Sunset is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 3,088 people and three associated neighborhoods, Sunset is the 142nd largest community in Louisiana.Unlike some towns, Sunset isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Sunset are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sunset is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sunset who work in sales jobs (11.17%), management occupations (9.90%), and office and administrative support (9.60%). Also of interest is that Sunset has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.67% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Being a small town, Sunset does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Sunset who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.21% of the adults in Sunset have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Sunset in 2022 was $25,642, which is middle income relative to Louisiana, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,568 for a family of four. However, Sunset contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Sunset is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Sunset home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sunset residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sunset include French, French Canadian, Irish, German, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Sunset is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
