Sunnyside, Georgia

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Population in 2010: 1,303.
Population change since 2000: -5.9%
Males: 342  (26.3%)
Females: 961  (73.7%)
Median resident age:

44.8 years
Georgia median age:

37.6 years

Zip codes: 31501.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $42,918 (it was $35,500 in 2000)
Sunnyside:

$42,918
GA:

$72,837

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $30,632 (it was $19,852 in 2000)

Sunnyside CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $100,262 (it was $68,800 in 2000)
Sunnyside:

$100,262
GA:

$297,400

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $172,212; detached houses: $169,876
March 2022 cost of living index in Sunnyside: 73.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 18.6%
(17.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Sunnyside, GA (2022)
    • 91993.9%White alone
    • 242.5%Two or more races
    • 191.9%Black alone

Races in Sunnyside detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: American (21.2%), European (11.5%), German (7.8%), Welsh (1.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 1.42 square miles.

Population density: 919 people per square mile   (low).

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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Sunnyside CDP:

0.9% ($604)
Georgia:

0.9% ($919)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jacksonville, FL (75.2 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (728.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Waycross, GA (1.4 miles ),
Deenwood, GA (1.4 miles ),
Blackshear, GA (2.6 miles ),
Waresboro, GA (3.3 miles ),
Hoboken, GA (3.6 miles ),
Bristol, GA (3.8 miles ),
Dixie Union, GA (3.9 miles ),
Patterson, GA (4.0 miles )

Latitude: 31.24 N, Longitude: 82.34 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 912

Distribution of median household income in Sunnyside, GA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Sunnyside, GA in 2022
Sunnyside satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.8%
Georgia:

2.9%
Most common industries in Sunnyside, GA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Educational services (16.2%)
  • Public administration (12.9%)
  • Construction (8.7%)
  • Motor vehicle & parts dealers (6.1%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (5.9%)
  • Finance & insurance (5.6%)
  • Rail transportation (5.4%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Public administration (14.5%)
  • Rail transportation (11.2%)
  • Construction (10.5%)
  • Truck transportation (8.7%)
  • Finance & insurance (8.7%)
  • Paper (5.4%)
  • Motor vehicle & parts dealers (5.4%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Educational services (26.4%)
  • Public administration (11.4%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (9.0%)
  • Construction (7.0%)
  • Motor vehicle & parts dealers (6.7%)
  • Social assistance (6.4%)
  • Health care (4.3%)
Most common occupations in Sunnyside, GA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Child care workers (5.0%)
  • Cashiers (5.0%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.9%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4.2%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.8%)
  • Top executives (3.8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3.7%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Top executives (8.0%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7.2%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.2%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.2%)
  • Electricians (5.4%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5.1%)
  • Financial managers (4.7%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Child care workers (9.7%)
  • Cashiers (9.7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (9.4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7.0%)
  • Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6.0%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6.0%)
  • Registered nurses (4.7%)

Average climate in Sunnyside, Georgia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Sunnyside, Georgia average temperatures Sunnyside, Georgia average precipitation Sunnyside, Georgia humidity Sunnyside, Georgia wind speed Sunnyside, Georgia snowfall Sunnyside, Georgia sunshine Sunnyside, Georgia clear and cloudy days

Tornado activity:

Sunnyside-area historical tornado activity is below Georgia state average. It is 19% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/18/1968, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.2 miles away from the Sunnyside place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 2/25/1970, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 3.5 miles away from the place center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Sunnyside-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 46% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 182.5 miles away from the city center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 172.6 miles away from the city center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 180.8 miles away from Sunnyside center
On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 292.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 295.4 miles away from Sunnyside center
On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 76.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Ware County (13) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 4, Fires: 3, Floods: 3, Hurricanes: 3, Tornadoes: 3, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Snowfall: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Sunnyside topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Sunnyside:

  • MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM IN WAYCROSS, INC Acute Care Hospitals (about 1 miles away; WAYCROSS, GA)
  • SATILLA CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 1 miles away; WAYCROSS, GA)
  • SATILLA PARK HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 1 miles away; WAYCROSS, GA)
  • WAYCROSS HEALTH AND REHABILITATION (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; WAYCROSS, GA)
  • DIALYSIS FACILITIES INC WAYCROSS (Dialysis Facility, about 2 miles away; WAYCROSS, GA)
  • WARE VISITING NURSES SERVICE, INC (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; WAYCROSS, GA)
  • AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; WAYCROSS, GA)

Airports located in Sunnyside:

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sunnyside:

