Sunnyside vs Union Gap

A side-by-side comparison of Sunnyside and Union Gap: population, income, housing, and more.

Sunnyside and Union Gap are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sunnyside has the higher population (16,329 vs 6,511 in Union Gap). Union Gap has the higher median household income ($58,958 vs $53,350 in Sunnyside). Sunnyside has the higher median home value ($207,200 vs $186,200 in Union Gap).

Population, income & housing

	Sunnyside	Union Gap
Population	16,329	6,511
Median age	27.2 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$53,350	$58,958
Median home value	$207,200	$186,200
Median gross rent	$1,065	$1,111
Housing units	4,689	2,256
Homeownership rate	59.8%	64.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	4.3%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	11.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sunnyside	Union Gap
Population	16,559 → 16,329 (-1.4%)	6,163 → 6,511 (+5.6%)
Median household income	$42,780 → $53,350 (+24.7%)	$41,310 → $58,958 (+42.7%)
Median home value	$129,400 → $207,200 (+60.1%)	$107,800 → $186,200 (+72.7%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $1,065 (+47.5%)	$868 → $1,111 (+28.0%)

Sunnyside

Population

16,55916,329

Median household income

$42,780$53,350

Median home value

$129,400$207,200

Median gross rent

$722$1,065

Union Gap

Population

6,1636,511

Median household income

$41,310$58,958

Median home value

$107,800$186,200

Median gross rent

$868$1,111

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sunnyside	Union Gap
Under 5	9.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	31.0%	20.1%
18 to 24	7.2%	14.3%
25 to 34	13.8%	11.9%
35 to 44	11.6%	12.6%
45 to 54	8.1%	12.3%
55 to 64	8.9%	11.8%
65 to 74	4.8%	6.2%
75 and over	5.4%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sunnyside	Union Gap
White (non-Hispanic)	11.9%	32.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	5.4%
Asian	0.7%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	86.5%	56.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sunnyside	Union Gap
No high school diploma	45.2%	32.9%
High school graduate	30.5%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	15.4%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.8%	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sunnyside	Union Gap
Drove alone	78.4%	75.9%
Carpooled	17.4%	17.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	5.3%
Other means	0.7%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sunnyside	Union Gap
1-unit, detached	53.9%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.4%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	19.7%

Poverty & households

	Sunnyside	Union Gap
Poverty rate	17.4%	12.8%
Average household size	3.64	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	24	17
Median year structure built	1975	1970