San Joaquin vs Sunnyside

A side-by-side comparison of San Joaquin and Sunnyside: population, income, housing, and more.

San Joaquin and Sunnyside are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sunnyside has the higher population (5,003 vs 3,734 in San Joaquin). Sunnyside has the higher median household income ($114,500 vs $51,591 in San Joaquin). Sunnyside has the higher median home value ($489,300 vs $249,700 in San Joaquin).

Population, income & housing

	San Joaquin	Sunnyside
Population	3,734	5,003
Median age	24.9 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$51,591	$114,500
Median home value	$249,700	$489,300
Median gross rent	$1,070	$1,530
Housing units	901	1,602
Homeownership rate	33.3%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.5%	37.0%
Unemployment rate	17.4%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Joaquin	Sunnyside
Population	4,020 → 3,734 (-7.1%)	4,464 → 5,003 (+12.1%)
Median household income	$34,426 → $51,591 (+49.9%)	$77,527 → $114,500 (+47.7%)
Median home value	$164,900 → $249,700 (+51.4%)	$295,000 → $489,300 (+65.9%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $1,070 (+58.5%)	$943 → $1,530 (+62.2%)

San Joaquin

Population

4,0203,734

Median household income

$34,426$51,591

Median home value

$164,900$249,700

Median gross rent

$675$1,070

Sunnyside

Population

4,4645,003

Median household income

$77,527$114,500

Median home value

$295,000$489,300

Median gross rent

$943$1,530

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	San Joaquin	Sunnyside
Under 5	11.0%	4.6%
5 to 17	28.4%	19.7%
18 to 24	10.8%	7.6%
25 to 34	17.9%	15.6%
35 to 44	9.9%	11.0%
45 to 54	8.0%	13.1%
55 to 64	8.7%	11.5%
65 to 74	3.0%	12.3%
75 and over	2.3%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Joaquin	Sunnyside
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	30.1%
Black or African American	5.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	10.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	93.5%	54.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Joaquin	Sunnyside
No high school diploma	57.8%	15.2%
High school graduate	23.9%	18.7%
Some college or associate's	15.8%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	2.5%	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	19.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Joaquin	Sunnyside
Drove alone	75.7%	76.4%
Carpooled	11.6%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	3.3%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	9.3%
Other means	2.1%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Joaquin	Sunnyside
1-unit, detached	55.2%	84.5%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	26.1%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.2%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	San Joaquin	Sunnyside
Poverty rate	35.8%	8.5%
Average household size	4.30	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1985	1966