U.S. Beacon April 20, 2024

Port Sulphur, LA

Plaquemines County, Louisiana

Latitude: 29.494496     Longitude: -89.712383
Population 3,115 (2000)
Elevation of Port Sulphur, Louisiana: 3 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2262070, place: Port Sulphur CDP, Louisiana)

Total Population: 3,115
Male: 1,506 (48.35%)
Female: 1,609 (51.65%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 243 (7.8%)
5 to 9 years: 231 (7.42%)
10 to 14 years: 273 (8.76%)
15 to 19 years: 315 (10.11%)
20 to 24 years: 211 (6.77%)
25 to 34 years: 387 (12.42%)
35 to 44 years: 433 (13.9%)
45 to 54 years: 431 (13.84%)
55 to 59 years: 151 (4.85%)
60 to 64 years: 110 (3.53%)
65 to 74 years: 198 (6.36%)
75 to 84 years: 113 (3.63%)
85 years and over: 19 (0.61%)

Median age: 32.7 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 2,156 (69.21%)
21 years and over: 2,004 (64.33%)
62 years and over: 392 (12.58%)
65 years and over: 330 (10.59%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 2,156 (69.21%)
--Male: 1,022 (32.81%)
--Female: 1,134 (36.4%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 330 (10.59%)
--Male: 134 (4.3%)
--Female: 196 (6.29%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 3,063 (98.33%)
--White: 1,404 (45.07%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 30 (0.96%)
--Black or African American: 1,384 (44.43%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 219 (7.03%)
--Asian: 19 (0.61%)
----Asian Indian: 6 (0.19%)
----Chinese: 0 (0%)
----Filipino: 8 (0.26%)
----Japanese: 0 (0%)
----Korean: 0 (0%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 5 (0.16%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.03%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 1 (0.03%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 28 (0.9%)
Two or more Races: 52 (1.67%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 30 (0.96%)
--Mexican: 4 (0.13%)
--Puerto Rican: 3 (0.1%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 23 (0.74%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 3,085 (99.04%)
--White Alone: 1,404 (45.07%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 3,093 (99.29%)
--Householder: 1,055 (33.87%)
--Spouse: 525 (16.85%)
--Child: 1,090 (34.99%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 752 (24.14%)
--Other relatives: 317 (10.18%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 179 (5.75%)
--Nonrelatives: 106 (3.4%)
----Unmarried partner: 71 (2.28%)
Living in group quarters: 22 (0.71%)
--Institutionalized Population: 15 (0.48%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 7 (0.22%)
Total households: 1,055
Family households (families): 796 (75.45%)
----With own children under 18 years: 394 (37.35%)
--Married-couple families: 525 (49.76%)
----With own children under 18 years: 239 (22.65%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 211 (20%)
----With own children under 18 years: 128 (12.13%)
Nonfamily households: 259 (24.55%)
--Householder living alone: 219 (20.76%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 96 (9.1%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 464 (43.98%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 256 (24.27%)
Average household size: 2.93 people
Average family size: 3.43 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 1,222
Occupied housing units: 1,055 (86.33%)
Vacant housing units: 167 (13.67%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 21 (1.72%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.2%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 16%
Occupied housing units: 1,055 (86.33%)
Owner occupied housing units: 898 (73.49%)
Renter occupied housing units: 157 (12.85%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.96 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.77 people

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