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Sunset, Florida

Census designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida · ZIP 33173

  • Miami-Dade County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 5 public schools
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  • 13,652 (2019-2023 estimate)Population
  • 5,123Households
  • $99,764Median household income
  • $537,500Median home value
  • 5Public schools
  • 1ZIP codes

About Sunset

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Population, 2000 to 2020−7.2%
15.5k16k16.5k17k17.5k2000: 17,15020002010: 16,38920102020: 15,912202017,15015,912
Population of Sunset at each census
CensusPopulation
200017,150
201016,389
202015,912

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 12, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 12, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 12, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Sunset
Under $50k32.1%
$50k to $100k17.9%
$100k to $150k16.2%
$150k to $200k14.4%
$200k and over19.2%

Median household income $99,764 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 12, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Sunset
Owner occupied
3,882 units
Renter occupied
1,241 units
Vacancy rate
3.4%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 12, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Sunset compared with its county and state
Sunset compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureSunsetMiami-Dade CountyFlorida
Population13,6522,685,29621,928,881
Median household income$99,764$68,694$71,711
Median age47.140.842.6
Median home value$537,500$425,400$325,000
Bachelor’s degree or higher42.5%33.2%33.2%
Foreign-born residents56.2%54.3%21.4%
Owner-occupied homes75.8%52.2%67.3%
Mean commute to work33.0 minutes31.0 minutes28.0 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 12, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in Sunset, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY SOUTHCharterK–8MIAMI-DADE
SNAPPER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicPre-K–5MIAMI-DADE
TRUE NORTH CLASSICAL ACADEMY AT GATEWAYCharterK–8MIAMI-DADE
GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOLPublic6–8MIAMI-DADE
TRUE NORTH CLASSICAL ACADEMYCharterK–12MIAMI-DADE

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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