Sunset, Texas

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Population in 2010: 497.
Population change since 2000: +46.6%
Males: 196  (39.6%)
Females: 301  (60.4%)
Median resident age:

53.8 years
Texas median age:

35.6 years

Zip codes: 76270.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $-659,811,505 (it was $24,886 in 2000)
Sunset $-659,811,505
TX $72,284

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $21,879 (it was $11,304 in 2000)

Sunset city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $-771,428,571 (it was $34,500 in 2000)
Sunset $-771,428,571
TX $275,400

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $168,463; detached houses: $256,701; mobile homes: $117,585
March 2022 cost of living index in Sunset: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 11.2%
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The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Sunset is 28 to 1.


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Ancestries: American (34.5%), Norwegian (9.5%), Dutch (4.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 1.06 square miles.

Population density: 467 people per square mile   (low).

Sunset, Texas map

11 residents are foreign born (1.8% Latin America, 1.5% Asia).

This city:

3.2%
Texas:

13.9%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Sunset city:

1.5% ($518)
Texas:

1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Denton, TX (40.3 miles , pop. 80,537).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Tarrant, TX (52.3 miles , pop. 402,130).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (72.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities:

Alvord, TX (2.8 miles ),
Bowie, TX (2.9 miles ),
Chico, TX (3.3 miles ),
Montague-Forestburg, TX (3.6 miles ),
Montague, TX (3.9 miles ),
Bridgeport, TX (4.1 miles ),
Lake Bridgeport, TX (4.2 miles ),
Decatur, TX (4.3 miles )

Latitude: 33.45 N, Longitude: 97.77 W

Area code: 940

Distribution of median household income in Sunset, TX in 2022
Distribution of house value in Sunset, TX in 2022
Sunset satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.3%
Texas:

3.5%
Most common industries in Sunset, TX (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Health care (10.2%)
  • Transportation equipment (8.5%)
  • Construction (7.6%)
  • Educational services (7.6%)
  • Accommodation & food services (7.6%)
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (5.9%)
  • Metal & metal products (4.2%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Transportation equipment (14.3%)
  • Construction (12.9%)
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (10.0%)
  • Educational services (7.1%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (5.7%)
  • Repair & maintenance (5.7%)
  • Furniture & home furnishings, household appliance stores (4.3%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (22.9%)
  • Accommodation & food services (12.5%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (10.4%)
  • Metal & metal products (8.3%)
  • Educational services (8.3%)
  • U. S. Postal service (6.2%)
  • Computer & electronic products (4.2%)
Most common occupations in Sunset, TX (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10.2%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5.9%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5.9%)
  • Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5.1%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.1%)
  • Top executives (5.1%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Top executives (8.6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8.6%)
  • Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8.6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8.6%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.7%)
  • Electricians (5.7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.7%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (16.7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (14.6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12.5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (8.3%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (6.2%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4.2%)
  • Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4.2%)

Average climate in Sunset, Texas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Sunset, Texas average temperatures Sunset, Texas average precipitation Sunset, Texas humidity Sunset, Texas wind speed Sunset, Texas snowfall Sunset, Texas sunshine Sunset, Texas clear and cloudy days

Tornado activity:

Sunset-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 119% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/7/1995, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.4 miles away from the Sunset city center killed 2 people and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1964, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 50.4 miles away from the city center killed 7 people and injured 111 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Sunset-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 550% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 154.7 miles away from Sunset center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 210.9 miles away from Sunset center
On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML) earthquake occurred 176.0 miles away from Sunset center
On 11/7/2016 at 01:44:24, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 183.8 miles away from the city center
On 11/8/2011 at 02:46:57, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 154.1 miles away from the city center
On 11/5/2011 at 07:12:45, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 1.9 mi) earthquake occurred 155.8 miles away from Sunset center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Montague County (16) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 6, Floods: 5, Storms: 5, Tornadoes: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Sunset topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Sunset:

  • BOWIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 9 miles away; BOWIE, TX)
  • BELLMIRE HOME (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; BOWIE, TX)
  • BOWIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 9 miles away; BOWIE, TX)
  • BOWIE NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; BOWIE, TX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sunset:

  • North Central Texas College (about 37 miles; Gainesville, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,550)
  • University of North Texas (about 40 miles; Denton, TX; FT enrollment: 31,694)
  • Texas Woman's University (about 41 miles; Denton, TX; FT enrollment: 11,837)
  • Weatherford College (about 50 miles; Weatherford, TX; FT enrollment: 4,080)
  • Midwestern State University (about 53 miles; Wichita Falls, TX; FT enrollment: 4,901)
  • Tarrant County College District (about 56 miles; Fort Worth, TX; FT enrollment: 33,775)
  • DeVry University-Texas (about 57 miles; Irving, TX; FT enrollment: 4,098)

Points of interest:

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Notable location: Sunset Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Birthplace of: Gabriel Rhodes - Country guitarist, Max West (1920s outfielder) - Baseball player.

