Sunnyside, GA

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,031
US Senator
Jon Ossoff
Democratic Party
US Senator
Raphael Warnock
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
44.3
14.5% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
21.7%
43.5% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$44,283
2024 Median Property Value
$154,900
2024 Employed Population
702
160% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Sunnyside, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Sunnyside, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Sunnyside, GA was $154,900, and the homeownership rate was 84.1%.

Most people in Sunnyside, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Sunnyside, GA was 4 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Sunnyside, GA is home to a population of 1.03k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Sunnyside, GA residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 45.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.01k people) in Sunnyside, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 22 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 0 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Sunnyside, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sunnyside, GA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sunnyside, GA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.01k ± 535
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    22 ± 51
  3. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    0 ± 14

In 2024, there were 45.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.01k people) in Sunnyside, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 22 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 0 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sunnyside, GA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Georgia.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    229,616 ± 11,639 people
  2. India
    106,959 ± 7,990 people
  3. Jamaica
    51,506 ± 5,559 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 229,616 Georgia residents, followed by India with 106,959 and Jamaica with 51,506.

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Military

Veterans

Gulf War (1990s)
Most Common Service Period
11 ± 26

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Economy

The economy of Sunnyside, GA employs 702 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sunnyside, GA were Accommodation & Food Services (252 people), Retail Trade (117 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (97 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,200), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,466), and Accommodation & Food Services ($15,459).

Employment

Occupations

702
2024 Value
± 323
160%
1 Year growth
± 36.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sunnyside, GA grew at a rate of 160%, from 270 employees to 702 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sunnyside, GA, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (252 people), Sales & Related Occupations (117 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (81 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sunnyside, GA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

702
2024 Value
± 323
160%
1 Year growth
± 36.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sunnyside, GA grew at a rate of 160%, from 270 employees to 702 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sunnyside, GA, are Accommodation & Food Services (252 people), Retail Trade (117 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (97 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sunnyside, GA, though some of these residents may live in Sunnyside, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$54,346
Median earning men ± $8,775
$17,066
Median earning women ± $20,498

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,466) and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($15,459).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.94%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Sunnyside, GA. Showing the available data for Georgia.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (50.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (0.394%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff
Senator from Georgia2
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the runoff election.
Raphael Warnock
Senator from Georgia3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

People in Sunnyside, GA have an average commute time of 17.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sunnyside, GA is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$154,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$55,472
$386
Median Property Taxes
±$214

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Sunnyside, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Sunnyside, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

84.1%
Homeownership
2024
70.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 84.1% of the housing units in Sunnyside, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 80.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$44,283
Median Household Income
± $37,632
459
Number of Households
± 232

The following chart displays the households in Sunnyside, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sunnyside, GA is from Georgia.
0.471
2023 Wage GINI in Georgia
0.474
2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2023, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.558% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (97.2%)
  2. Carpooled (2.85%)

In 2024, 97.2% of workers in Sunnyside, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (2.85%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

17.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sunnyside, GA have a shorter commute time (17.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Sunnyside, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

4 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sunnyside, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sunnyside, GA have 4 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sunnyside, GA (224 out of 1.03k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 16 - 17.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sunnyside, GA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

73.5% of the population of Sunnyside, GA has health coverage, with 38.5% on employee plans, 12.6% on Medicaid, 20.2% on Medicare, 2.23% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Georgia see 1,517 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,517 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1856 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 525 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 26.3% were men and 73.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 5.82% under 18 years, 21.3% between 18 and 34 years, 48.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 26.3% were men and 73.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

26.5%
Uninsured
38.5%
Employer Coverage
12.6%
Medicaid
20.2%
Medicare
2.23%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sunnyside, GA declined by 1.44% from 26.9% to 26.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Sunnyside, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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