  • South Georgia State College (about 36 miles; Douglas, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,507)
  • College of Coastal Georgia (about 51 miles; Brunswick, GA; FT enrollment: 2,447)
  • Valdosta State University (about 63 miles; Valdosta, GA; FT enrollment: 11,155)
  • Wiregrass Georgia Technical College (about 65 miles; Valdosta, GA; FT enrollment: 3,246)
  • Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (about 73 miles; Tifton, GA; FT enrollment: 2,564)
  • Florida State College at Jacksonville (about 75 miles; Jacksonville, FL; FT enrollment: 21,810)
  • Florida Gateway College (about 75 miles; Lake City, FL; FT enrollment: 2,179)

Points of interest:

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Notable location: Okefenokee Church Camp (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Sunnyside include: Brooks Church (A), Grace Church (B), Victory Drive Church of God (C), Okefenokee Church (D), Sunnyside Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Birthplace of: Ken Barfield - Football player.

Ware County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.4 people
Georgia:

2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

70.1%
Whole state:

68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

3.5%
Whole state:

5.9%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households
4 people in nursing homes in 2000

For population 15 years and over in Sunnyside:

Marital status in Sunnyside, GA
  • Never married: 36.9%
  • Now married: 45.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 8.2%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

For population 25 years and over in Sunnyside:

  • High school or higher: 95.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.0 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

8.0
Georgia average:

12.2

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Sunnyside, GA (based on Ware County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant15,94671
Mainline Protestant2,77815
Black Protestant2,62011
Other1,1233
Catholic1,0951
None12,750-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 9
This county:

2.51 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:

1.91 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Ware County:

0.28 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
Here:

1.40 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.86 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 35
Here:

9.77 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:

5.12 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 19
Here:

5.31 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.41 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

11.6%
Georgia:

10.4%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

28.2%
Georgia:

27.8%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

13.1%
Georgia:

14.6%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
This city:

45.8%
Georgia:

48.9%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Sunnyside:

44.1%
State:

46.5%

Average BMI:
This city:

31.9
Georgia:

28.9

People feeling badly about themselves:
This city:

20.2%
Georgia:

20.4%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
This city:

22.2%
State:

10.8%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Here:

6.7
Georgia:

6.7

Overweight people:
This city:

45.5%
State:

33.5%

General health condition:
Sunnyside:

52.0%
Georgia:

56.2%

Average condition of hearing:
This city:

83.0%
Georgia:

80.8%

More about Health and Nutrition of Sunnyside, GA Residents

Strongest AM radio stations in Sunnyside:

  • WFNS (1350 AM; 2 kW; BLACKSHEAR, GA; Owner: MARMAC COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WCGA (1100 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WOODBINE, GA; Owner: COX BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
  • WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WDMG (860 AM; 5 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WLOP (1370 AM; 5 kW; JESUP, GA; Owner: JESUP BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WUFE (1260 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WOKA (1310 AM; 4 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sunnyside:

  • WASW (91.9 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WKUB (105.1 FM; BLACKSHEAR, GA; Owner: MATTOX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWUF (97.7 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: MATTOX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WXVS (90.1 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WWSN (103.3 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: QANTUM OF BRUNSWICK LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WYNR (102.5 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: QANTUM OF BRUNSWICK LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • W214BG (90.7 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
  • WWRR (100.7 FM; BRUNSWICK, GA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WSOL-FM (101.5 FM; BRUNSWICK, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WBYZ (94.5 FM; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WOKA-FM (106.7 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WAJQ-FM (104.3 FM; ALMA, GA; Owner: BLUEBERRY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Sunnyside:

  • W54CW (Channel 54; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WXGA-TV (Channel 8; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WPXC-TV (Channel 21; BRUNSWICK, GA; Owner: PAXSON JAX LICENSE, INC.)

Sunnyside fatal accident list:

Oct 29, 2021 01:20 PM, Sr-38, Lat: 31.232947, Lon: -82.329611, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Sep 19, 2019 03:32 PM, Cr-Sunnyside Drive, Lat: 31.237331, Lon: -82.342475, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 1Number of bridges
  • 49ft / 15.2mTotal length
  • $4,529,000Total costs
  • 21,290Total average daily traffic
  • 1,703Total average daily truck traffic
  • 31,935Total future (year 2032) average daily traffic

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Sunnyside)

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)

FCC Registered Paging Towers:

6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

1
  • Call Sign: N0ILH, Previous Call Sign: KB4FYC, Licensee ID: L00265731, Grant Date: 07/01/2000, Expiration Date: 09/11/2010, Cancellation Date: 09/12/2012, Registrant: Robert L Wright Jr, Sunnyside, GA 30284


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Sunnyside, GA
  • 83.8%Electricity
  • 16.2%Utility gas


Sunnyside compared to Georgia state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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