Sunnyside.
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Washington·Yakima County
5 tracts·15K people·$241K median·2,004/mi²
Hispanic 83 · White 15 · Asian 1 · Other 1 · Multiracial 1 · Black 0
Married couple 41 · Other 38 · Living alone 21
Health 43 · Retail 24 · Manufacturing 15 · Leisure 9 · Professional 6 · Public admin 2
Construction · maintenance 33 · Management · business · science · arts 20 · Service 18 · Production · transport 15 · Sales · office 14
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 31 · Work from home 3 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Sunnyside is $240,700 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Sunnyside has 16,277 residents across 4 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 27.1; the population is 82.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.9% White, 0.9% Asian, 0.8% Other, 0.8% Multiracial and 0.0% Black; the average household has 3.6 people; 9.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.5% (Census ACS).
Washington Elementary (35%), Pioneer Elementary School (30%) and Chief Kamiakin Elementary School (26%) lead the elementary schools; Harrison Middle School (29%) and Sierra Vista Middle School (18%) lead the middle schools; Sunnyside High School is the high school with reported scores (30%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,026/month, 35% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Sunnyside is $60,923 a year, 29% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Sunnyside, median rent is $1,026/month and the median home value is $240,700 (Census ACS).
Sunnyside reported 2.8 violent crimes and 26.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 52 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 7 inches; snowfall averages 11 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Sunnyside are earthquake (98), volcanic activity (97) and cold wave (93), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.21g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Sunnyside, 1.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).