Nocona vs Sunset

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

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

Nocona has the higher population (3,073 vs 586 in Sunset). Since 2019, Nocona's population has grown faster (+3.8% vs -9.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Nocona	Sunset
Population	3,073	586
Median age	39.9 yrs	53.9 yrs
Median household income	$45,536	—
Median home value	$114,900	—
Median gross rent	$717	—
Housing units	1,367	280
Homeownership rate	73.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	7.2%
Unemployment rate	17.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nocona	Sunset
Population	2,960 → 3,073 (+3.8%)	644 → 586 (-9.0%)
Median household income	$32,242 → $45,536 (+41.2%)	$80,972 → $81,433 (+0.6%)
Median home value	$64,100 → $114,900 (+79.3%)	—
Median gross rent	$619 → $717 (+15.8%)	—

Nocona

Population

2,9603,073

Median household income

$32,242$45,536

Median home value

$64,100$114,900

Median gross rent

$619$717

Sunset

Population

644586

Median household income

$80,972$81,433

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nocona	Sunset
Under 5	5.1%	16.0%
5 to 17	21.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	7.7%	3.4%
25 to 34	12.7%	7.5%
35 to 44	9.9%	8.9%
45 to 54	11.2%	14.8%
55 to 64	10.7%	32.3%
65 to 74	11.1%	14.2%
75 and over	10.2%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nocona	Sunset
White (non-Hispanic)	75.8%	61.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	23.4%	38.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nocona	Sunset
No high school diploma	15.1%	27.1%
High school graduate	36.1%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nocona	Sunset
Drove alone	85.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	7.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nocona	Sunset
1-unit, detached	79.5%	32.1%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	67.9%

Poverty & households

	Nocona	Sunset
Poverty rate	15.7%	17.6%
Average household size	2.65	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	28	—
Median year structure built	1966	2008