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Sun, LA map Population (year 2000): 471. Estimated population in July 2006: 498 (+5.7% change)
 

Males: 234  (49.7%)
Females: 237  (50.3%)

St. Tammany Parish

Median resident age:  40.6 years
Louisiana median age:  34.0 years

Zip codes: 70463.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,100 (it was $25,833 in 2000)
Sun  $29,100
Louisiana:  $36,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $86,300 (it was $69,200 in 2000)
Sun  $86,300
Louisiana:  $101,700

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Races in Sun:

  • White Non-Hispanic (85.6%)
  • Black (11.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)


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Ancestries: French (14.0%), Irish (11.3%), English (9.6%), Italian (5.9%), United States (5.3%), German (3.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 68 feet

Land area: 4.32 square miles.

Population density: 110 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Sun

  • High school or higher: 65.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 43.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sun village

  • Never married: 19.4%
  • Now married: 56.7%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 14.9%

5 residents are foreign born

This village:  1.1%
Louisiana:  2.6%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Sun:  0.3% ($199)
Louisiana:  0.2% ($199)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: New Orleans, LA (48.1 miles , pop. 484,674).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (381.7 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Bogalusa, LA (9.4 miles ), Abita Springs, LA (15.2 miles ), Picayune, MS (17.3 miles ), Varnado, LA (17.6 miles ), Covington, LA (18.3 miles ), Folsom, LA (20.0 miles ), Pearl River, LA (21.8 miles ), Franklinton, LA (22.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $150,000
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 30.65 N, Longitude: 89.90 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +50 (+11.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (28%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
  • Mining (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (20%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Social assistance (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Gasoline stations (6%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (13%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
  • Child care workers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Business operations specialists (6%)
  • Accountants and auditors (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


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Sun-area historical tornado activity is near Louisiana state average. It is 116% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/20/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.9 miles away from the Sun village center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 12/6/1983, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 53.2 miles away from the village center injured 25 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Sun:
  • BOGALUSA COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; BOGALUSA, LA)
  • BOGALUSA COMMUNITY REHAB HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; BOGALUSA, LA)
  • WASHINGTON ST TAMMANY REG MED CENTER (about 8 miles; BOGALUSA, LA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sun:
  • STENNIS INTL (about 37 miles; BAY ST LOUIS, MS; ID: HSA)
  • LAKEFRONT (about 44 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: NEW)
  • LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTL (about 52 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: MSY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sun:
  • GEORGE R CARR MEMORIAL AIR FLD (about 11 miles; BOGALUSA, LA; ID: BXA)
  • GREATER ST. TAMMANY (about 16 miles; COVINGTON, LA; ID: L31)
  • FRANKLINTON (about 18 miles; FRANKLINTON, LA; ID: 2R7)

Amtrak station near Sun:
  • 18 miles: PICAYUNE (U.S. 11 & TATE ST.). Services: free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sun:
  • PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; POPLARVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,433)
  • SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 45 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 12,442)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS (about 46 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,217)
  • DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 8,193)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (about 50 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 2,496)
  • XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 51 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,659)

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Churches in Sun include: First Baptist Church of Sun (A), Jerusalem Church (B), Zion Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Sun Cemetery (1), Rogers Cemetery (2), Mizell Cemetery (3), Walker Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This village:  2.4 people
Louisiana:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  69.9%
Whole state:  69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  6.2%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  20.8%
Whole state:  19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  12.7%
Whole state:  9.4%

Sun compared to Louisiana state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply 0$0 2$1,140
Other Government Administration 1$1,674$20,0880$0
Police Protection - Officers 1$1,815$21,7800$0
Totals for Government 2$3,489$20,9342$1,140


Sun government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - All Other: $9,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $50,000
    Water Utilities: $48,000
    Financial Administration: $10,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $48,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $40,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $8,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $36,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $38,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $38,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $17,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $6,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $44,000
    NEC: $13,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $51,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000

15.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,761 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  15.14%
Louisiana average:  8.89%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($165 average AGI)
St. Tammany Parish:  0.07%
Louisiana average:  0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from St. Bernard Parish, LA  4.82% ($44,548 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA  3.13% ($42,675)
from Jefferson Parish, LA  2.13% ($49,193)


13.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,474 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  13.55%
Louisiana average:  13.45%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($268 average AGI)
St. Tammany Parish:  0.08%
Louisiana average:  0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Jefferson Parish, LA  0.79% ($39,228 average AGI)
to Tangipahoa Parish, LA  0.65% ($30,916)
to Harris County, TX  0.61% ($61,272)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sun:
  • WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
  • WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
  • WRJW (1320 AM; 5 kW; PICAYUNE, MS; Owner: PEARL RIVER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WRPM (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POPLARVILLE, MS; Owner: DOWDY & DOWDY PARTNERS)
  • WIKC (1490 AM; 1 kW; BOGALUSA, LA; Owner: TIMBERLANDS BROADCASTING CORP)
  • WTIX (690 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WTIX, INC.)
  • WBOX (920 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BOGALUSA, LA; Owner: BEST COUNTRY BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WYLD (940 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WBSL (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BAY ST. LOUIS, MS; Owner: HANCOCK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFNO (830 AM; 5 kW; NORCO, LA; Owner: WFNO, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sun:
  • WKSY (106.1 FM; PICAYUNE, MS; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF NEW ORLEANS, LLC)
  • WJSH (104.7 FM; FOLSOM, LA; Owner: SOUTHWEST BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WOPR (94.7 FM; LACOMBE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBOX-FM (92.9 FM; VARNADO, LA; Owner: BEST COUNTRY BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WEMX (94.1 FM; KENTWOOD, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WUUU (98.9 FM; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)

TV broadcast stations around Sun:
  • WUPL (Channel 54; SLIDELL, LA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)

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