SunrayTX
A town of 2,628. A typical home worth about $147K.
What makes Sunray stand out
The 3 things Sunray does most differently from other towns.
Sunray has shrunk 11.4% since 2010
1,926 people in 2010; 2,628 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
Sunray’s report card
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About one in six working residents works right in Sunray
Most working residents leave Sunray for work: only 18% work in town. The top destinations are Cactus (13%), Dumas (10%) and Amarillo (8%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
Where working residents work
A typical Sunray home is worth about $147K
The typical Sunray home is worth about $147,000, up 9.9% in a year, 51% below the Texas typical home.
Typical home value
Sunray’s public schools outperform 73% of Texas districts
The public schools Sunray’s kids attend outperform 73% of Texas’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunray El | PK–5 | 256 | A− |
| Sunray Middle | 6–8 | 132 | C+ |
| Sunray H S | 9–12 | 205 | A− |
Healthier than 23% of U.S. towns
Sunray beats the Texas average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 10.
| What stands out | Sunray | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.9% | 12.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.3% | 5.7% |
| More smokers | 15.7% | 12.5% |
Less crime per resident than 76% of U.S. towns
Sunray reports less crime per resident than 76% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
More children than Texas overall, and fewer college graduates
Children under 18 are 34% of residents (25% statewide); people 65 and older are 5% of residents (13% statewide). 21% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Texas. 32% never finished high school.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
| Sunray | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 22.9% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.5% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.8% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.8% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.2% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.9% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 3.7% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.2% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 32.2% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.4% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 8.9% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.7% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.5% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 2.3% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Four seasons, hot summers
Sunray has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
Low risk, with drought at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 39% of U.S. communities.
0% of Sunray is conserved land
0.8 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Painter Park | 0.4 mi | 4 |
| 2. Treasure Island Park | 0.2 mi | 13 |
| 3. Sunray Park | — | 4 |
About Sunray
City in Texas, United States
Sunray is a city in northeastern Moore County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,707 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 1,707
- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,507 ft
- ZIP code
- 79086
- Area code
- 806