Sunnyside, Utah
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Population change since 2000: -8.2%
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| Males: 192 |  (51.9%) |
| Females: 179 |  (48.1%) |
| Median resident age: | 34.1 years |
| Utah median age: | 32.1 years |
Zip codes: 84539.
| Sunnyside: | $53,426 |
| UT: | $89,168 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $24,691 (it was $13,752 in 2000)
Sunnyside city income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $118,734 (it was $46,900 in 2000)
| Sunnyside: | $118,734 |
| UT: | $499,500 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $92,518; detached houses: $95,822; mobile homes: $30,077
Median gross rent in 2022: $1,228.
(16.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 22.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 18.2% for other race residents, 15.9% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sunnyside, UT
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- 43572.1%White alone
- 10617.6%Two or more races
- 9115.1%Hispanic
- 30.5%Black alone
Races in Sunnyside detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of Utah and other state lists, there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Sunnyside, Utah as of May 16, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Sunnyside is 185 to 1.
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Ancestries: American (18.3%), Irish (7.8%), English (6.8%), German (6.4%), Italian (5.9%), Polish (2.3%).
Current Local Time: MST time zone
Elevation: 6710 feet
Land area: 3.14 square miles.
Population density: 118 people per square mile (very low).
5 residents are foreign born
| This city: | 0.8% |
| Utah: | 100.0% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $553 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $705 (0.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Provo, UT 
(82.2 miles , pop. 105,166).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Jefferson, CO (282.2 miles , pop. 450,166).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (426.9 miles , pop. 1,321,045).
Nearest cities:
Wellington, UT (4.2 miles ),
), Kenilworth, UT (4.8 miles),
Carbonville, UT (4.9 miles ),
), South Duchesne, UT (4.9 miles),
West Wood, UT (4.9 miles ),
), Latitude: 39.55 N, Longitude: 110.40 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 435
| Here: | 3.6% |
| Utah: | 2.5% |
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (14.0%)
- Educational services (11.6%)
- Public administration (10.1%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (10.1%)
- Health care (7.0%)
- Finance & insurance (5.4%)
- Social assistance (5.4%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (26.5%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (19.1%)
- Public administration (10.3%)
- Truck transportation (5.9%)
- Health care (5.9%)
- Machinery, equipment, supplies merchant wholesalers (4.4%)
- Metal & metal products (2.9%)
- Educational services (21.3%)
- Finance & insurance (11.5%)
- Social assistance (11.5%)
- Public administration (9.8%)
- Health care (8.2%)
- Food & beverage stores (6.6%)
- Publishing, motion picture & sound recording industries (4.9%)
- Extraction workers (7.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.2%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (5.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.7%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (3.9%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (3.9%)
- Child care workers (3.9%)
- Extraction workers (14.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11.8%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (7.4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.9%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5.9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (11.5%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8.2%)
- Child care workers (8.2%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.6%)
- Cashiers (6.6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.9%)
Average climate in Sunnyside, Utah
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 50.9. This is significantly better than average.
| City: | 50.9 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 2.26. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 19.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 2.26 |
| U.S.: | 5.11 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 39.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 19.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 39.9 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 3.77. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 19.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 3.77 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Earthquake activity:
Sunnyside-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Utah state average. It is 2195% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 347.0 miles away from the city center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 381.6 miles away from Sunnyside center
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 358.7 miles away from Sunnyside center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 3/28/1975 at 02:31:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.1 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 201.8 miles away from Sunnyside center
On 12/21/1932 at 06:10:09, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 418.9 miles away from Sunnyside center
On 3/18/2020 at 13:09:31, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 7.4 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 121.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Carbon County (4) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Drought: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sunnyside:
- Snow College (about 65 miles; Ephraim, UT; Full-time enrollment: 3,224)
- Brigham Young University-Provo (about 82 miles; Provo, UT; FT enrollment: 33,525)
- Utah Valley University (about 87 miles; Orem, UT; FT enrollment: 24,403)
- Colorado Mesa University (about 105 miles; Grand Junction, CO; FT enrollment: 7,671)
- Western Governors University (about 111 miles; Salt Lake City, UT; FT enrollment: 31,481)
- Stevens-Henager College-Murray (about 111 miles; Murray, UT; FT enrollment: 6,395)
- Westminster College (about 113 miles; Salt Lake City, UT; FT enrollment: 2,870)
Public elementary/middle school in Sunnyside:
- BRUIN POINT SCHOOL (Students: 118, Location: 100 VIKING BLVD, Grades: PK-5)
User-submitted facts and corrections:
- Do to lack of students East Carbon High, Home to the Vikings. has been closed. Now kids are bused to price schools.
