Sunny Side

Population: 224
Median household income: $36,875
Median home value: $76,700

Sunny Side is a community in Spalding County, Georgia, home to 224 residents. At $36,875, its median household income sits below Spalding County's $60,217.

From 2019 to 2023, Sunny Side's population grew 44.5% from 155 to 224, while its median home value fell 35.4% from $118,800 to $76,700.

The median resident is 33.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 29.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 224
Median age: 33.3 yrs
Median household income: $36,875
Median home value: $76,700
Median gross rent: $1,136
Housing units: 105
Homeownership rate: 45.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

155224

Median household income

$48,750$36,875

Median home value

$118,800$76,700

Median gross rent

$964$1,136

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	155	$48,750	$118,800	$964
2020	213	—	$64,000	$950
2021	139	—	$85,000	—
2022	174	$30,833	—	$1,156
2023	224	$36,875	$76,700	$1,136

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1729.9%

18 to 241.3%

25 to 3425.4%

35 to 441.3%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 647.6%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11	4.9%
5 to 17	67	29.9%
18 to 24	3	1.3%
25 to 34	57	25.4%
35 to 44	3	1.3%
45 to 54	34	15.2%
55 to 64	17	7.6%
65 to 74	32	14.3%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	131	58.5%
Black or African American	82	36.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.9%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.4%

High school graduate72.0%

Some college or associate's10.5%

Bachelor's degree0.7%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	22	15.4%
High school graduate	103	72.0%
Some college or associate's	15	10.5%
Bachelor's degree	1	0.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone82.6%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means7.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	76	82.6%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	9.8%
Other means	7	7.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	27	32.5%
15 to 29 min	11	13.3%
30 to 44 min	16	19.3%
45 to 59 min	25	30.1%
60+ min	4	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 25.4% (57 of 224)

	Count	Share
Family households	64	66.7%
Nonfamily households	32	33.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	96	91.4%
Vacant	9	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	44	45.8%
Renter-occupied	52	54.2%

1-unit, detached68.6%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other30.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	72	68.6%
1-unit, attached	1	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32	30.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1374572
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.36 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 33.3424, -84.2935