With 9,112 people, Sunset Hills is a city in Missouri. That is roughly 95% ahead of the Missouri median. At a median age of 51.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. That puts it in the top 2% of US cities for household income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $138,144, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 51.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
62% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 33%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sunset Hills
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree34.2% → 62.4%(+28.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share96.3% → 91.4%(−4.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population4,915 → 9,112(+85%)US over the same years: +35%
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)20.1%(69)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.5%(67)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.7%(102)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9%(31)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II10.8%(37)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 344 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 Hills, decade by decade
Sunset Hills 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
4,915
$102,812
$352,570
34.2%
9.0
2000
8,267
$123,100
$394,935
38.8%
10.4
2010
8,496
$135,066
$506,952
46.8%
16.4
2020
9,198
$122,382
$504,572
53.5%
24.9
2024
9,112
$138,144
$523,800
62.4%
20.2
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.