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Sunnyside: Sunnyside Ambulance Service (A), Sunnyside Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Valley View Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Drinking water stations with addresses in Sunnyside and their reported violations in the past:
SUNNYSIDE CITY WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 400, Purch surface water):Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2014 and MAR-2014, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-26-2014), St Public Notif requested (JUN-26-2014)
- One routine major monitoring violation
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.6 people |
| Utah: | 3.1 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 69.0% |
| Whole state: | 75.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 7.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.6% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
For population 15 years and over in Sunnyside:
- Never married: 28.5%
- Now married: 49.8%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 7.2%
- Divorced: 14.0%
For population 25 years and over in Sunnyside:
- High school or higher: 86.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 9.2%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.6 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 6.3 |
| Utah average: | 10.9 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Sunnyside, UT (based on Carbon County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 11,370 | 32 |
| Catholic | 4,091 | 4 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 1,002 | 14 |
| Mainline Protestant | 367 | 3 |
| Orthodox | 280 | 1 |
| None | 4,293 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
| This county: | 2.55 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.37 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Carbon County: | 0.51 / 10,000 pop. |
| Utah: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| Here: | 0.51 / 10,000 pop. |
| Utah: | 0.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11
| Carbon County: | 5.61 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 13
| Here: | 6.63 / 10,000 pop. |
| Utah: | 5.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 8.2% |
| State: | 6.3% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 25.1% |
| Utah: | 23.6% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2012) | |||||
| Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Government Administration | 1 | $3,548 | $42,576 | 6 | $2,400 |
| Streets and Highways | 1 | $3,590 | $43,080 | 1 | $1,166 |
| Financial Administration | 1 | $2,020 | $24,240 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters | 0 | $0 | 14 | $545 | |
| Health | 0 | $0 | 13 | $2,906 | |
| Totals for Government | 3 | $9,158 | $36,632 | 34 | $7,017 |
Sunnyside government finances - Expenditure in 2012 (per resident):
- Construction - Parks and Recreation: $142,000 ($382.75)
Health - Other: $37,000 ($99.73)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $105,000 ($283.02)
Health - Other: $102,000 ($274.93)
Central Staff Services: $70,000 ($188.68)
Financial Administration: $60,000 ($161.73)
Police Protection: $43,000 ($115.90)
General Public Buildings: $38,000 ($102.43)
Parks and Recreation: $31,000 ($83.56)
Judicial and Legal Services: $28,000 ($75.47)
Solid Waste Management: $28,000 ($75.47)
Regular Highways: $24,000 ($64.69)
Local Fire Protection: $15,000 ($40.43)
Sewerage: $13,000 ($35.04)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $11,000 ($29.65)
- General - Interest on Debt: $5,000 ($13.48)
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $9,000 ($24.26)
General - Other: $1,000 ($2.70)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $298,000 ($803.23)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000 ($18.87)
Sunnyside government finances - Revenue in 2012 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $45,000 ($121.29)
Solid Waste Management: $16,000 ($43.13)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,000 ($5.39)
Other: $2,000 ($5.39)
Parks and Recreation: $1,000 ($2.70)
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $92,000 ($247.98)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $71,000 ($191.37)
Sale of Property: $7,000 ($18.87)
Interest Earnings: $5,000 ($13.48)
Rents: $2,000 ($5.39)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $150,000 ($404.31)
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $71,000 ($191.37)
Highways: $21,000 ($56.60)
- Tax - Property: $206,000 ($555.26)
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $61,000 ($164.42)
Public Utilities Sales: $24,000 ($64.69)
Other License: $2,000 ($5.39)
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,000 ($2.70)
Sunnyside government finances - Cash and Securities in 2012 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $189,000 ($509.43)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $51,000 ($137.47)
Strongest AM radio stations in Sunnyside:
- KOAL (750 AM; 10 kW; PRICE, UT; Owner: EASTERN UTAH BROADCASTING CO.)
