Sugartown, LA Demographics

Population 1,507 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Sugartown

Household size in Sugartown

Household size, people per household
PeriodSugartownLouisianaU.S.
2006–102.662.662.68
2010–143.072.642.73
2015–192.432.642.71
2020–242.862.592.65
Change+0.20−0.07−0.03
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The typical household in Sugartown holds 2.86 people, more than the U.S. average of 2.65. Household size has climbed from 2.66 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Sugartown

Median age, years
PeriodSugartownLouisianaU.S.
2006–1039.336.837.7
2010–1432.737.438.6
2015–1947.238.339.6
2020–2436.739.040.1
Change−2.6+2.2+2.3
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Sugartown is younger than the country as a whole: its median age is 36.7, against 40.1 nationally.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Sugartown

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodSugartownLouisianaU.S.
2006–1014.3%14.7%12.3%
2010–1413.5%15.1%12.3%
2015–198.7%14.1%11.6%
2020–245.8%15.2%11.6%
Change−8.5 pts+0.5 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head only 5.8% of households in Sugartown, well below the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Sugartown

Renters in Sugartown

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodSugartownLouisianaU.S.
2006–1015.6%31.8%33.3%
2010–1410.1%33.7%35.6%
2015–1912.0%34.4%36.0%
2020–245.5%32.6%34.8%
Change−10.1 pts+0.9 pts+1.5 pts
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Sugartown is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 5.5% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 56.1% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Sugartown

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodSugartownLouisianaU.S.
2006–1026.9%13.9%11.4%
2010–1419.6%13.1%11.4%
2015–1913.8%15.1%11.1%
2020–2424.5%14.4%9.6%
Change−2.3 pts+0.5 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy is high in Sugartown: 24.5% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Sugartown

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodSugartownLouisianaU.S.
2006–10198619771974
2010–14199019791975
2015–19198819811977
2020–24199119841980
Change+4+7+6
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Much of the housing in Sugartown is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1991, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Sugartown

Rent, per month
PeriodSugartownLouisianaU.S.
2006–10$329$755$965
2010–14$639$831$1,040
2015–19$843$920$1,213
2020–24$536$1,122$1,571
Change+$206+$366+$606
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A typical rental in Sugartown costs $536 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 10.0% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Sugartown

Bachelor's degrees in Sugartown

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodSugartownLouisianaU.S.
2006–1011.5%22.0%28.4%
2010–146.5%22.8%29.6%
2015–1914.0%24.5%32.1%
2020–2412.1%27.5%35.6%
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Fewer adults in Sugartown have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 12.1%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Sugartown

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodSugartownLouisianaU.S.
2006–1087.7%81.7%84.9%
2010–1480.2%83.3%86.1%
2015–1984.8%85.4%87.7%
2020–2490.7%87.2%89.3%
Change+2.9 pts+5.5 pts+4.3 pts
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About as many adults in Sugartown have finished high school as nationally: 90.7%, against 89.3%. The rate is higher than in Louisiana overall (87.2%).

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Sugartown

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodSugartownLouisianaU.S.
2006–107.4%7.9%8.1%
2010–148.7%8.7%9.4%
2015–1911.8%6.7%5.6%
2020–246.8%6.5%5.4%
Change−0.6 pts−1.4 pts−2.7 pts
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Jobs have been harder to find in Sugartown than nationally: unemployment was 6.8%, against 5.4%. Louisiana as a whole looks much the same. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Sugartown compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Sugartown2.8636.75.8%5.5%24.5%1991$53612.1%90.7%6.8%
Dry Creek2.6536.514.2%12.7%21.6%1997$77915.2%89.0%12.0%
Grant2.0945.17.9%9.4%17.8%1995$71116.7%83.5%6.6%
Ikes2.6244.07.4%8.8%18.0%1993$88018.9%89.7%2.9%
Reids2.2144.59.7%7.6%14.4%1986$61713.9%86.2%3.0%
Mittie2.0644.86.9%9.3%16.5%1993$68617.7%83.5%5.8%
Deridder2.5038.813.4%20.2%12.3%1985$98419.9%89.2%7.9%
Ludington2.6733.512.7%26.2%6.4%1983$1,10919.1%90.5%4.3%
Elizabeth2.6733.29.0%15.8%9.2%1981$71826.3%91.9%1.0%
Oberlin2.5735.923.7%34.1%15.7%1992$6558.6%84.0%5.4%
Ward3.2234.325.7%28.0%15.5%1991$54317.8%58.6%11.8%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Sugartown. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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