Sulphur.
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Louisiana·Calcasieu County
8 tracts·17K people·$183K median·1,541/mi²
White 84 · Black 6 · Hispanic 3 · Multiracial 3 · Other 2 · Asian 2
Married couple 41 · Living alone 38 · Other 22
Retail 25 · Professional 21 · Health 17 · Leisure 16 · Manufacturing 15 · Public admin 2 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 28 · Sales · office 26 · Service 20 · Production · transport 13 · Construction · maintenance 12
Drive alone 82 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 4 · Walk 3 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Sulphur is $182,900 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Sulphur has 20,775 residents across 5 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.0; the population is 84.5% White, 6.0% Black, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% Multiracial, 2.0% Other and 1.5% Asian; the average household has 2.5 people; 16.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.0% (Census ACS).
Frasch Elementary School (55%), E. K. Key Elementary School (54%) and Maplewood Elementary (48%) lead the elementary schools; W. W. Lewis Middle School (50%), Maplewood Middle School (42%) and LeBlanc Middle School (37%) lead the middle schools; Sulphur High School is the high school with reported scores (43%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $994/month, 37% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Sulphur is $61,760 a year, 28% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Sulphur, median rent is $994/month and the median home value is $182,900 (Census ACS).
Sulphur reported 2.8 violent crimes and 32.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 92°F; winter lows average 43°F; there are 93 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 63 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Sulphur are lightning (99), ice storm (85) and cold wave (85), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Sulphur, 2.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).