Abita Springs vs Sun

A side-by-side comparison of Abita Springs and Sun: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Abita Springs has the higher population (2,669 vs 491 in Sun). Abita Springs has the higher median home value ($258,800 vs $180,900 in Sun). Since 2019, Sun's population has grown faster (+17.2% vs +5.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Abita Springs	Sun
Population	2,669	491
Median age	42.1 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$72,411	—
Median home value	$258,800	$180,900
Median gross rent	$1,290	$779
Housing units	1,155	236
Homeownership rate	89.5%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.3%	32.0%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Abita Springs	Sun
Population	2,532 → 2,669 (+5.4%)	419 → 491 (+17.2%)
Median household income	$62,143 → $72,411 (+16.5%)	$35,833 → $53,125 (+48.3%)
Median home value	$198,900 → $258,800 (+30.1%)	$87,900 → $180,900 (+105.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,121 → $1,290 (+15.1%)	$644 → $779 (+21.0%)

Abita Springs

Population

2,5322,669

Median household income

$62,143$72,411

Median home value

$198,900$258,800

Median gross rent

$1,121$1,290

Sun

Population

419491

Median household income

$35,833$53,125

Median home value

$87,900$180,900

Median gross rent

$644$779

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Abita Springs	Sun
Under 5	7.1%	2.9%
5 to 17	15.8%	11.6%
18 to 24	5.3%	17.5%
25 to 34	12.0%	9.8%
35 to 44	11.5%	13.2%
45 to 54	12.8%	15.1%
55 to 64	12.5%	12.6%
65 to 74	14.3%	8.4%
75 and over	8.7%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Abita Springs	Sun
White (non-Hispanic)	79.7%	74.9%
Black or African American	11.4%	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	11.8%
Two or more races	1.1%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Abita Springs	Sun
No high school diploma	1.9%	5.7%
High school graduate	26.4%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	33.9%	25.1%
Graduate or professional degree	14.4%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Abita Springs	Sun
Drove alone	66.2%	85.5%
Carpooled	12.0%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.6%	8.3%
Other means	6.2%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Abita Springs	Sun
1-unit, detached	86.8%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	29.7%

Poverty & households

	Abita Springs	Sun
Poverty rate	8.7%	5.5%
Average household size	2.43	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	45	40
Median year structure built	1995	1995