Port Allen is a very small city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 4,890 people and two associated neighborhoods, Port Allen is the 91st largest community in Louisiana.

A relatively large number of people in Port Allen telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.25% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small city, Port Allen does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of adults in Port Allen with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.26% of adults in Port Allen have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Port Allen in 2022 was $31,575, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,300 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, English, Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Port Allen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.