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Sulphur, LA vs West Monroe, LA

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- Household income in West Monroe, is 23% less than it is in Sulphur and is 78% below the National Average.
- Sulphur unemployment rate is 6.9%.
- West Monroe unemployment rate is 5.8%.
 Sulphur, LAWest Monroe, LAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth54.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,885  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$38,865$69,021
 Family Median Income$61,757  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sulphur, LAWest Monroe, LAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock22.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sulphur, LAWest Monroe, LAUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.1%6.5%
 Community, social services0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair15.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.7%13.1%
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 West Monroe    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

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Over 18 years ago

I was born and raised in West Monroe. I currently reside in Monroe, but I teach in West Monroe. There are pros and cons about West Monroe like anywhere else you may  More

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Over 18 years ago

This town is very sports oriented, therefore if your child doesn't play a sport there isn't very much to do  More

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