- KSLL (1080 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PRICE, UT; Owner: AGAINST THE WIND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
- KMTI (650 AM; 10 kW; MANTI, UT; Owner: SANPETE COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- KJOL (620 AM; 10 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: UNITED MINISTRIES)
- KNEU (1250 AM; 5 kW; ROOSEVELT, UT; Owner: COUNTRY GOLD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTKK (630 AM; 10 kW; SANDY, UT; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
- KBEE (860 AM; 10 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KVEL (920 AM; 5 kW; VERNAL, UT; Owner: ASHLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sunnyside:
- KWSA (100.9 FM; PRICE, UT; Owner: AGAINST THE WIND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K208AQ (89.5 FM; PRICE, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
- K220ET (91.9 FM; PRICE, UT; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- K288AN (105.5 FM; PRICE, UT; Owner: CARBON COUNTY)
- KLGL (97.5 FM; RICHFIELD, UT; Owner: SANPETE COUNTY BROADCASTING CO.)
- KMXU (105.1 FM; MANTI, UT; Owner: MILLCREEK BROADCASTING, LLC)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:
1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Sunnyside)FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:
1- Heading Se 15 Km From Sunnyside Post Office (Lat: 39.638583 Lon: -110.342667), Type: Tower, Structure height: 9 m, Overall height: 10 m, Call Sign: WPJP993,
Assigned Frequencies: 929.737 MHz, Grant Date: 08/29/1996, Expiration Date: 08/29/2006, Cancellation Date: 07/10/2001, Certifier: Donna Comer, Registrant: Paging Network Of America, Inc., 1500 International Pkwy, Suite 300, Richardson, TX 75081, Phone: (972) 801-0304, Fax: (972) 801-0330
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
6- Call Sign: KG7JGE, Licensee ID: L01844619, Grant Date: 02/28/2014, Expiration Date: 02/28/2024, Cancellation Date: 11/04/2014, Certifier: Ronald P La Borde, Registrant: Ronald P La Borde, Sunnyside, UT 84539-0143
- Call Sign: KG7OSZ, Previous Call Sign: KG7JGE, Licensee ID: L01844619, Grant Date: 02/28/2014, Expiration Date: 02/28/2024, Cancellation Date: 11/25/2014, Certifier: Ronald P La Borde, Registrant: Ronald P La Borde, Sunnyside, UT 84539-0143
- Call Sign: KG7PHK, Licensee ID: L01906563, Grant Date: 11/21/2014, Expiration Date: 11/21/2024, Certifier: Andrew Smith, Registrant: Andrew Smith, Sunnyside, UT 84539-0011
- Call Sign: K7XRL, Previous Call Sign: KG7OSZ, Licensee ID: L01844619, Grant Date: 11/25/2014, Expiration Date: 11/25/2024, Certifier: Ronald P Laborde, Registrant: Ronald P Laborde, Sunnyside, UT 84539-0143
- Call Sign: KJ7WSS, Licensee ID: L02437599, Grant Date: 04/07/2021, Expiration Date: 04/07/2031, Certifier: Clinton T Rhodes, Registrant: Clinton T Rhodes, Sunnyside, UT 84539
- Call Sign: KJ7WST, Licensee ID: L02437600, Grant Date: 04/07/2021, Expiration Date: 04/07/2031, Certifier: Larry R Rhodes, Registrant: Larry R Rhodes, Sunnyside, UT 84539
| Most common first names in Sunnyside, UT among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| William | 7 | 67.1 years |
| James | 4 | 70.8 years |
| Helen | 4 | 54.2 years |
| Robert | 4 | 77.0 years |
| John | 3 | 78.7 years |
| Frank | 3 | 75.7 years |
| Margaret | 3 | 72.7 years |
| Mary | 3 | 84.0 years |
| Nick | 3 | 79.0 years |
| Thomas | 3 | 76.3 years |
| Most common last names in Sunnyside, UT among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Preston | 6 | 78.3 years |
| Sanchez | 5 | 74.7 years |
| Alger | 4 | 78.5 years |
| Brown | 4 | 73.5 years |
| Farlaino | 3 | 71.6 years |
| Howell | 3 | 68.7 years |
| Aguayo | 2 | 71.6 years |
| Park | 2 | 47.5 years |
| Hess | 2 | 71.0 years |
| Polito | 2 | 76.5 years |
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 96.0%Utility gas
- 3.2%Electricity
- 0.8%Wood
- 94.1%Utility gas
- 3.9%Electricity
- 2.0%Coal or coke
Sunnyside compared to Utah state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.