Sunnyside is home to 16,277 people in Washington. The median age is 27.1, younger than the US median of 38.9. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The foreign-born share is 33%. Households here earn about 38% less than in Washington as a whole. 55% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,923, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 27.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
10% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 63%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sunnyside
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share57.1% → 82.7%(+25.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$107,283 → $240,700(+124%)US over the same years: +67%
White share41.3% → 14.9%(−26.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Sunnyside's population equals 6.3% of Yakima County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 2.3% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 2.8% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)13.5%(46)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)3.8%(13)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era15.8%(54)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II41.8%(143)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 342 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Sunnyside, decade by decade
Sunnyside population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
11,238
$48,945
$107,283
10.2%
62.9
2000
13,905
$50,247
$147,554
10.9%
50.6
2010
15,858
$50,006
$161,983
8.6%
37.3
2020
16,375
$49,410
$177,806
6.1%
29.5
2024
16,277
$60,923
$240,700
9.8%
36.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
