Population 4,324 · Census ACS 2020–24
Choose a measure to map it.Tap a measure to map it. Swipe the row for more. Arrows show the change since 2006–10.
Median age by neighborhoodHistory and comparison ↓︎
Younger residents
Older residents
Colorblind friendly
off
More maps of Sunset Hills: Best Neighborhoods · Walk Grade · Household income · Home prices · Race · Politics · Traffic noise · Internet
Population and households in Sunset Hills
Household size in Sunset Hills
| Period | Sunset Hills | Pittsburgh area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.41 | 2.37 | 2.51 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.52 | 2.35 | 2.53 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.38 | 2.29 | 2.50 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.35 | 2.30 | 2.46 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.06 | −0.07 | −0.05 | −0.03 |
Households in Sunset Hills are small: just 2.35 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. The picture is much the same across the Pittsburgh area.
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 Hills
| Period | Sunset Hills | Pittsburgh area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 39.7 | 42.5 | 40.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 42.8 | 43.0 | 41.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 44.4 | 43.7 | 41.8 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 43.0 | 43.9 | 42.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | +3.3 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
Sunset Hills skews older than the country: its median age is 43.0, against 40.1 nationally. Since 2006–10, the median age has climbed from 39.7, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change. Sunset Hills is older than at least four in five Pittsburgh neighborhoods.
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 Hills
| Period | Sunset Hills | Pittsburgh area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.5% | 8.9% | 10.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.1% | 8.8% | 10.6% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 3.9% | 8.4% | 10.5% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.0% | 8.8% | 10.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | −3.5 pts | −0.0 pts | +0.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 5.0% of households in Sunset Hills, well below the national share of 11.6%. Compared with other Pittsburgh neighborhoods, Sunset Hills has a lower share of single-parent households than most.
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 Hills
Renters in Sunset Hills
| Period | Sunset Hills | Pittsburgh area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 25.2% | 28.5% | 29.0% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 22.6% | 29.9% | 30.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 23.4% | 30.3% | 31.1% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 30.6% | 29.3% | 30.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | +5.4 pts | +0.8 pts | +1.7 pts | +1.5 pts |
About three in ten households in Sunset Hills rent their homes (30.6%), a little below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. Among owners, 29.4% have paid off their mortgages, well below the national share of 39.8%. Sunset Hills has a lower share of renters than the great majority of Pittsburgh neighborhoods.
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 Hills
| Period | Sunset Hills | Pittsburgh area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.8% | 10.7% | 10.3% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 5.5% | 10.4% | 10.5% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 9.0% | 10.5% | 10.7% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 11.2% | 10.0% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | +0.4 pts | −0.7 pts | −1.2 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy runs a little high in Sunset Hills: 11.2% of homes are empty, against 9.6% nationally. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones. The Pittsburgh area as a whole looks much the same.
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 Hills
| Period | Sunset Hills | Pittsburgh area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1946 | 1960 | 1963 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1946 | 1961 | 1964 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1950 | 1962 | 1965 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1950 | 1964 | 1967 | 1980 |
| Change | +4 | +4 | +4 | +6 |
Sunset Hills is a place of older homes: half were built before 1950, while the national median is 1980. That means established neighborhoods, and more houses that may need updating. Compared with other Pittsburgh neighborhoods, though, Sunset Hills has newer homes than most.
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 Hills
| Period | Sunset Hills | Pittsburgh area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $884 | $720 | $829 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,043 | $801 | $923 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,218 | $922 | $1,039 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,448 | $1,162 | $1,323 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$564 | +$442 | +$494 | +$606 |
Rent in Sunset Hills runs $1,448 a month at the median, utilities included, below the U.S. median of $1,571. Still, rents here are higher than in the wider Pittsburgh area ($1,162). Rent takes 29.9% of the typical renter's income, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
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 Hills
Bachelor's degrees in Sunset Hills
| Period | Sunset Hills | Pittsburgh area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 56.0% | 29.5% | 27.2% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 53.2% | 31.7% | 28.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 67.4% | 35.2% | 31.8% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 62.3% | 39.0% | 35.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +6.2 pts | +9.5 pts | +8.3 pts | +7.2 pts |
Sunset Hills is highly educated: just over six in ten adults 25 and older (62.3%) hold at least a bachelor's degree, far above the national share of 35.6%. Compared with other Pittsburgh neighborhoods, Sunset Hills has a higher share of college graduates than most.
