Sunset

Population: 3,026
Median household income: $66,684
Median home value: $199,400

Located in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, Sunset is a community with a population of 3,026. At $66,684, its median household income sits above St. Landry Parish's $45,637.

From 2019 to 2023, Sunset's population grew 3.6% from 2,920 to 3,026, while its median home value rose 22.3% from $163,100 to $199,400.

The typical home was built around 1983. 15.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,026
Median age: 32.8 yrs
Median household income: $66,684
Median home value: $199,400
Median gross rent: $860
Housing units: 1,220
Homeownership rate: 72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,9203,026

Median household income

$39,297$66,684

Median home value

$163,100$199,400

Median gross rent

$626$860

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,920	$39,297	$163,100	$626
2020	2,923	$37,398	$171,300	$542
2021	2,976	$38,422	$179,200	$483
2022	3,006	$55,326	$209,800	$810
2023	3,026	$66,684	$199,400	$860

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 512.2%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3416.8%

35 to 4416.9%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over2.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	368	12.2%
5 to 17	598	19.8%
18 to 24	160	5.3%
25 to 34	509	16.8%
35 to 44	511	16.9%
45 to 54	292	9.6%
55 to 64	292	9.6%
65 to 74	223	7.4%
75 and over	73	2.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,530	50.6%
Black or African American	1,045	34.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.5%
Asian	402	13.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	26	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.3%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree10.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	386	20.3%
High school graduate	617	32.5%
Some college or associate's	570	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	198	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	129	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone65.5%

Carpooled13.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.7%

Other means7.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	861	65.5%
Carpooled	182	13.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	52	4.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	127	9.7%
Other means	92	7.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	383	32.3%
15 to 29 min	294	24.8%
30 to 44 min	299	25.2%
45 to 59 min	28	2.4%
60+ min	183	15.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.03
Poverty rate: 15.6% (472 of 3,026)

	Count	Share
Family households	760	76.2%
Nonfamily households	238	23.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	998	81.8%
Vacant	222	18.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	723	72.4%
Renter-occupied	275	27.6%

1-unit, detached70.0%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units9.3%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other14.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	854	70.0%
1-unit, attached	14	1.1%
2 to 4 units	113	9.3%
5 to 19 units	45	3.7%
20 or more units	12	1.0%
Mobile home & other	182	14.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2274060
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.23 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 30.4059, -92.0624