Lawtell vs Sunset

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

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

Sunset has the higher population (3,026 vs 1,044 in Lawtell). Sunset has the higher median household income ($66,684 vs $49,274 in Lawtell). Sunset has the higher median home value ($199,400 vs $24,300 in Lawtell).

Population, income & housing

	Lawtell	Sunset
Population	1,044	3,026
Median age	53.9 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$49,274	$66,684
Median home value	$24,300	$199,400
Median gross rent	—	$860
Housing units	549	1,220
Homeownership rate	92.5%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawtell	Sunset
Population	1,252 → 1,044 (-16.6%)	2,920 → 3,026 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$43,245 → $49,274 (+13.9%)	$39,297 → $66,684 (+69.7%)
Median home value	$96,200 → $24,300 (-74.7%)	$163,100 → $199,400 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$626 → $860 (+37.4%)

Lawtell

Population

1,2521,044

Median household income

$43,245$49,274

Median home value

$96,200$24,300

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)

	Lawtell	Sunset
Under 5	3.4%	12.2%
5 to 17	19.3%	19.8%
18 to 24	1.2%	5.3%
25 to 34	10.3%	16.8%
35 to 44	8.8%	16.9%
45 to 54	7.6%	9.6%
55 to 64	11.3%	9.6%
65 to 74	25.7%	7.4%
75 and over	12.5%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawtell	Sunset
White (non-Hispanic)	63.4%	50.6%
Black or African American	29.1%	34.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	13.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3.8%	0.0%
Some other race	3.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawtell	Sunset
No high school diploma	20.6%	20.3%
High school graduate	58.0%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	10.8%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawtell	Sunset
Drove alone	57.9%	65.5%
Carpooled	26.8%	13.9%
Public transit	9.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.7%
Other means	6.2%	7.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawtell	Sunset
1-unit, detached	77.4%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	22.6%	14.9%

Poverty & households

	Lawtell	Sunset
Poverty rate	18.5%	15.6%
Average household size	2.01	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	24	38
Median year structure built	1981	1983