Eunice vs Sunset

A side-by-side comparison of Eunice and Sunset: population, income, housing, and more.

Eunice and Sunset are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Eunice has the higher population (9,261 vs 3,026 in Sunset). Sunset has the higher median household income ($66,684 vs $36,356 in Eunice). Sunset has the higher median home value ($199,400 vs $120,600 in Eunice).

Population, income & housing

	Eunice	Sunset
Population	9,261	3,026
Median age	38.9 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$36,356	$66,684
Median home value	$120,600	$199,400
Median gross rent	$778	$860
Housing units	4,629	1,220
Homeownership rate	51.2%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eunice	Sunset
Population	10,140 → 9,261 (-8.7%)	2,920 → 3,026 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$34,573 → $36,356 (+5.2%)	$39,297 → $66,684 (+69.7%)
Median home value	$114,200 → $120,600 (+5.6%)	$163,100 → $199,400 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $778 (+20.1%)	$626 → $860 (+37.4%)

Eunice

Population

10,1409,261

Median household income

$34,573$36,356

Median home value

$114,200$120,600

Median gross rent

$648$778

Sunset

Population

2,9203,026

Median household income

$39,297$66,684

Median home value

$163,100$199,400

Median gross rent

$626$860

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eunice	Sunset
Under 5	5.9%	12.2%
5 to 17	18.5%	19.8%
18 to 24	10.5%	5.3%
25 to 34	11.3%	16.8%
35 to 44	10.9%	16.9%
45 to 54	15.7%	9.6%
55 to 64	10.1%	9.6%
65 to 74	9.4%	7.4%
75 and over	7.7%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eunice	Sunset
White (non-Hispanic)	53.8%	50.6%
Black or African American	37.2%	34.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	13.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eunice	Sunset
No high school diploma	23.0%	20.3%
High school graduate	41.1%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	20.1%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eunice	Sunset
Drove alone	79.5%	65.5%
Carpooled	10.6%	13.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	4.0%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	9.7%
Other means	2.0%	7.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eunice	Sunset
1-unit, detached	72.9%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	3.7%
20 or more units	3.4%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	14.9%

Poverty & households

	Eunice	Sunset
Poverty rate	32.9%	15.6%
Average household size	2.30	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	28	38
Median year structure built	1971	1983