Sunset, Louisiana - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,926
Male Share of the Population	47%
Female Share of the Population	53%
Senior Citizens	13.8%
Employed Population 16+	1,175
Age of the Population	33

Families

% of people married	46.3%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	19.5%
Median Earnings25+	$27,489
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$16,518
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$25,423

Wealth

Median Family Income	$50,500
% Above Poverty Level	70.5%
% Below Poverty Level	29.5%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	24 minutes
% Working from Home	0.7%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0.7%
% Using Public Transportation	2.8%

Housing

People Living Alone	27.5%
Median Gross Rent	$603
Median House Value	$147,200

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	47.2%
Canadian	18.1%
Italian	5.5%
French Except Basque	5.2%
English	3.9%
German	1.5%
Irish	1.4%
Polish	0.4%
African	0.3%
Swedish	0.2%
Danishn	0.1%
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Sunset Almanac

Category	Value
County	St Landry Parish
Standard Zip Codes	70584
Phone Area Codes	337
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	30.4
Approximate Longitude	-92.06

Sunset Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	GRAND COTEAU
Distance	2.6 miles
Jan Temp	41 to 62 F
Apr Temp	56 to 79 F
Jul Temp	72 to 93 F
Oct Temp	57 to 82 F
Annual Precip	63.2 inches

Station	LAFAYETTE REG AP
Distance	15.5 miles
Jan Temp	42 to 62 F
Apr Temp	58 to 78 F
Jul Temp	74 to 91 F
Oct Temp	58 to 81 F
Annual Precip	62.1 inches

Station	NEW IBERIA
Distance	34.1 miles
Jan Temp	41 to 61 F
Apr Temp	58 to 78 F
Jul Temp	73 to 91 F
Oct Temp	59 to 80 F
Annual Precip	60.8 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Arnaudville	1,330	$37,250
Cankton	741	$45,536
Carencro	8,775	$45,106
Grand Coteau	808	$31,111
Leonville	990	$41,424
Opelousas	16,399	$30,220

Sunset Public Libraries

South St. Landry Community Library
235 MARIE STREET
Sunset, Louisiana
(337) 662-3442

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Sunset Public Schools

Sunset Elementary School
236 Church Hill St.
ZIP: 70584
(337) 662-3194
Middle
Total Enrollment 345

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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