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Sulphur, LA vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- Tuscaloosa is 0% more densely populated than Sulphur.
- People are 20.4% less likely to be married in Tuscaloosa.
- The Median Age is 9.1 years younger in Tuscaloosa.
 Sulphur, LATuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Population  Unlock99,252329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock29.538.4
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 Population - 201020,356  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock77,906285,036,114
 Population - 199020,125  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock32.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now0.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,608.493.4
 Land Area11.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock10.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sulphur, LATuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock10.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Sulphur, LATuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 White86.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock44.0%12.2%
 Asian0.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sulphur, LATuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Married Population43.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock32.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.7%50.2%
 Never Married30.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed9.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.452.60
 Households8,380  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,42880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,559  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.3%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 Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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