Being a small city, Port Allen does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Port Allen are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.31% of adults in Port Allen have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Port Allen in 2022 was $27,621, which is middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,484 for a family of four. However, Port Allen contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Port Allen is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Port Allen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Port Allen residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Port Allen include French, Italian, Irish, German, and English.
The most common language spoken in Port Allen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.
