What percentage of people rent in Sunset, LA?

Name: Renters and owners in Sunset, LA, 2020–2024
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28.7% (±10.2 points) of the occupied homes in Sunset, LA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 325 renting households against 808 that own their home.

In Sunset, the share of households that rent went from 36.8% in 2015–2019 to 28.7% in 2020–2024 (−8.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.7% (±10.2 points)
Renting households: 325 (±142)

Who rents and who owns in Sunset

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sunset	St. Landry Parish	Louisiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.7% (±10.2 points)	29.9% (±1.9 points)	32.6% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	325 (±142)	9,632 (±655)	588,653 (±6,261)	45,017,354
Owning households	808 (±141)	22,551 (±636)	1,216,127 (±8,073)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$28,875 (±$3,283)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$74,688 (±$34,729)	$54,572 (±$3,523)	$78,252 (±$630)	$100,009

In Sunset, the renter share is not measurably different from St. Landry Parish (29.9%).

It is not measurably different from Louisiana (32.6%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In St. Landry Parish, Sunset ranks 10 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 222 of 410.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Sunset has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	36.8% (±6.2 points)	28.7% (±10.2 points)	−8.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$626 (±$102)	$860 (±$69)	+37.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$39,297 (±$9,522)	$60,964 (±$20,987)	+55.1%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Sunset

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sunset
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sunset	—	28.7% (±10.2 points)	—
Grand Coteau	1.5 mi	65.6% (±16.8 points)	Higher
Cankton	5.2 mi	15.8% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Leonville	6.1 mi	7.8% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Carencro	6.6 mi	33.6% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Arnaudville	7.8 mi	45.6% (±20.4 points)	Not measurably different
Opelousas	8.3 mi	47.2% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Ossun	8.9 mi	24.1% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Church Point	9.1 mi	48.4% (±10.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Leonville, LA (7.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Grand Coteau, LA (65.6%), Opelousas, LA (47.2%), Church Point, LA (48.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across St. Landry Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Eunice	49.6% (±5.0 points)
5	Opelousas	47.2% (±4.2 points)
6	Arnaudville	45.6% (±20.4 points)
7	Melville	38.8% (±14.2 points)
8	Port Barre	38.2% (±11.4 points)
9	Krotz Springs	33.3% (±16.1 points)
10	Sunset	28.7% (±10.2 points)
11	Cankton	15.8% (±11.3 points)
12	Lawtell	15.7% (±15.1 points)
13	Leonville	7.8% (±8.3 points)

Showing 10 of 13 places in St. Landry Parish, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Sunset

How many renters are there in Sunset?

Sunset has an estimated 325 (±142) renting households, 28.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sunset?

In Sunset, the share of households that rent went from 36.8% in 2015–2019 to 28.7% in 2020–2024 (−8.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sunset?

A renting household in Sunset has 2.1 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Sunset town, Louisiana (place:74060, in state:22).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.