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Sorrento, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Sorrento is a Census town of 2,203 people across 3.63 square miles of land, in Ascension Parish. Median household income is $117,604, 84.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $288,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sorrento
What Sorrento is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.63 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land606 plus or minus 185
- County holding the largest share of its areaAscension Parish, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Sorrento
- Population2,203 plus or minus 672
- Median age37.6
- Population under 18457 plus or minus 133
- Share under 1820.7 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Population 65 and over312 plus or minus 165
- Share 65 and over14.2 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Households711 plus or minus 195
- Family households585 plus or minus 193
- Share of households that are families82.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sorrento
- Median household income$117,604 plus or minus $36,442
- Per capita income$39,188
- Civilian labor force1,201 plus or minus 374
- Employed1,162 plus or minus 365
- Unemployed39 plus or minus 31
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over1,485 plus or minus 504
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.5 percent plus or minus 40.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.7 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.7 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sorrento
- Housing units780 plus or minus 211
- Occupied units711 plus or minus 195
- Vacant units69 plus or minus 48
- Vacancy rate8.8 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Owner occupied603 plus or minus 176
- Renter occupied108 plus or minus 73
- Ownership rate84.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$232,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,344
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.7 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Single family units633 plus or minus 179
- Share single family81.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6 plus or minus 17
- Share in buildings of two or more0.8 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Mobile homes141 plus or minus 80
- Median year structure built1997
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sorrento gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,069 plus or minus 355
- Commuting under 15 minutes417 plus or minus 233
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.0 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more395 plus or minus 121
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.0 percent plus or minus 16.7
- Drove alone81.2 percent plus or minus 17.0
- Carpooled7.0 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.8 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Worked from home8.0 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Sorrento (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$288,000
- Average approval$144,000
- Median approval$144,000
- Largest approval$150,000
- Jobs supported7
- Jobs per approval3.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sorrento, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Sorrento
- NFIP communityTown of Sorrento
- NFIP community number220016
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date08/16/07
The Town of Sorrento participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220016 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Ascension Parish, not Sorrento
Ascension Parish context, not Sorrento figures
- Establishments in Ascension Parish2,626
- Covered employment, Ascension Parish50,590
- Average annual pay, Ascension Parish$71,805
- Housing units permitted, Ascension Parish531
Every figure in this section is published for Ascension Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Sorrento.
All Ascension Parish figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Sorrento questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sorrento, Louisiana?
2,203, in 711 households. Sorrento town covers 3.63 square miles of land, which is 606 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sorrento in?
Ascension Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Sorrento?
$117,604. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $232,200. Median gross rent is $1,344 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sorrento businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $288,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $144,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sorrento, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sorrento borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sorrento. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Sorrento in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sorrento appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sorrento, town of, community 220016, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Sorrento figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ascension Parish as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Sorrento.
Is zoning published for Sorrento?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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