Sunnyside, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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49%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

26%

Household income NAT. AVG.

38%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Sunnyside	Washington	National
Income per capita	$15,307	$32,999	$29,829
Median household income	$40,766	$62,848	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$53,902	$79,796	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$25,514	$41,061	$35,192
Median earnings male	$26,337	$41,953	$36,919
Median earnings female	$20,675	$27,576	$26,250
Unemployment rate	6.4%	4.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	19.2%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Sunnyside is 49% lower than the national average
The median household income in Sunnyside is 26% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Sunnyside is 38% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Sunnyside is 27% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$27,174 $40,766 $81,532

City

$41,894 $62,848 $125,696

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Sunnyside median earnings by income bracket

Sunnyside employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.0%	4.0%
Manufacturing sector	9.4%	9.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	13.3%	13.3%
Public administration	0.6%	0.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	20.1%	20.1%
Education, health & social services	6.6%	6.6%
Other	46.0%	46.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Zillah, WA	3,137	$63,750	15.2%
Granger, WA	3,806	$54,107	2.2%
Prosser, WA	6,288	$53,333	3.6%
Toppenish, WA	8,872	$52,981	4.2%
Grandview, WA	11,075	$50,444	8.8%
Sunnyside, WA	16,703	$40,766	26.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Highland Village, TX	16,701	$145,536	163.1%
Farmingville, NY	16,705	$113,646	105.4%
Cohoes, NY	16,708	$55,266	0.1%
Sylvan Lake, AB	16,694	n/a
Opelousas, LA	16,687	$32,666	41.0%
Sunnyside, WA	16,703	$40,766	26.3%

Source: The Sunnyside, WA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).