About Sunset

Sunset is a somewhat small town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 17,112 people and just one neighborhood, Sunset is the 153rd largest community in Florida.

Sunset is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.11% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Sunset is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sunset who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.43%), sales jobs (14.39%), and management occupations (12.68%).

In addition, Sunset is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

One downside of living in Sunset is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Sunset, the average commute to work is 31.46 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

For most residents of Sunset, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 96.5% of people in Sunset drive alone to work on most days, making Sunset a very car-oriented town. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Sunset's landscape.

Being a small town, Sunset does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Sunset Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Sunset is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.75% of adults in Sunset have a college degree.

The per capita income in Sunset in 2000 was $23,735, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $94,940 for a family of four.

The people who call Sunset home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Sunset is White, followed by Asian. Sunset also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 69.55% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Sunset include German, Italian, English, and Irish.

In addition, Sunset has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (50.66%).

The most common language spoken in Sunset is Spanish. Some people also speak English.