Sunnyside, WA

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2022 Population

16,329

0.0857% 1-year decline

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

27.1

2.26% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

13.6%

26.9% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$49,134

12.3% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$182,600

19.4% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Sunnyside, WA had a population of 16.3k people with a median age of 27.1 and a median household income of $49,134. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Sunnyside, WA declined from 16,343 to 16,329, a −0.0857% decrease and its median household income grew from $43,750 to $49,134, a 12.3% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Sunnyside, WA are White (Hispanic) (44.5%), Two+ (Hispanic) (22%), Other (Hispanic) (18.2%), White (Non-Hispanic) (12.3%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) (1.27%).

None of the households in Sunnyside, WA 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.

74.8% of the residents in Sunnyside, WA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Sunnyside Beauty Academy (7 degrees awarded in 2017).

In 2022, the median property value in Sunnyside, WA was $182,600, and the homeownership rate was 61%.

Most people in Sunnyside, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Sunnyside, WA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Sunnyside, WA is home to a population of 16.3k people, from which 74.8% are citizens. As of 2022, 32.9% of Sunnyside, WA residents were born outside of the country (5.37k people).

In 2022, there were 2.03 times more White (Hispanic) residents (7.27k people) in Sunnyside, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.59k Two+ (Hispanic) and 2.97k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

74.8%

2022 Citizenship

78.5%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 74.8% of Sunnyside, WA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Sunnyside, WA was 78.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Sunnyside, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sunnyside, WA

White (Hispanic)
7.27k ± 1.26k
Two+ (Hispanic)
3.59k ± 1.06k
Other (Hispanic)
2.97k ± 1.13k

86.1%

Hispanic Population

14.1k people

86.1% of the people in Sunnyside, WA are hispanic (14.1k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Sunnyside, WA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

32.9%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

5.37k people

28.5%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

4.65k people

As of 2022, 32.9% of Sunnyside, WA residents (5.37k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sunnyside, WA was 28.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Sunnyside, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

World War II
135 ± 212
Vietnam
85 ± 80
Gulf War (2001-)
54 ± 47

Sunnyside, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in World War II, 1.59 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Sunnyside, WA employs 6.27k people. The largest industries in Sunnyside, WA are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (1,778 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (661 people), and Educational Services (629 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($77,014), Educational Services ($49,155), and Construction ($46,953).

Employment

Occupations

6.27k

2022 Value

± 789

6.22%

1 Year growth

± 16.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Sunnyside, WA grew at a rate of 6.22%, from 5.9k employees to 6.27k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sunnyside, WA, are Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (1,674 people), Material Moving Occupations (572 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (510 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sunnyside, WA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Washington (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

6.27k

2022 Value

± 789

6.22%

1 Year growth

± 16.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Sunnyside, WA grew at a rate of 6.22%, from 5.9k employees to 6.27k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sunnyside, WA, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (1,778 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (661 people), and Educational Services (629 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sunnyside, WA, though some of these residents may live in Sunnyside, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$32,936

Median earning men ± $3,101

$28,284

Median earning women ± $2,221

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($65,286), Manufacturing ($47,177), and Construction ($46,875).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($78,707), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($48,403), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,574).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.62%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.58M people employed in Washington. This represents a 3.62% 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 10.3%.

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 58% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.97%).

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing the state of Washington. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Sunnyside, WA. Showing the available data for Washington.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (58%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (38.8%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.97%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 58% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.97%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Washington for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Washington

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Patty Murray

Senator from Washington

Assumed office on January 3, 1993

Maria Cantwell

Senator from Washington

Assumed office on January 3, 2001

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing Washington.

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 Washington over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Washington

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Washington have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2017, universities in Sunnyside, WA awarded 7 degrees. The student population of Sunnyside, WA in 2017 is skewed towards men, with 5 male students and 1 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Sunnyside, WA are Hispanic or Latino (7 and 100%), followed by Asian (0 and 0%), Black or African American (0 and 0%), and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Sunnyside, WA by number of degrees awarded are Sunnyside Beauty Academy (7 and 100%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.975% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.954% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.41M), Some college (1.4M), and Bachelors Degree (1.33M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sunnyside, WA was $182,600 in 2022, which is 0.648 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $152,900 to $182,600, a 19.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Sunnyside, WA is 61%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Sunnyside, WA have an average commute time of 23.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sunnyside, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$182,600

Median Property Value 2022

±$21,307

$2,702

Median Property Taxes

±$460

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, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

61%

Homeownership

2022

61%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 61% of the housing units in Sunnyside, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sunnyside, WA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Sunnyside, WA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$49,134

Median Household Income

± $5,529

4.43k

Number of Households

± 609

In 2022, the median household income of the 4.43k households in Sunnyside, WA grew to $49,134 from the previous year's value of $43,750.

The following chart displays the households in Sunnyside, WA 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sunnyside, WA is from Washington.

0.47

2022 Wage GINI in Washington

0.468

2021 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2022, the income inequality in Washington was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (79.5%)
Carpooled (15.3%)
Other (2.26%)

In 2022, 79.5% of workers in Sunnyside, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.3%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (2.26%).

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.

Commute Time

23.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sunnyside, WA have a shorter commute time (23.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.1% of the workforce in Sunnyside, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sunnyside, WA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sunnyside, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sunnyside, WA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sunnyside, WA (2.19k out of 16.1k 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 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sunnyside, WA is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

84% of the population of Sunnyside, WA has health coverage, with 21.1% on employee plans, 46.6% on Medicaid, 7.97% on Medicare, 7.97% on non-group plans, and 0.321% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Yakima County, WA see 1536 patients per year on average, which represents a 7.79% increase from the previous year (1425 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1438 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 282 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,536 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Yakima County, WA

Primary care physicians in Yakima County, WA see an average of 1,536 patients per year. This represents a 7.79% increase from the previous year (1,425 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Yakima County, WA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 40.4% under 18 years, 21.5% between 18 and 34 years, 27.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.5% were men and 48.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

16%

Uninsured

21.1%

Employer Coverage

46.6%

Medicaid

7.97%

Medicare

7.97%

Non-Group

0.321%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sunnyside, WA grew by 14.2% from 14% to 16%.

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

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