With 3,074 people, Sunset is a city in Louisiana. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 34.2, younger than the US median of 38.9. 722 more people live here than in 2000. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $206,100. Renters pay $860 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,964, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 81%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sunset
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate46.3% → 15.5%(−30.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share46.3% → 54.6%(+8.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share53.3% → 30.8%(−22.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Sunset's population equals 3.8% of St. Landry Parish's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 27% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 7.5% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)21.2%(18)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)4.7%(4)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.1%(23)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 85 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Sunset, decade by decade
Sunset population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,201
$27,973
$104,883
12.5%
62.6
2000
2,352
$40,776
$114,036
14.7%
64.5
2010
2,897
$45,748
$126,307
14.9%
67.5
2020
2,909
$45,328
$207,622
17.7%
69.0
2024
3,074
$60,964
$206,100
19.9%
73.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
