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Sun, LA

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Overview


Sun is a tiny village located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 403 people and just one neighborhood, Sun is the 298th largest community in Louisiana. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Sun, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Sun, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Sun’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Sun does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $53,125.00.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Sun is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sun is a village of managers, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sun who work in management occupations (27.76%), office and administrative support (10.61%), and maintenance occupations (9.80%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Sun’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

It is a fairly quiet village because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Sun has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Sun has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Sun than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Sun may be for you.

One downside of living in Sun, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 41.52 minutes every day commuting to work.

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

Demographics

The overall education level of Sun is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.18% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Sun in 2018 was $27,391, which is middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,564 for a family of four. However, Sun contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Sun is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Sun home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sun residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sun include German, English, Irish, Acadian/Cajun, and French.

The most common language spoken in Sun is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

Occupations

The neighborhood has a greater proportion of government workers living in it than 98.8% of the neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. This is a unique feature of this neighborhood, and one that shapes its character.

People

If you are planning to retire in Louisiana, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Louisiana, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 97.8% of neighborhoods in LA. If a Louisiana retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit. In addition to being an excellent choice for active retirees, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for college students and families with school-aged children.

Real Estate

The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 96.4% of all neighborhoods in America, with 33.9% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more French and Italian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 20.2% of this neighborhood's residents have French ancestry and 18.7% have Italian ancestry.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Sun are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 90.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 17.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 65.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 35.3% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 31.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions (19.5%), and 16.7% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.9% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Sun, LA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as French (20.2%). There are also a number of people of Italian ancestry (18.7%), and residents who report English roots (11.1%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (9.4%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (7.9%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (32.1% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (84.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (8.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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