Sunset, LA Population

Overview

2,976

Total Population

32.5

Median age

51.38%

Female population %

94.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

55.7

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

37

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Sunset's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Sunset is 32.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sunset's population under 18 was 27.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sunset's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sunset, 22.98% were under the age of 15, 22.78% aged 15 to 29, 41.43% aged 30 to 64, 11.56% aged 65 to 84, and 1.24% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 82 more females than males in Sunset:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.38% females and 48.62% males in Sunset, LA.
The Sunset, LA gender ratio is 94.6:100 i.e. 94.6 men to 100 women (0.946).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 188.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 187.

Sunset's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Sunset population: 37.77% are White, 47.21% are Black or African American, 0.40% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 13.58% are Asian and 1.04% are multiracial.
Sunset's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the town.
By ethnicity, 37 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,939 (98.76% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sunset is Black or African American with a population of 1,405 (47.21% of the total population).

Sunset's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 3,066 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Sunset's population increased by 526 (22.21%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sunset's population increased by 71 (2.45%), 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, Sunset's population was lowest in year 2001 at 2,358.