Sun Valley, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

34.8

15.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

18.4%

NaNy% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$41,625

2.46% 1-year growth

2018 Median Property Value

$12,800

28% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Sun Valley, TX is home to a population of 49 people, from which 81.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 36.7% of Sun Valley, TX residents were born outside of the country (18 people).

In 2024, there were 1.06 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (19 people) in Sun Valley, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 18 Other (Hispanic) and 9 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

81.6%

2024 Citizenship

88.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 81.6% of Sun Valley, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sun Valley, TX was 88.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Sun Valley, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sun Valley, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
19 ± 18
Other (Hispanic)
18 ± 30
White (Hispanic)
9 ± 14

55.1%

Hispanic Population

27 people

55.1% of the people in Sun Valley, TX are hispanic (27 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sun Valley, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

36.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

18 people

11.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3 people

As of 2024, 36.7% of Sun Valley, TX residents (18 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sun Valley, TX was 11.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Sun Valley, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Gulf War (2001-)

Most Common Service Period

9 ± 26

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Sun Valley, TX.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sun Valley, TX was $12,800 in 2018, which is 0.0385 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2017 and 2018 the median property value increased from $9,999 to $12,800, a 28% increase. The homeownership rate in Sun Valley, TX is 32.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sun Valley, TX have an average commute time of 35.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sun Valley, TX is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$12,800

Median Property Value 2018

±$5,716

$10

Median Property Taxes

±$46

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Sun Valley, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Sun Valley, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$41,625

Median Household Income

± $15,432

Number of Households

± 58

In 2023, the median household income of the 31 households in Sun Valley, TX grew to $41,625 from the previous year's value of $40,625.

The following chart displays the households in Sun Valley, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $40k - $45k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sun Valley, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Drove Alone (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Sun Valley, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

35.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sun Valley, TX have a longer commute time (35.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Sun Valley, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sun Valley, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sun Valley, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sun Valley, TX have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sun Valley, TX (9 out of 49 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sun Valley, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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