Being a small city, Sunnyside does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Sunnyside have a very low rate of college education: just 8.22% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Sunnyside in 2022 was $17,298, which is low income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $69,192 for a family of four. However, Sunnyside contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Sunnyside is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sunnyside home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Sunnyside, accounting for 86.08% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Sunnyside residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Sunnyside include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and European.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Sunnyside's cultural character, accounting for 32.87% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Sunnyside is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Vietnamese.
