or African American	1,456	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.1%
Asian	156	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	407	1.9%
Two or more races	399	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	895	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.1%

High school graduate39.2%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree10.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,026	14.1%
High school graduate	5,632	39.2%
Some college or associate's	4,338	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,508	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	853	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone86.5%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,548	86.5%
Carpooled	639	7.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	190	2.2%
Bicycle	8	0.1%
Worked from home	311	3.6%
Other means	26	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,783	45.0%
15 to 29 min	3,595	42.7%
30 to 44 min	688	8.2%
45 to 59 min	9	0.1%
60+ min	336	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 17.2% (3,584 of 20,859)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,867	57.3%
Nonfamily households	3,628	42.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,495	81.6%
Vacant	1,915	18.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,188	72.8%
Renter-occupied	2,307	27.2%

1-unit, detached68.2%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other13.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,098	68.2%
1-unit, attached	74	0.7%
2 to 4 units	632	6.1%
5 to 19 units	883	8.5%
20 or more units	280	2.7%
Mobile home & other	1,443	13.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2273640
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 30.2298, -93.3563