Sun, LA Population

Overview

586

Total Population

44.6

Median age

47.27%

Female population %

111.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

62.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

12

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Sun's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Sun is 44.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sun's population under 18 was 19.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sun's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.45% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sun, 18.94% were under the age of 15, 12.46% aged 15 to 29, 49.15% aged 30 to 64, 19.11% aged 65 to 84, and 0.34% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 32 less females than males in Sun:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.27% females and 52.73% males in Sun, LA.
The Sun, LA gender ratio is 111.6:100 i.e. 111.6 men to 100 women (1.116).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 52.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 42.

Sun's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sun population: 74.74% are White, 11.60% are Black or African American, 10.24% are some other race and 3.41% are multiracial.
Sun's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 12 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 574 (97.95% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sun is White with a population of 438 (74.74% of the total population).

Sun's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 499 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Sun's population increased by 23 (5.18%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sun's population decreased by 72 (15.42%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Sun's population was lowest in year 2020 at 395.