How many renters in Sunnyside, WA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Sunnyside, WA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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42.6% (±13.1 points) of renting households in Sunnyside, WA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

33.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 42.6% (±13.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 33.4% (±11.8 points)
Median share of income: 25.8% (±5.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Sunnyside

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Sunnyside	Yakima County	Washington	United States
Less than 15%	8.1% (±5.2 points)	15.8%	12.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	16.0% (±6.1 points)	14.6%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	24.5% (±10.4 points)	13.6%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.8% (±5.0 points)	11.6%	12.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.2% (±5.8 points)	7.7%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	33.4% (±11.8 points)	36.6%	40.1%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Sunnyside against Yakima County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sunnyside	Yakima County	Washington	United States
Paying 30% or more	42.6% (±13.1 points)	44.3% (±3.0 points)	49.9% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	33.4% (±11.8 points)	36.6% (±2.7 points)	40.1% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	25.8% (±5.5 points)	27.6% (±1.1 points)	30.0% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$45,778 (±$11,849)	$49,408 (±$1,966)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,026 (±$166)	$1,109 (±$30)	$1,760 (±$7)	$1,413

In Sunnyside, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Yakima County (44.3%).

It is not measurably different from Washington (49.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Yakima County, Sunnyside ranks 7 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 299 of 467.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Sunnyside

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sunnyside
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Sunnyside	—	42.6% (±13.1 points)	—
Grandview	6.8 mi	34.0% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Mabton	7.2 mi	52.5% (±19.8 points)	Not measurably different
Granger	9.1 mi	39.9% (±20.1 points)	Not measurably different
Prosser	14 mi	48.0% (±16.7 points)	Not measurably different
Zillah	14 mi	21.9% (±19.8 points)	Not measurably different
Toppenish	15 mi	34.3% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Wapato	22 mi	26.9% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Moxee	25 mi	0.0% (±24.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Moxee, WA (0.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Yakima County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Summitview	75.0% (±61.2 points)
2	Ahtanum	61.3% (±36.4 points)
3	Mabton	52.5% (±19.8 points)
4	Yakima	49.2% (±4.6 points)
5	Terrace Heights	48.6% (±18.5 points)
6	Naches	46.6% (±19.3 points)
7	Sunnyside	42.6% (±13.1 points)
8	Gleed	42.5% (±37.3 points)
9	Tieton	41.2% (±32.4 points)
10	Granger	39.9% (±20.1 points)
11	Selah	38.9% (±16.8 points)
12	Union Gap	38.7% (±16.7 points)
13	Toppenish	34.3% (±8.7 points)

Showing 13 of 18 places in Yakima County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Sunnyside

Are renters in Sunnyside rent-burdened?

42.6% of renting households in Sunnyside pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Sunnyside spend on rent?

The median renting household in Sunnyside, WA spends 25.8% (±5.5 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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