Sunnyside, UT Demographics

Population 487 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Sunnyside

Household size in Sunnyside

Household size, people per household
PeriodSunnysideUtahU.S.
2006–102.393.212.68
2010–142.273.282.73
2015–192.703.252.71
2020–242.463.112.65
Change+0.07−0.09−0.03
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The average household in Sunnyside has 2.46 people, under the U.S. average of 2.65.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Sunnyside

Median age, years
PeriodSunnysideUtahU.S.
2006–1040.929.937.7
2010–1440.130.838.6
2015–1939.732.039.6
2020–2442.333.140.1
Change+1.4+3.2+2.3
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Sunnyside skews a little older than the country: its median age is 42.3, against 40.1 nationally. Since 2006–10, the median age has climbed from 40.9, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Sunnyside

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodSunnysideUtahU.S.
2006–1010.8%9.1%12.3%
2010–149.4%9.6%12.3%
2015–1918.6%9.3%11.6%
2020–247.2%8.9%11.6%
Change−3.6 pts−0.2 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are relatively rare in Sunnyside: 7.2% of households, against 11.6% nationally.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Sunnyside

Renters in Sunnyside

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodSunnysideUtahU.S.
2006–1023.5%28.8%33.3%
2010–1424.8%30.3%35.6%
2015–1921.8%29.8%36.0%
2020–2431.9%29.8%34.8%
Change+8.4 pts+0.9 pts+1.5 pts
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Nearly a third of households in Sunnyside rent their homes (31.9%), close to the national share of 34.8%. Among homeowners, 51.9% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Sunnyside

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodSunnysideUtahU.S.
2006–1025.4%8.7%11.4%
2010–1423.1%8.3%11.4%
2015–1933.3%8.0%11.1%
2020–2431.9%7.3%9.6%
Change+6.4 pts−1.4 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacant homes make up 31.9% of the housing in Sunnyside, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Sunnyside

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodSunnysideUtahU.S.
2006–10194619841974
2010–14194519851975
2015–19194519871977
2020–24194619911980
Change±0+8+6
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The housing in Sunnyside is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1946, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Sunnyside

Rent, per month
PeriodSunnysideUtahU.S.
2006–10$598$971$965
2010–14$720$1,064$1,040
2015–19$593$1,222$1,213
2020–24$1,010$1,701$1,571
Change+$412+$729+$606
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A typical rental in Sunnyside costs $1,010 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 38.2% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Sunnyside

Bachelor's degrees in Sunnyside

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodSunnysideUtahU.S.
2006–106.0%29.7%28.4%
2010–142.9%31.2%29.6%
2015–1910.3%34.3%32.1%
2020–2411.1%38.3%35.6%
Change+5.1 pts+8.6 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are relatively uncommon in Sunnyside: 11.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Sunnyside

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodSunnysideUtahU.S.
2006–1077.8%91.1%84.9%
2010–1483.3%91.5%86.1%
2015–1984.5%92.6%87.7%
2020–2486.8%93.5%89.3%
Change+9.0 pts+2.4 pts+4.3 pts
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Just over one in eight adults in Sunnyside never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 86.8% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Sunnyside

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodSunnysideUtahU.S.
2006–106.6%5.8%8.1%
2010–1410.9%6.8%9.4%
2015–194.0%3.6%5.6%
2020–2418.0%3.5%5.4%
Change+11.4 pts−2.3 pts−2.7 pts
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Unemployment in Sunnyside runs well above the national rate: 18.0% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Sunnyside compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Sunnyside2.4642.37.2%31.9%31.9%1946$1,01011.1%86.8%18.0%
East Carbon2.4642.37.2%31.9%31.9%1946$1,01011.1%86.8%18.0%
Wellington2.7336.612.9%29.9%10.3%1979$94715.3%92.1%3.9%
Woodside2.7437.112.5%29.9%9.9%1980$96514.7%91.8%3.9%
Columbia2.7940.210.3%23.5%13.1%1982$1,07414.9%91.0%4.2%
Price2.4538.28.6%34.6%14.8%1970$87620.5%93.2%6.9%
Kenilworth2.3841.612.1%34.6%19.3%1950$90127.3%93.1%1.2%
Spring Glen2.7434.74.5%34.9%13.2%1979$82912.3%92.5%0.9%
Elmo2.5751.73.7%13.4%7.8%1978$75815.1%97.3%1.2%
Helper2.3543.15.4%27.4%14.5%1949$80121.4%92.9%4.6%
Cleveland2.7748.35.5%18.4%8.7%1979$95416.5%96.9%0.2%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Sunnyside. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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