Port Allen is a very small city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 4,909 people and two associated neighborhoods, Port Allen is the 91st largest community in Louisiana.Port Allen is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Port Allen is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Port Allen who work in sales jobs (13.90%), office and administrative support (10.37%), and management occupations (9.12%). As is often the case in a small city, Port Allen doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.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.
