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Notable locations in Port Sulphur: Port Sulphur Wastewater Treatment Faciity (A), Port Sulphur Golf Club (B), Port Sulphur Police Department (C), Plaquemines Parish Library Port Sulphur Branch (D), Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office (E), Plaquemines Parish Fire District 3 Port Sulphur Volunteer Fire Department (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Port Sulphur include: Port Sulphur Baptist Church (A), Saint Patrick Church (B), Saint Jude Church (C), Our Lady of Lourdes Church (D), City Price Baptist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Ancal Cemetery (1), Saint Patrick Cemetery (2), Mange Cemetery (3), Johnson Fisher Cemetery (4), Feets Cemetery (5), Saint Paulinus Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Port Sulphur: Prea Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
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Plaquemines Parish has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.7%
(3.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 9.7% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 4.0% for American Indian residents)
Average household size:
| This place: | 3.0 people | | Louisiana: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 71.8% | | Whole state: | 69.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 6.7% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Port Sulphur, LA
People in group quarters in Port Sulphur:
- 15 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 5 people in religious group quarters
- 2 people in crews of maritime vessels
Port Sulphur compared to Louisiana state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Port Sulphur (2011 data):
- Mississippi River Bank: Buras /port Sulphur Branch at 27104 Highway 23, branch established on 1982/02/01. Info updated 2008/04/02: Bank assets: $157.5 mil, Deposits: $134.3 mil, headquarters in Belle Chasse, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices
- Regions Bank: Port Sulphur Branch at 28526 Highway 26, branch established on 2009/01/20. Info updated 2011/02/24: Bank assets: $123,368.2 mil, Deposits: $98,301.3 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1778 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (51%)
- Electricity (41%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- No fuel used (2%)
Religion statistics for Port Sulphur (based on Plaquemines Parish data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 56.31%
| Here |  | 56.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God | Other |
| Adherents | 80.2% | 14.1% | 2.8% | 1.0% | 2.0% |
| Congregations | 36.0% | 20.0% | 12.0% | 8.0% | 24.0% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 4 | Here: | 1.85 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 2.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | Plaquemines Parish: | 1.39 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 1.29 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11 | This county: | 5.09 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 12 | Plaquemines Parish: | 5.56 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 5.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Plaquemines Parish: | 11.3% | | State: | 10.9% |
12.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,434 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 12.72% | | Louisiana average: | 8.89% |
0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($589 average AGI)| Plaquemines Parish: | 0.20% | | Louisiana average: | 0.11% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
31.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,191 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 31.96% | | Louisiana average: | 13.45% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Port Sulphur:
- KAGY (1510 AM; daytime; 1 kW; PORT SULPHUR, LA; Owner: SPOTLIGHT BROADCASTING OF NEW ORLEANS, LLC)
- WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
- WTIX (690 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WTIX, INC.)
- WYLD (940 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WODT (1280 AM; 5 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSMB (1350 AM; 5 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
- KLEB (1600 AM; 5 kW; GOLDEN MEADOW, LA; Owner: COASTAL BROADCASTING OF LAROSE, INC.)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- WFNO (830 AM; 5 kW; NORCO, LA; Owner: WFNO, L.L.C.)
- WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
- KTIB (640 AM; 5 kW; THIBODAUX, LA; Owner: LA TERR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Port Sulphur:
- KKND (106.7 FM; PORT SULPHUR, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KNOU (104.5 FM; EMPIRE, LA; Owner: ON TOP COMMUNICATIONS OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
- WYLD-FM (98.5 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLMG (101.9 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- WEZB (97.1 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- WTKL (95.7 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- WNOE-FM (101.1 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRNO-FM (99.5 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WQUE-FM (93.3 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTIX-FM (94.3 FM; GALLIANO, LA; Owner: FLEUR DE LIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKZN (105.3 FM; KENNER, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- KMEZ (102.9 FM; BELLE CHASSE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KCIL (107.5 FM; HOUMA, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF HOUMA, LLC)
- KLRZ (100.3 FM; LAROSE, LA; Owner: COASTAL BROADCASTING OF LAROSE, INC.)
