21.5% of Sunset, LA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 13.7% greater than the poverty level of 18.6% across the entire state of Louisiana. 8.2% of high school graduates and 42.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 31.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 72.5%. For comparison, it was 22.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Sunset, LA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Sunset:
21.5%
Whole state:
18.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Sunset:
14.2%
Whole state:
8.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Sunset:
31.5%
Louisiana:
25.0%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 6.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Sunset:
11.4%
Louisiana:
22.6%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
72.5%
Residents above poverty level:
22.3%
Poverty by age in Sunset, LA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Sunset,LA (percentage below poverty level)
57.0%Under 5 years
4.3%6 to 11 years
26.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
57.7%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
35.6%25 to 34 years
2.2%35 to 44 years
16.0%45 to 54 years
3.7%55 to 64 years
14.5%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Sunset,LA (percentage below poverty level)
38.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
42.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
97.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
13.0%18 to 24 years
33.0%25 to 34 years
15.0%35 to 44 years
18.0%45 to 54 years
15.0%55 to 64 years
42.0%65 to 74 years
76.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Sunset,LA (% below half of poverty level)
41.1%Under 6 years
26.4%6 to 11 years
32.9%12 to 17 years
4.8%18 to 24 years
9.3%25 to 34 years
8.7%35 to 44 years
3.7%45 to 54 years
3.9%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
28.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Sunset, LA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sunset, LA (%)
5.9%White
54.0%Black
19.3%American Indian
2.3%Asian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sunset, LA (absolute numbers)
82White
648Black
3American Indian
9Asian
25.8%Below poverty level
74.2%Above poverty level
4.3%Below poverty level
95.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Sunset, LA
Children below poverty level:
Sunset, Louisiana:
38.6%
State:
24.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Sunset:
8.2%
Louisiana:
13.1%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Sunset:
42.5%
Louisiana:
33.4%
7.7%Married-couple family
5.1%Male, no wife present
87.2%Female, no husband present
2.2%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
97.8%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
6.4%1999 to 2000
8.8%1995 to 1998
5.6%1990 to 1994
21.6%1980 to 1989
12.8%1970 to 1979
16.8%1960 to 1969
11.2%1950 to 1959
3.2%1940 to 1949
13.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
7.4%1999 to 2000
9.1%1995 to 1998
3.2%1990 to 1994
21.9%1980 to 1989
23.4%1970 to 1979
10.2%1960 to 1969
8.7%1950 to 1959
5.5%1940 to 1949
10.6%1939 or earlier
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