Another notable thing is that Dulac is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Dulac has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Dulac a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One of the nice things about Dulac is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
One downside of living in Dulac is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Dulac, the average commute to work is 31.76 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Dulac does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Dulac ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 1.50% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Dulac in 2022 was $17,216, which is low income relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $68,864 for a family of four. Dulac also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 50.12% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Dulac is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dulac home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dulac residents report their race to be Native American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Dulac include French, Irish, Italian, French Canadian, and Yugoslavian.
The most common language spoken in Dulac is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Native American languages.
