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Sunset, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Sunset is a Census town of 3,074 people across 3.23 square miles of land, in St. Landry Parish. Median household income is $60,964, 71.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sunset
What Sunset is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.23 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land951
- County holding the largest share of its areaSt. Landry Parish, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sunset
How many people live in Sunset
- Population3,074
- Median age34.2
- Population under 18910 plus or minus 245
- Share under 1829.6 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Population 65 and over285 plus or minus 92
- Share 65 and over9.3 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Households1,133
- Family households761
- Share of households that are families67.2 percent plus or minus 13.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sunset
Income and work in Sunset
- Median household income$60,964 plus or minus $20,987
- Per capita income$26,685
- Civilian labor force1,511
- Employed1,447
- Unemployed64 plus or minus 48
- Unemployment rate4.2 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over2,056
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.9 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.3 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sunset
Housing in Sunset
- Housing units1,298
- Occupied units1,133
- Vacant units165 plus or minus 76
- Vacancy rate12.7 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Owner occupied808
- Renter occupied325 plus or minus 142
- Ownership rate71.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$206,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$860
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.9 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Single family units996
- Share single family76.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more182 plus or minus 99
- Share in buildings of two or more14.0 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Mobile homes120 plus or minus 63
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sunset
How Sunset gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,282
- Commuting under 15 minutes362 plus or minus 145
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.2 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more554 plus or minus 167
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.2 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Drove alone66.5 percent
- Carpooled18.8 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked2.5 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Worked from home11.4 percent plus or minus 6.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sunset
SBA loans in Sunset (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$2,561,400
- Average approval$512,280
- Median approval$186,500
- Largest approval$1,550,000
- Jobs supported68
- Jobs per approval13.6
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises20.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sunset, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Sunset
Flood risk in Sunset
- NFIP communityTown of Sunset
- NFIP community number220176
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/05/10(M)
The Town of Sunset participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220176 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
St. Landry Parish, not Sunset
St. Landry Parish context, not Sunset figures
- Establishments in St. Landry Parish1,559
- Covered employment, St. Landry Parish23,554
- Average annual pay, St. Landry Parish$47,117
- Housing units permitted, St. Landry Parish139
Every figure in this section is published for St. Landry Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Sunset.
All St. Landry Parish figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Sunset questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sunset, Louisiana?
3,074, in 1,133 households. Sunset town covers 3.23 square miles of land, which is 951 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sunset in?
St. Landry Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Sunset?
$60,964. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $206,100. Median gross rent is $860 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sunset businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $2.6 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $186,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sunset, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sunset borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sunset. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Sunset in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sunset appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sunset, town of, community 220176, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Sunset figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for St. Landry Parish as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Sunset.
Is zoning published for Sunset?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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