SorrelLA
564 residents make their home in this town in Louisiana.
Is Sorrel a good place to live?
Sorrel’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, above both the Louisiana town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Sorrel has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
564 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Sorrel: who provides what
Sorrel is unincorporated, so St. Mary Parish and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sorrel.
Top of a very high hazard risk in Sorrel: hurricanes
Households in Sorrel have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2024. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 93% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 55% come from hurricanes and 14% from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Sorrel’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.4 jobs for each of them
The median commute is under 27 miles. Jobs in Sorrel fell by 80 from 2013 to 2023, to 111. Most working residents leave Sorrel for work: only 3% work in town. The share of residents in Sorrel who live below the poverty line: 15%.
| Sorrel | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Sorrel: mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 43° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Sorrel is
Sorrel tracks Louisiana closely on all 32 CDC measures. 46% of adults have high blood pressure in the town. In Sorrel, 39% of adults feel lonely, and 44% sleep under 7 hours.
| Sorrel | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 44% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 42% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 12% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Sorrel
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sorrel; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Sorrel residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
97% of working residents leave Sorrel for work
Where Sorrel’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Sorrel
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Sorrel is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located in Iberia Parish, Louisiana and St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, Sorrel had a population of 711. It is part of the Morgan City Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 2.2 sq mi
Questions about Sorrel
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sorrel, LA a good place to live?
Sorrel has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.