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 Hills
| Period | Sunset Hills | Pittsburgh area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 97.8% | 90.8% | 87.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 95.7% | 92.3% | 88.8% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 97.3% | 93.8% | 90.3% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 98.7% | 95.0% | 91.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +0.9 pts | +4.2 pts | +4.5 pts | +4.3 pts |
Finishing high school is nearly universal in Sunset Hills: 98.7% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%. Sunset Hills has a higher share of high school graduates than the great majority of Pittsburgh neighborhoods.
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 Hills
| Period | Sunset Hills | Pittsburgh area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.0% | 6.9% | 7.5% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 6.2% | 7.5% | 8.8% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 0.5% | 4.9% | 5.5% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.1% | 5.0% | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| Change | −3.0 pts | −1.9 pts | −2.1 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Sunset Hills has been low: just 2.1% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Few Pittsburgh neighborhoods have lower unemployment: only three of 43. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's 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 Hills compared with nearby neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Hills | 2.35 | 43.0 | 5.0% | 30.6% | 11.2% | 1950 | $1,448 | 62.3% | 98.7% | 2.1% |
| Mission Hills | 2.35 | 41.3 | 8.0% | 38.6% | 7.7% | 1948 | $1,043 | 66.1% | 99.0% | 1.3% |
| Brookline | 2.24 | 41.1 | 11.1% | 31.9% | 6.4% | 1944 | $1,325 | 38.2% | 92.6% | 8.1% |
| Overbrook | 2.29 | 42.4 | 10.4% | 16.1% | 10.0% | 1949 | $1,294 | 28.7% | 92.8% | 2.0% |
| Banksville | 2.04 | 38.2 | 9.6% | 40.4% | 8.3% | 1958 | $1,425 | 50.8% | 97.9% | 4.3% |
| Beechview | 2.09 | 43.3 | 8.4% | 39.7% | 12.8% | 1943 | $1,048 | 33.9% | 94.1% | 4.7% |
| whitehall | 2.21 | 45.8 | 5.1% | 24.9% | 7.1% | 1960 | $1,069 | 42.5% | 95.2% | 6.3% |
| Carrick | 2.14 | 42.5 | 12.3% | 40.7% | 14.0% | 1945 | $1,082 | 28.5% | 94.5% | 6.4% |
| Knoxville | 3.16 | 33.4 | 12.1% | 44.7% | 30.6% | 1938 | $1,148 | 21.0% | 81.1% | 3.1% |
| Mount Washington | 1.87 | 34.7 | 5.8% | 59.2% | 10.5% | 1939 | $1,435 | 54.6% | 96.9% | 6.3% |
| Westwood | 2.23 | 37.0 | 8.3% | 30.0% | 4.6% | 1951 | $1,142 | 34.0% | 89.9% | 8.2% |
All figures 2020–24.
Neighborhoods with similar populations: Bardonia, West Nyack, NY · Seven Oaks, Bakersfield, CA · Babcock, Buffalo, NY · Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington, OH · Wedgemere Historic District, Winchester, MA · Wayne State, Detroit, MI · Waterway Village, Kissimmee, FL · Washington Park Historic District, North Plainfield, NJ · South Duxbury, Duxbury, MA · Sayles Boulevard Area, Abilene, TX
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 Hills. 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.
No other site shows detail at this level for free. We are able to keep this site free by receiving a small commission from the referring links on this page. Please share or cite this page if you aren’t able to otherwise support our work.