Sunset Hills

Population: 9,113
Median household income: $133,895
Median home value: $522,300

Sunset Hills is a community in St. Louis County, Missouri, home to 9,113 residents. Its median household income of $133,895 runs above the St. Louis County figure of $81,340.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sunset Hills's population grew 7.6% from 8,472 to 9,113, while its median home value rose 33.2% from $392,200 to $522,300.

Households average 2.38 people. The median gross rent is $3,454.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,113
Median age: 50.2 yrs
Median household income: $133,895
Median home value: $522,300
Median gross rent: $3,454
Housing units: 3,829
Homeownership rate: 82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 64.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,4729,113

Median household income

$106,094$133,895

Median home value

$392,200$522,300

Median gross rent

$1,833$3,454

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,472	$106,094	$392,200	$1,833
2020	8,466	$100,972	$416,300	$2,514
2021	9,062	$107,820	$464,200	$2,364
2022	9,121	$126,199	$495,200	$2,375
2023	9,113	$133,895	$522,300	$3,454

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 344.7%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over14.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	271	3.0%
5 to 17	1,569	17.2%
18 to 24	695	7.6%
25 to 34	428	4.7%
35 to 44	963	10.6%
45 to 54	1,373	15.1%
55 to 64	1,257	13.8%
65 to 74	1,244	13.7%
75 and over	1,313	14.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,408	92.3%
Black or African American	97	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	127	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	327	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	154	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.2%

High school graduate13.4%

Some college or associate's20.3%

Bachelor's degree38.2%

Graduate or professional degree25.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	147	2.2%
High school graduate	883	13.4%
Some college or associate's	1,337	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,512	38.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,699	25.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.3%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,314	78.4%
Carpooled	196	4.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	56	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	645	15.3%
Other means	14	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	959	26.8%
15 to 29 min	1,742	48.7%
30 to 44 min	697	19.5%
45 to 59 min	77	2.2%
60+ min	105	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 2.1% (179 of 8,730)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,686	73.4%
Nonfamily households	974	26.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,660	95.6%
Vacant	169	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,023	82.6%
Renter-occupied	637	17.4%

1-unit, detached84.5%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units7.2%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,234	84.5%
1-unit, attached	137	3.6%
2 to 4 units	51	1.3%
5 to 19 units	63	1.6%
20 or more units	274	7.2%
Mobile home & other	70	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2971746
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 38.5312, -90.4093