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.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Dulac has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Dulac has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Dulac than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Dulac may be for you.
Dulac is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
In Dulac, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.82 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Dulac is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Dulac ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 3.21% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Dulac in 2022 was $29,905, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $119,620 for a family of four. However, Dulac contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Dulac is a very 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 White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Dulac include French, Irish, Acadian/Cajun, French Canadian, and German.
The most common language spoken in Dulac is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
