Sunset Town, Louisiana

Sunset Town, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana is a town located in the Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. Sunset Town had an official population of 2352 in 2000. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 2625, giving it the 170th largest population among Louisiana. The town comprises an area of 3.14 mi˛ (8.13 sq km), of which, 3.11 square miles (8.05 sq km) of it is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 sq km) of it is water, giving it the 189th largest by total area among Louisiana.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2352 people in the town, organized into 400 households, and 290 families living in the town. The population density was 756.1 people per square mile (291.93/km˛), it is the 185th most densely populated town in the U.S. state of Louisiana. There were 974 housing units at an average density of 313.2 per square mile (120.93/km˛). The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.17. In the town Age distribution was 31.9% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males. The median age is 32.5 years, The median age of males and females living in Sunset Town was 30.8 and 33.6 years respectively. The racial or ethnic makeup of the town was 46.47% White, 52.38% Black or African American, 0.17% American Indian, 0% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 0.51% from two or more races and 0.47% Other races.

Sunset town Louisiana Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
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Sunset town Louisiana School Enrollment
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The median income for a household in the town was $22384, making its Louisiana's 106th lowest town by median household income. The median income for a family in the town was $29559, it would be the 124th lowest town by median family income in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The per capita income for the town was $12642, making it the 246th wealthiest town by per capita income among the Louisiana. The median income of town was $18225, Median income for males is $24000, compared with $12853 for females.

In 2000, 660 pupils and students, of which 51.52% are male and 48.48% are female, 28.06% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 10.15% nursery or pri school, 7.27% kindergarten, 49.24% elementary school, 23.79% high school and 9.55% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census2352
April 2000 Estimate2352
July 2000 Estimate2352
July 2001 Estimate2342
July 2002 Estimate2364
July 2003 Estimate2363
July 2004 Estimate2396
July 2005 Estimate2424
July 2006 Estimate2540
July 2007 Estimate2612
July 2008 Estimate2625
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school254267
Kindergarten301848
Elementary school168157325
High school9562157
College or graduate school224163
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Sunset town, Louisiana$22384$29559$12642
St. Landry Parish, Louisiana$22855$28908$12042
Louisiana, United States$32566$39774$16912
United States$41994$50046$21587