Sunshine, CO

Census Place

2024 Population

330

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

29.7

21% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

7.27%

3.03% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$78,365

2024 Median Property Value

$1.04M

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sunshine, CO was $1.04M in 2024, which is 3.14 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.17M to $1.04M, a 11.1% decrease. The homeownership rate in Sunshine, CO is 62.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sunshine, CO have an average commute time of 21.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sunshine, CO is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.04M

Median Property Value 2024

±$136,664

$71

Median Property Taxes

±$75

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 Sunshine, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

62.3%

Homeownership

2024

100%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 62.3% of the housing units in Sunshine, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sunshine, CO 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.

$78,365

Median Household Income

± $34,053

114

Number of Households

± 98

The following chart displays the households in Sunshine, CO 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 Sunshine, CO is from Colorado.

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2024, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.498% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.1%)
Carpooled (10.8%)
Worked At Home (9.09%)

In 2024, 80.1% of workers in Sunshine, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.8%) and those who worked at home (9.09%).

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

21.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sunshine, CO have a shorter commute time (21.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Sunshine, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sunshine, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sunshine, CO have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.27% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sunshine, CO (24 out of 330 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 Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sunshine, CO is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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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