Port Sulphur

Population: 1,529
Median household income: $54,342
Median home value: $87,300

Located in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, Port Sulphur is a community with a population of 1,529. The median household income of $54,342 is below the Plaquemines Parish median ($82,874).

From 2019 to 2023, Port Sulphur's population declined 14.5% from 1,789 to 1,529, while its median home value rose 15.5% from $75,600 to $87,300.

10.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 3.33 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,529
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: $54,342
Median home value: $87,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 554
Homeownership rate: 90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
Unemployment rate: 13.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7891,529

Median household income

$29,688$54,342

Median home value

$75,600$87,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	1,789	$29,688	$75,600
2020	2,174	$44,688	$93,100
2021	1,749	$29,334	$88,200
2022	1,593	$31,325	$87,300
2023	1,529	$54,342	$87,300

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1720.6%

18 to 2413.7%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 445.2%

45 to 5420.5%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 745.2%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	108	7.1%
5 to 17	315	20.6%
18 to 24	210	13.7%
25 to 34	159	10.4%
35 to 44	79	5.2%
45 to 54	313	20.5%
55 to 64	159	10.4%
65 to 74	80	5.2%
75 and over	106	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	233	15.2%
Black or African American	883	57.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.9%
Asian	34	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	11	0.7%
Two or more races	316	20.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	38	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.3%

High school graduate41.2%

Some college or associate's20.6%

Bachelor's degree1.5%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	245	27.3%
High school graduate	369	41.2%
Some college or associate's	185	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	13	1.5%
Graduate or professional degree	84	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone86.0%

Carpooled14.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	405	86.0%
Carpooled	66	14.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	99	21.0%
15 to 29 min	136	28.9%
30 to 44 min	26	5.5%
45 to 59 min	156	33.1%
60+ min	54	11.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.33
Poverty rate: 10.7% (162 of 1,517)

	Count	Share
Family households	350	76.8%
Nonfamily households	106	23.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2005

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	456	82.3%
Vacant	98	17.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	412	90.4%
Renter-occupied	44	9.6%

1-unit, detached6.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other93.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	34	6.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	520	93.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2262070
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.41 sq mi
Water area: 3 sq mi
Center point: 29.5045, -89.7220