Sun

Population: 491
Median home value: $180,900

Sun, a community in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, has 491 residents. At $180,900, its median home value sits below St. Tammany Parish's $272,200.

From 2019 to 2023, Sun's population grew 17.2% from 419 to 491, while its median home value rose 105.8% from $87,900 to $180,900.

5.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.42 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 491
Median age: 44.5 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $180,900
Median gross rent: $779
Housing units: 236
Homeownership rate: 86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

419491

Median household income

$35,833$53,125

Median home value

$87,900$180,900

Median gross rent

$644$779

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	419	$35,833	$87,900	$644
2020	521	$31,250	$79,800	$650
2021	586	$33,988	—	$683
2022	538	$53,125	$143,800	$738
2023	491	—	$180,900	$779

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1711.6%

18 to 2417.5%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14	2.9%
5 to 17	57	11.6%
18 to 24	86	17.5%
25 to 34	48	9.8%
35 to 44	65	13.2%
45 to 54	74	15.1%
55 to 64	62	12.6%
65 to 74	41	8.4%
75 and over	44	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	368	74.9%
Black or African American	61	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	58	11.8%
Two or more races	4	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate24.9%

Some college or associate's37.4%

Bachelor's degree25.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	19	5.7%
High school graduate	83	24.9%
Some college or associate's	125	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	84	25.1%
Graduate or professional degree	23	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 40 min

Drove alone85.5%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	195	85.5%
Carpooled	9	3.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	8.3%
Other means	5	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5	2.4%
15 to 29 min	18	8.6%
30 to 44 min	91	43.5%
45 to 59 min	77	36.8%
60+ min	18	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 5.5% (27 of 491)

	Count	Share
Family households	155	76.4%
Nonfamily households	48	23.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	203	86.0%
Vacant	33	14.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	176	86.7%
Renter-occupied	27	13.3%

1-unit, detached70.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other29.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	166	70.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	70	29.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2273955
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 4.27 sq mi
Water area: 0.23 sq mi
Center point: 30.6525, -89.9105

Sun