Sunnyside, Fresno County, California
Census-designated place in California, United States
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Sunnyside (formerly, Maltermoro)[4] is a census-designated place[5] in Fresno County, California.[2] It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 5 miles (8 km) north-northeast of Malaga,[4] at an elevation of 328 ft (100 m).[2] It is an eastern suburb of Fresno. At the 2020 census, Sunnyside's population was 4,627.
Sunnyside | |
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Location in Fresno County and the state of California | |
  Sunnyside Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 36°44′57″N 119°41′58″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Fresno County |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.913 sq mi (4.955 km2) |
| • Land | 1.913 sq mi (4.955 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 330 ft (100 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,627 |
| • Density | 2,419/sq mi (933.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1659922; 2583154 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sunnyside, Fresno County, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sunnyside, Fresno County, California | |
The Maltermoro post office operated from 1894 to 1913.[4] The name honored postmaster George H. Malter.[4]
Demographics
Sunnyside first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[7]
The 2020 United States census reported that Sunnyside had a population of 4,627. The population density was 2,418.7 inhabitants per square mile (933.9/km2). The racial makeup of Sunnyside was 41.2% White, 3.2% African American, 2.1% Native American, 14.6% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 22.2% from other races, and 16.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 43.6% of the population.[8]
The whole population lived in households. There were 1,528 households, out of which 33.6% included children under the age of 18, 56.1% were married-couple households, 6.2% were cohabiting couple households, 23.9% had a female householder with no partner present, and 13.8% had a male householder with no partner present. 19.1% of households were one person, and 11.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.03.[8] There were 1,186 families (77.6% of all households).[9]
The age distribution was 24.0% under the age of 18, 8.2% aged 18 to 24, 23.0% aged 25 to 44, 24.0% aged 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.5 males.[8]
There were 1,596 housing units at an average density of 834.3 units per square mile (322.1 units/km2), of which 1,528 (95.7%) were occupied. Of these, 79.3% were owner-occupied, and 20.7% were occupied by renters.[8]
Education
Most of it is in the Fresno Unified School District. A portion is in the Sanger Unified School District.[10]