Demographics of Sunset Hills city, Missouri

Sunset Hills city, Missouri had 9,075 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −108 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Sunset Hills city, in four figures

9,075
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,112 ±37.; −1.2%
Change since July 2020: −108 people.; 51.1 ±3.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $138,144 ±$31,334
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Sunset Hills city, Missouri's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sunset Hills city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Sunset Hills city, Missouri's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sunset Hills city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	9,183	100.0	100.0
2021	9,148	99.6	100.2
2022	9,082	98.9	100.7
2023	9,069	98.8	101.6
2024	9,086	98.9	102.5
2025	9,075	98.8	103.1

Population of Sunset Hills city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,183	—
2021	9,148	−35
2022	9,082	−66
2023	9,069	−13
2024	9,086	+17
2025	9,075	−11

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 51.1 ±3.9: for men 50.2 ±7.1 and for women 51.2 ±3.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sunset Hills city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	269 ±105	3.0% ±1.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,563 ±292	17.2% ±3.2	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	685 ±323	7.5% ±3.5	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,435 ±218	15.7% ±2.4	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,500 ±366	27.4% ±4.0	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,660 ±311	29.2% ±3.4	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $138,144 ±$31,334, and income per person $81,653 ±$9,686, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Sunset Hills city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	253 ±112	7.0% ±3.1	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	496 ±165	13.7% ±4.5	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	213 to 675	5.9% to 18.6%	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	151 ±58	4.2% ±1.6	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	529 ±126	14.6% ±3.4	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	466 ±141	12.9% ±3.8	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,286 ±212	35.5% ±5.6	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Sunset Hills city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	322 ±146	3.7% ±1.7	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 39	0% to 2.2%	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	26 to 158	0.7% to 4.0%	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	220 ±96	7.6% ±3.1	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sunset Hills city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sunset Hills city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	3,768 ±198	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.2% ±6.7	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.9% to 6.7%	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.9% ±6.2	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.1% ±5.8	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$523,800 ±$46,665	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	Not computed by the Bureau	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±5	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Sunset Hills city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	52 to 238	0.6% to 2.6%	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,330 ±263	91.4% ±2.9	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	49 to 193	0.5% to 2.1%	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	58 to 204	0.6% to 2.2%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	178 to 578	2.0% to 6.3%	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Sunset Hills city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	6,947 ±404	76.2% ±4.4	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,886 ±352	20.7% ±3.9	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 56	0% to 0.6%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	114 to 392	1.3% to 4.3%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	69 to 225	0.8% to 2.5%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2 to 210	< 0.1% to 2.3%	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Sunset Hills city among the places of Missouri

91st of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near Sunset Hills city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Ellisville city	10,002 ±32
Harrisonville city	9,970 ±27
Monett city	9,873 ±29
Des Peres city	9,170 ±40
Richmond Heights city	9,153 ±33
Sunset Hills city	9,112 ±37
Warrenton city	9,066 ±26
Clinton city	9,065 ±242
Ladue city	8,940 ±25
Chillicothe city	8,923 ±412
Pleasant Hill city	8,847 ±161

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Missouri by median age
No. 3 Places in Missouri by median household income
No. 3 Places in Missouri by per capita income
No. 6 Places in Missouri by homeownership rate
No. 6 Places in Missouri by median home value
No. 81 Places in Missouri by poverty rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026