Louisiana · Census place 74060
Sunset town, LA
Quick answer
Sunset town has 3,026 residents, ranking #149 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $66,684, the median home is worth $199,400 and median gross rent runs $860 a month.
- Population
- 3,026Sunset town residents
- Median household income
- $66,684Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $199,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $860Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Sunset town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sunset town median would spend about 15.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.6% of residents and 72.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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