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Sulphur, LA vs New York, NY

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- New York is 0% more densely populated than Sulphur.
- People are 0.8% less likely to be married in New York.
- The Median Age is 1.3 years younger in New York.
 Sulphur, LANew York, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,736,047329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 201020,356  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,008,278285,036,114
 Population - 199020,125  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now0.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock29,083.893.4
 Land Area11.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock167.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sulphur, LANew York, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Sulphur, LANew York, NYUnited States
 White86.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.1%12.2%
 Asian0.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sulphur, LANew York, NYUnited States
 Married Population43.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.2%50.2%
 Never Married30.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.1%10.8%
 Widowed9.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.632.60
 Households8,380  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,929,69080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,559  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Sulphur    4 Reviews

I am 67 and have lived in Sulphur most of my life. We have experienced 4 major hurricanes in the last 16 years from September 2005 (Rita), 2007 (Ike), Laura in August  More

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Over 17 years ago

Calcasieu is a great place to live but it does get hit by Hurricanes and that is the downside. I live in Sulphur, LA in Calcasieu Parish. There is nothing wrong here  More

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Over 17 years ago

Sulphur is one of the best places I have ever been to and lived. There is hardly no crime. Probley one murder every 1-2  More

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Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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