- WWNO (89.9 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & A & M COLLEGE)
- WBSN-FM (89.1 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: PROVIDENCE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- WRBH (88.3 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: RADIO FOR THE BLIND & HANDICAPPED, INC.)
- KMRL (91.9 FM; BURAS, LA; Owner: WHITE DOVE FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Port Sulphur:
- WWL-TV (Channel 4; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WWL-TV, INC.)
- WYES-TV (Channel 12; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: GREATER NEW ORLEANS ED TV FOUNDATION)
- WBXN-CA (Channel 10; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
- WVUE (Channel 8; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: EMMIS TELEIVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WGNO (Channel 26; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NEW ORLEANS, INC.)
- WNOL-TV (Channel 38; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NEW ORLEANS, INC.)
- WLAE-TV (Channel 32; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION, INC.)
- WHNO (Channel 20; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WPXL (Channel 49; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDSU (Channel 6; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: NEW ORLEANS HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- K66FW (Channel 14; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- WLPN-LP (Channel 61; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: GLENN R. & KARIN A. PLUMMER)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Port Sulphur, Louisiana:
- Fatal accident count: 10
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 14
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
- Fatalities: 12
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 24
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Louisiana average:
- Fatal accident count: 116
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 172
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 33
- Fatalities: 126
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 303
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 20
See more detailed statistics of Port Sulphur fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Port Sulphur)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 30 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 16 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Port Sulphur, LA)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 12 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: K5EOI
Grant Date: 11/26/1997, Expiration Date: 11/26/2007, Cancellation Date: 11/28/2009
Registrant: Oliver G Salinovich, 28573 Hwy 23, Port Sulphur, LA 70083 - Call Sign: KA0TGU
Grant Date: 08/11/1992, Expiration Date: 08/11/2002, Cancellation Date: 08/12/2004
Registrant: Dan E Marshall, Route 2 Box 118, Port Sulphur, LA 70083 - Call Sign: KB8PYN
Grant Date: 01/30/1996, Expiration Date: 09/28/2003, Cancellation Date: 09/29/2005
Registrant: Jeremy E Lucas, Rt 2 Box 339, Port Sulphur, LA 70083 - Call Sign: KC5IDT
Grant Date: 07/15/1994, Expiration Date: 07/15/2004, Cancellation Date: 07/18/2006
Registrant: Paula B Marshall, Rt 2 Box 118, Port Sulphur, LA 70083 - Call Sign: N5CDH, Licensee ID: L01007759
Grant Date: 04/22/2005, Expiration Date: 04/13/2015, Certifier: Maxie R Salinovich
Registrant: Maxie R Salinovich, 28573 Hwy 23, Port Sulphur, LA 70083
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: THURSTON TSC-1A (Category: Amphibian, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 97 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2004T , Serial Number: 4, Year manufactured: 1970, Airworthiness Date: 04/09/1970
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, Box 331, Port Sulphur, LA 70083
| Most common first names in Port Sulphur, LA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Joseph | 32 | 75.5 years |
| John | 22 | 73.1 years |
| George | 16 | 72.1 years |
| Charles | 12 | 71.3 years |
| Robert | 12 | 68.4 years |
| Mary | 12 | 74.8 years |
| James | 11 | 67.7 years |
| Edward | 11 | 73.9 years |
| Thomas | 9 | 58.0 years |
| Louise | 9 | 78.3 years |
| Most common last names in Port Sulphur, LA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Sylve | 37 | 72.5 years |
| Ancar | 26 | 75.6 years |
| Williams | 23 | 67.9 years |
| Bartholomew | 22 | 66.7 years |
| Turner | 21 | 62.0 years |
| Barthelemy | 20 | 77.8 years |
| Parker | 17 | 72.5 years |
| Phillips | 15 | 66.2 years |
| Lafrance | 15 | 67.7 years |
| Treadway | 15 | 77.9 years |
Businesses in Port Sulphur, LA
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