Census place 2273640

Sulphur

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Sulphur city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Sulphur.

According to the 2025 estimate, Sulphur has a population of 20,492 and 1,824 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 35 covered Louisiana places are: typical commute is 17.6 minutes, below the comparison median of 22.3 minutes; median home value is $182,900, below the comparison median of $214,300; and population density is 1,824/sq mi, above the comparison median of 1,592/sq mi. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

typical commute
17.6 minutes
Below the comparison median of 22.3 minutes
median home value
$182,900
Below the comparison median of $214,300
population density
1,824/sq mi
Above the comparison median of 1,592/sq mi

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Sulphur's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
20,492
2025 estimate
Annual change
-0.3%
Population estimate
Density
1,824/sq mi
11.2 sq mi land area
Median age
38 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$61,760
Median home value
$182,900
Median gross rent
$994
Bachelor’s degree or higher
16.9%
Typical commute
17.6 min
Drive-alone commute
82.1%
Public transit commute
0.8%
Walked to work
2.3%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
25.4%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
40.5%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
55.7%
Unemployed residents 16+
2.5%
Working from home
3.5%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
84.4%
Homes built 2020+
1.6%
Households without a vehicle
7.2%
Households with children
33%
Residents with a disability
15.5%
Residents without insurance
5.9%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Calcasieu Parish provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
30
Hurricane declarations
21
Coastal Storm declarations
3
Flood declarations
2

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: LAKE CHARLES (11 mi from place center)
Average high
79.3°F
Average low
60.1°F
Annual rainfall
59.7"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in Sulphur.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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