Sunset, UT

Census Place

2024 Population

5,587

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

30.4

0.33% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

10.5%

8.33% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$76,364

2.85% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$332,500

Population & Diversity

Sunset, UT is home to a population of 5.59k people, from which 97.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.26% of Sunset, UT residents were born outside of the country (350 people).

In 2024, there were 6.86 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.04k people) in Sunset, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 589 White (Hispanic) and 380 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.4%

2024 Citizenship

98.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.4% of Sunset, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sunset, UT was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sunset, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.04k ± 554
White (Hispanic)
589 ± 406
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
380 ± 214

20%

Hispanic Population

1.12k people

20% of the people in Sunset, UT are hispanic (1.12k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sunset, UT 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 Utah.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
104,058 ± 7,797 people
Venezuela
13,264 ± 2,822 people
Peru
9,271 ± 2,361 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Utah was Mexico, the natal country of 104,058 Utah residents, followed by Venezuela with 13,264 and Peru with 9,271.

Foreign-Born Population

6.26%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

350 people

5.08%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

283 people

As of 2024, 6.26% of Sunset, UT residents (350 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 Sunset, UT was 5.08%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
89 ± 76
Gulf War (2001-)
53 ± 40
Vietnam
42 ± 39

Sunset, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.68 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Sunset, UT.

Economy

The economy of Sunset, UT employs 3.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sunset, UT were Manufacturing (550 people), Construction (457 people), and Retail Trade (387 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($59,500), Other Services Except Public Administration ($57,639), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,250).

Employment

Occupations

3.2k

2024 Value

± 536

−0.25%

1 Year decline

± 22.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sunset, UT declined at a rate of −0.25%, from 3.21k employees to 3.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sunset, UT, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (412 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (321 people), and Production Occupations (321 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sunset, UT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Utah (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.2k

2024 Value

± 536

−0.25%

1 Year decline

± 22.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sunset, UT declined at a rate of −0.25%, from 3.21k employees to 3.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sunset, UT, are Manufacturing (550 people), Construction (457 people), and Retail Trade (387 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sunset, UT, though some of these residents may live in Sunset, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,163

Median earning men ± $9,248

$32,965

Median earning women ± $8,197

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($70,208), Manufacturing ($63,689), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($58,403).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,636), Public Administration ($54,455), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,566).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sunset, UT was $332,500 in 2024, which is 0.999 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $296,900 to $332,500, a 12% increase. The homeownership rate in Sunset, UT is 64.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sunset, UT have an average commute time of 21 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sunset, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$332,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,034

$1,115

Median Property Taxes

±$219

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 Sunset, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

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

Rent vs Own

64.8%

Homeownership

2024

66.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 64.8% of the housing units in Sunset, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 66.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sunset, UT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$76,364

Median Household Income

± $13,558

1.72k

Number of Households

± 285

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.72k households in Sunset, UT grew to $76,364 from the previous year's value of $74,250.

The following chart displays the households in Sunset, UT 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sunset, UT is from Utah.

0.472

2024 Wage GINI in Utah

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Utah

In 2024, the income inequality in Utah was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.723% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Utah in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (86.5%)
Walked (4.53%)
Worked At Home (4.07%)

In 2024, 86.5% of workers in Sunset, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (4.53%) and those who worked at home (4.07%).

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

21 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sunset, UT have a shorter commute time (21 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.227% of the workforce in Sunset, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sunset, UT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sunset, UT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sunset, UT (575 out of 5.45k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sunset, UT is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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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