Montague County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This city:

2.5 people
Texas:

2.8 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:

67.8%
Whole state:

69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:

5.5%
Whole state:

6.0%


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

For population 15 years and over in Sunset:

Marital status in Sunset, TX
  • Never married: 22.8%
  • Now married: 37.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 8.3%
  • Divorced: 31.1%

For population 25 years and over in Sunset:

  • High school or higher: 73.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 7.8%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 42.0 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

17.4
Texas average:

14.0

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Sunset, TX (based on Montague County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant7,60256
Catholic1,1103
Mainline Protestant1,08110
Other11
None9,925-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 4
Montague County:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
This county:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7
Here:

3.57 / 10,000 pop.
State:

3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 7
Montague County:

3.57 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Montague County:

10.8%
Texas:

8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Montague County:

26.4%
State:

26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

12.4%
Texas:

15.7%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Sunset:

48.3%
Texas:

48.6%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
This city:

45.1%
Texas:

47.4%

Average BMI:
Sunset:

29.0
Texas:

28.5

People feeling badly about themselves:
Sunset:

21.0%
Texas:

20.6%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Sunset:

9.4%
State:

10.3%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Sunset:

6.8
Texas:

6.8

Overweight people:
Here:

34.0%
Texas:

33.1%

General health condition:
Sunset:

56.2%
State:

56.2%

Average condition of hearing:
Sunset:

78.0%
Texas:

80.7%

More about Health and Nutrition of Sunset, TX Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 0$0
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$715
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$735
Financial Administration 0$0 1$272
Totals for Government 0$0 3$1,722

Strongest AM radio stations in Sunset:

  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • KTNO (1440 AM; 12 kW; DENTON, TX; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KNTX (1410 AM; 0 kW; BOWIE, TX; Owner: HENDERSON BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
  • KHVN (970 AM; 10 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KCAF (990 AM; 10 kW; FARMERSVILLE, TX; Owner: RENAISSANCE RADIO, INC.)
  • KLIF (570 AM; 5 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: KLIF LICO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sunset:

  • KRNB (105.7 FM; DECATUR, TX; Owner: SERVICE BROADCASTING I, LTD.)
  • KDKR (91.3 FM; DECATUR, TX; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • KWRD-FM (100.7 FM; HIGHLAND VILLAGE, TX; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA OF TEXAS, L.L.C.)
  • KHCK-FM (99.1 FM; DENTON, TX; Owner: KHCK-FM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KMEO (96.7 FM; FLOWER MOUND, TX; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KKDL (106.7 FM; MUENSTER, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KZMP-FM (101.7 FM; AZLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KNOR (93.7 FM; HEALDTON, OK; Owner: AM & PM BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KESN (103.3 FM; ALLEN, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KSOC (94.5 FM; GAINESVILLE, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • KTCY (104.9 FM; PILOT POINT, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KTPW (89.7 FM; SANGER, TX; Owner: RESEARCH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC)
  • KPLX (99.5 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KPLX LICO, INC.)
  • KBOC (98.3 FM; BRIDGEPORT, TX; Owner: NORTH TEXAS RADIO GROUP, L.P.)

Sunset fatal accident list:

Oct 8, 1988 03:55 AM, Fm1749, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 4, Drunk persons involved: 1
Apr 25, 1981 05:40 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 36Number of bridges
  • 266ft / 80.8mTotal length
  • $877,000Total costs
  • 126,601Total average daily traffic
  • 35,441Total average daily truck traffic
New bridges in Sunset, TX - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 11930-1939
  • 21940-1949
  • 11960-1969
  • 141970-1979
  • 41980-1989
  • 61990-1999
  • 72000-2009
  • 12010-2019
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Sunset, TX

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:

2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Sunset)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

50 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

2
  • MP 555.4, Mp-555.4, Duncan Sub - Hbd/Ded, 4.5 Mi Sw Of (Lat: 33.404417 Lon: -97.820417), Type: Bant, Structure height: 4 m, Call Sign: WQDY749,
    Assigned Frequencies: 160.740 MHz, 161.280 MHz, Grant Date: 11/21/2015, Expiration Date: 12/02/2025, Certifier: Larry J Kopiasz, Registrant: Prokarma, 222 So 15th St, Suite 505n, Omaha, NE 68102, Phone: (402) 522-5068, Fax: (402) 346-6676, Email:

  • MP58.5 Int Signal, Bnsf Ls485 Mp58.5 - Intermediate Signal (Lat: 33.439556 Lon: -97.762139), Type: Pole, Structure height: 6.1 m, Overall height: 8.4 m, Call Sign: WQRU951,
    Assigned Frequencies: 44.5800 MHz, Grant Date: 07/31/2013, Expiration Date: 07/31/2023, Cancellation Date: 01/26/2018, Certifier: Robert Leedham, Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co., 4515 Kansas Ave., Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4640, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:


FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

24 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Sunset)

FAA Registered Aircraft:

9 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Sunset)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 24. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 44 took place in 2011, and the least - 4 in 2003. The data has a growing trend.
    Fire incident types in Sunset, TX When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (67.7%), and Structure Fires (14.5%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Sunset, TX
    • 26267.7%Outside Fires
    • 5614.5%Structure Fires
    • 5414.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 153.9%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Sunset, TX
Most common first names in Sunset, TX among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James2175.7 years
John1475.9 years
William1177.6 years
Mary881.3 years
Billy769.6 years
Charles669.0 years
George574.0 years
Fred473.0 years
Dorothy479.3 years
Clarence473.0 years
Most common last names in Sunset, TX among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Jackson1278.9 years
Caswell879.4 years
Smith880.0 years
Moore772.3 years
Miller780.4 years
Russell784.5 years
Davis681.9 years
Hill684.0 years
Chambers574.8 years
Jones580.6 years
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Sunset, TX
  • 95.3%Electricity
  • 4.7%Utility gas


Sunset compared to Texas state average:

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