Sulphur Louisiana Real Estate
Sulphur, Louisiana, is located in Calcasieu County, 9 miles W of Lake Charles, Louisiana and 126 miles E of Houston, Texas. Sulphur has a population of 20,512.
Sulphur Homes
Sulphur properties pool is 7,881 residential properties including Sulphur new homes. Median age of real estate in Sulphur is 1970. Average Household size is 3.06 people. 4% are one bedroom homes, 22% are 2 bedroom homes, 61% are 3 bedroom homes, 11% are 4 bedroom homes, and 2% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Sulphur Mortgage Statistics
Sulphur mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
Sulphur |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
45% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
55% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
45% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
10% |
16% |
Sulphur Area Real Estate Tax
Sulphur Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $199 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 45,455. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Sulphur School District: Children make up 27.1% of Sulphur population. Sulphur has 5,565 under 18 years old residents, or 0.62 kids per one worker, or 0.71 kids per one household.
Sulphur Real Estate & Sulphur Homeownership
There are 1970.25 or 25% one person households, 2600.73 or 33% two person households, and 1418.58 or 18% three person households in Sulphur, Louisiana. Median residents age is 35.3, Senior citizens (65+) make up 2,754 or 13.4%% of Sulphur population.
There are 8,917 workers (over 16 years of age) in Sulphur. Of these, 94.62% drive to work. Approximately 0.63% of workers in Sulphur take public transportation. An estimated 1.31% walk to work.
Median Sulphur homeowner's housing expences are 13.5%
Crime in Sulphur (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
Sulphur |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
NaN |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
NaN |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
NaN |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
NaN |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
NaN |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
NaN |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
NaN |
43.3 |
Invest in Sulphur Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Sulphur Louisiana area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
Sulphur |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
Lake Charles, Louisiana |
- |
| Near Large City |
Houston, Texas |
- |
| Sulphur Zip Codes |
70663, 70665 |
- |
| Sulphur Area Codes |
337 |
- |
| White population |
93.43% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
4.41% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
0.37% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
0.33% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
1.49% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 45,455% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
13.02% |
12.4% |
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