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Moving to Sorrento, Louisiana

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Population: 1,227. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,341 (+9.3% change)
Males: 625 (50.9%), Females: 602 (49.1%)

Zip code: 70778

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.7 years
Median household income: $35,234
Median house value: $74,800

Population by Race

Races in Sorrento:

  • White Non-Hispanic (82.9%)
  • Black (14.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: French (23.9%), United States (16.3%), French Canadian (8.7%), German (4.8%), Irish (4.1%), Italian (2.8%).

Elevation: 7 feet

Land area: 3.1 square miles

Map of Sorrento, LA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sorrento

  • High school or higher: 66.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sorrento town

  • Never married: 23.3%
  • Now married: 54.8%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 8.0%
  • Divorced: 11.2%

1.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +94 (+8.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Sorrento:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sorrento:

  • BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 30 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Abbreviation: BTR)
  • LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTL (about 45 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Abbreviation: MSY)
  • LAKEFRONT (about 60 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Abbreviation: NEW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sorrento:

  • LOUISIANA REGIONAL (about 5 miles; GONZALES, LA; Abbreviation: L38)
  • ST JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH (about 22 miles; RESERVE, LA; Abbreviation: 1L0)
  • THIBODAUX MUNICIPAL (about 31 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; Abbreviation: L83)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Sorrento:

  • LOUISIANA TECHNICAL COLLEGE-ASCENSION CAMPUS (Full-time enrollment: 158; Location: 9697 AIRLINE HWY; Public)
  • RIVER PARISHES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 101; Location: 7384 JOHN LEBLANC BLVD; Public; Website: rpcc.cc.la.us)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sorrento:

  • NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,244)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 28 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 28,696)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 33 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,399)
  • SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; HAMMOND, LA; Full-time enrollment: 12,549)
  • TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 54 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 10,230)
  • LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 54 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 4,399)
  • XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 55 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,659)

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