Population 177 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Sunlight
Household size in Sunlight
| Period | Sunlight | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.33 | 2.44 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.48 | 2.45 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.60 | 2.44 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.15 | 2.43 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.19 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in Sunlight are small: just 2.15 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has dropped from 2.33 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Sunlight
| Period | Sunlight | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 44.7 | 41.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 44.6 | 42.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 53.7 | 43.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 54.8 | 43.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +10.1 | +1.9 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 54.8, Sunlight is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Sunlight
| Period | Sunlight | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.3% | 9.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 6.1% | 10.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 4.2% | 10.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.0% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −1.3 pts | +0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are relatively rare in Sunlight: 7.0% of households, against 11.6% nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Sunlight
Renters in Sunlight
| Period | Sunlight | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.6% | 25.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 13.6% | 27.0% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 9.4% | 26.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 16.0% | 25.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | +2.4 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 16.0% of households in Sunlight rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Nearly six in ten owners (57.5%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Sunlight
| Period | Sunlight | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.4% | 15.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 19.7% | 15.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 26.7% | 16.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 19.3% | 14.9% | 9.6% |
| Change | −3.1 pts | −0.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 19.3% of the housing in Sunlight, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Sunlight
| Period | Sunlight | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1969 | 1970 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1976 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1979 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1990 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +21 | +6 | +6 |
Much of the housing in Sunlight is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1990, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Sunlight
| Period | Sunlight | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $639 | $578 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $762 | $657 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $631 | $759 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $467 | $905 | $1,571 |
| Change | −$172 | +$327 | +$606 |
Rent in Sunlight runs $467 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 10.5% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Sunlight
Bachelor's degrees in Sunlight
| Period | Sunlight | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.9% | 18.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 15.2% | 19.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 21.5% | 21.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.1% | 25.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +2.1 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Sunlight have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 12.1%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Sunlight
| Period | Sunlight | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 86.8% | 82.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 86.0% | 84.8% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 95.0% | 87.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 92.3% | 89.4% | 89.3% |
| Change | +5.5 pts | +6.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion in Sunlight is a bit above the national rate: 92.3% of adults have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Sunlight
| Period | Sunlight | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.1% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 3.1% | 8.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.8% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.4% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| Change | −2.6 pts | −1.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
The job market in Sunlight has been strong: just 2.4% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Sunlight compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunlight | 2.15 | 54.8 | 7.0% | 16.0% | 19.3% | 1990 | $467 | 12.1% | 92.3% | 2.4% |
| Williamsburg | 2.19 | 49.4 | 7.9% | 11.7% | 21.2% | 1987 | $519 | 11.5% | 83.7% | 8.5% |
| Auto | 2.13 | 57.1 | 6.7% | 17.7% | 18.6% | 1992 | $448 | 12.4% | 95.7% | 0.0% |
| Esty | 2.09 | 58.8 | 5.8% | 9.9% | 23.6% | 1987 | $587 | 14.5% | 91.6% | 5.3% |
| Cornstalk | 2.30 | 40.4 | 8.6% | 7.5% | 24.2% | 1980 | $632 | 10.2% | 72.3% | 17.1% |
| Falling Spring | 2.04 | 59.0 | 5.2% | 8.8% | 32.1% | 1982 | $718 | 17.7% | 90.1% | 7.3% |
| Spring Creek | 2.04 | 56.9 | 5.7% | 19.6% | 34.9% | 1983 | $669 | 18.4% | 94.4% | 2.2% |
| Oscar | 2.05 | 60.1 | 5.1% | 5.4% | 27.5% | 1983 | $697 | 16.1% | 88.3% | 9.4% |
| Renick | 2.05 | 59.9 | 5.1% | 6.0% | 28.1% | 1983 | $697 | 16.3% | 88.7% | 9.0% |
| Richland | 2.13 | 57.3 | 6.8% | 17.6% | 18.6% | 1992 | $467 | 13.5% | 95.7% | 0.0% |
| Hughart | 2.43 | 48.9 | 3.9% | 20.2% | 23.4% | 1983 | $749 | 10.8% | 94.1% | 5.4% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Sunlight. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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