Sorrel, Louisiana

Community in St. Mary Parish · population 711 (2020 Census)

Household income: $62,578
Jan low / Jul high: 44° / 90°
Snow a year: 0 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 12
Median age: 35.5

Sorrel is a community of 711 people in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. It ranks quieter than 97% of Louisiana towns, easier by car than 71% of Louisiana towns.

Sorrel in our rankings:

#13 in The 25 Quietest Small Towns in Louisiana

How Sorrel ranks

Percentile among Louisiana towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Louisiana towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

83.4% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Louisiana towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Sorrel	Typical Louisiana town
Median home value	—	$166,450
Median rent	—	$887
Median household income	$62,578	$52,134
Home value ÷ income	—×	3.0×
Homeownership	83.4%	70.4%
Median year built	1988	1979
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.0%	—

Who lives in Sorrel

People	Sorrel	Typical Louisiana town
Median age	35.5	38.4
Age 65 and over	19.9%	17.0%
Under 18	18.4%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.8%	15.8%
Below the poverty line	15.1%	20.4%
Veterans	2.8%	—
Born outside the U.S.	0.0%	—
Work from home	7.9%	4.7%
Average commute	32.6 min	25.8 min
Homes with broadband	90.4%	84.6%

Weather in Sorrel

July highs average 89.8°F and January lows 43.7°F. About 65.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 0.0 inches of snow (typical Louisiana town: 0.0 in). Expect about 51 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 10 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Franklin 3 Nw station (6.7 mi away).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

12 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Sorrel since 1950, compared with 27 for the typical Louisiana town. 1 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F2, struck on April 4, 1952 about 1.2 miles from the town center. The most recent was on August 27, 2017.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 16 times; the largest was 4.25 inches on April 7, 2003.

Severe weather in St. Mary Parish since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, St. Mary Parish, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996).

St. Mary Parish has been included in 49 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, other, hurricane.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
January 24, 2026	Winter Storm	EM-3638: Severe Winter Storm
September 16, 2024	Hurricane	DR-4817: Hurricane Francine
September 10, 2024	Hurricane	EM-3614: Tropical Storm Francine
September 27, 2023	Other	EM-3600: Seawater Intrusion
September 13, 2021	Coastal Storm	EM-3574: Tropical Storm Nicholas

Jobs and pay in St. Mary Parish

St. Mary Parish had 19,838 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $61,932 a year. Unemployment was 4.2% in 2023; in Sorrel itself the ACS puts it at 0%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Towns near Sorrel

Jeanerette, LA
3.5 mi · 4,813 people · home $98,200
Baldwin, LA
5.4 mi · 1,762 people · home $129,400
Charenton, LA
5.4 mi · 1,699 people · home $122,400
Lydia, LA
9.6 mi · 892 people · home $142,600
Franklin, LA
10.0 mi · 6,728 people · home $104,400
Loreauville, LA
13.6 mi · 658 people · home $132,400
New Iberia, LA
14.1 mi · 28,555 people · home $158,300
St. Martinville, LA
20.5 mi · 5,379 people · home $100,100

Sorrel questions

Is Sorrel, Louisiana a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Sorrel scores better for retirees than 64% of Louisiana towns and quieter than 97%. 19.9% of residents are 65 or older (median age 35.5).

What is the weather like in Sorrel?

July highs average 89.8°F and January lows 43.7°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 65.3 inches of precipitation a year and 0.0 inches of snow.

Does Sorrel get tornadoes?

12 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Sorrel since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F2 on April 4, 1952. The typical Louisiana town has had 27.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Sorrel's Census boundary (GEOID 2271190). Comparisons use the median of Louisiana towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.