Population 195 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Sunset
Household size in Sunset
| Period | Sunset | Memphis area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.89 | 2.72 | 2.54 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.02 | 2.74 | 2.57 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.11 | 2.70 | 2.55 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.62 | 2.65 | 2.53 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.27 | −0.06 | −0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in Sunset average 2.62 people, about the same as the country as a whole (2.65). Household size has dropped from 2.89 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 Sunset
| Period | Sunset | Memphis area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 35.3 | 35.8 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 23.4 | 36.7 | 38.7 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 28.3 | 37.6 | 39.5 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 37.3 | 37.7 | 39.6 | 40.1 |
| Change | +2.0 | +1.9 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
Sunset is younger than the country as a whole: its median age is 37.3, against 40.1 nationally. The picture is much the same across the Memphis area.
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 Sunset
| Period | Sunset | Memphis area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.9% | 17.3% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 34.5% | 16.4% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 26.2% | 15.6% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 23.9% | 16.3% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | +10.0 pts | −0.9 pts | −0.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly a quarter of households in Sunset (23.9%), well above the national share of 11.6%.
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 Sunset
Renters in Sunset
| Period | Sunset | Memphis area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 34.3% | 34.7% | 32.3% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 42.6% | 37.9% | 33.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 33.8% | 40.0% | 34.4% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 48.6% | 39.5% | 33.6% | 34.8% |
| Change | +14.3 pts | +4.8 pts | +1.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renting is far more common in Sunset than nationally: 48.6% of households rent their homes, against 34.8%. Among owners, 52.4% 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 Sunset
| Period | Sunset | Memphis area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 33.9% | 12.1% | 13.4% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 14.3% | 11.7% | 13.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 11.4% | 11.6% | 14.4% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.8% | 9.8% | 13.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | −24.1 pts | −2.3 pts | −0.3 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Sunset as nationally: 9.8%, against 9.6%.
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 Sunset
| Period | Sunset | Memphis area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1983 | 1980 | 1981 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1989 | 1981 | 1983 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1991 | 1981 | 1985 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1985 | 1983 | 1988 | 1980 |
| Change | +1 | +3 | +6 | +6 |
Homes in Sunset are a bit newer than the national norm: the median home was built in 1985, versus 1980 across the U.S. The Memphis area as a whole looks much the same.
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 Sunset
| Period | Sunset | Memphis area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $635 | $912 | $660 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $649 | $991 | $718 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $673 | $1,080 | $785 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $797 | $1,428 | $1,007 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$162 | +$516 | +$346 | +$606 |
The median renter in Sunset pays $797 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 27.7% of household income on rent, just 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 Sunset
Bachelor's degrees in Sunset
| Period | Sunset | Memphis area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.1% | 25.5% | 20.6% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.9% | 26.6% | 21.8% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 18.0% | 28.0% | 23.8% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 14.5% | 30.5% | 26.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | −0.6 pts | +5.0 pts | +5.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Sunset have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 14.5%, 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 Sunset
| Period | Sunset | Memphis area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 51.0% | 84.8% | 82.6% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 74.9% | 86.4% | 84.6% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 84.6% | 87.8% | 86.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 67.5% | 89.2% | 88.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | +16.5 pts | +4.4 pts | +6.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
About a third of adults in Sunset never finished high school, well above the national share: only 67.5% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
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 Sunset
| Period | Sunset | Memphis area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.3% | 10.1% | 7.7% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 20.2% | 11.0% | 8.4% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 16.1% | 7.1% | 5.2% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.7% | 6.9% | 5.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | +3.3 pts | −3.2 pts | −2.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Sunset runs well above the national rate: 10.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 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).
Sunset 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset | 2.62 | 37.3 | 23.9% | 48.6% | 9.8% | 1985 | $797 | 14.5% | 67.5% | 10.7% |
| Marion | 2.63 | 36.2 | 19.2% | 31.8% | 9.6% | 1995 | $1,082 | 22.9% | 89.2% | 4.7% |
| Gammon | 3.02 | 39.8 | 7.1% | 5.4% | 8.0% | 2005 | $1,063 | 39.9% | 95.3% | 4.7% |
| Jericho | 3.43 | 36.2 | 16.6% | 30.4% | 16.0% | 1996 | $809 | 16.7% | 82.6% | 7.8% |
| Clarkedale | 3.66 | 37.0 | 14.4% | 21.4% | 18.0% | 2000 | $832 | 19.9% | 89.3% | 6.3% |
| West Memphis | 2.56 | 36.6 | 25.0% | 53.3% | 15.6% | 1977 | $967 | 12.8% | 83.8% | 15.2% |
| Vincent | 3.03 | 35.8 | 16.0% | 34.3% | 15.1% | 1986 | $761 | 10.1% | 74.8% | 9.5% |
| Crawfordsville | 2.85 | 40.1 | 8.7% | 26.8% | 17.5% | 1982 | $754 | 12.0% | 79.7% | 8.6% |
| Julius | 2.77 | 46.9 | 8.9% | 20.8% | 17.9% | 1993 | $638 | 9.1% | 55.4% | 2.0% |
| Proctor | 2.38 | 45.5 | 9.2% | 20.9% | 16.4% | 1989 | $1,043 | 18.6% | 80.6% | 1.6% |
| Edmondson | 2.16 | 50.9 | 14.6% | 37.7% | 18.4% | 1983 | $727 | 15.1% | 80.5% | 3.3% |
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 Sunset. 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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