Sunnyvale, CA Demographic Data
Sunnyvale, CA Summary
Sunnyvale is located in Santa Clara County in California
- Population: 146,199
- Area: 22.69 sq. miles
- Land Area: 21.99 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.70 sq. miles
- Population Density: 6,443.60 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 59.06 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
California Heat Map by County Population
Cities With Largest Population in CA
Counties With Largest Population in CA
Sponsored
Sunnyvale, CA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
74,432
49%
50.8
Male
78,330
51%
49.2
Total Population
152,762
323,128,000
Sunnyvale, CA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
11,615
7.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
10,250
6.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
7,580
5.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
6,871
4.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
6,921
4.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
31,186
20.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
25,628
16.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
20,084
13.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
8,719
5.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
6,022
3.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
9,286
6.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
5,521
3.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
3,079
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
118,868
77.8%
77.2
Female
57,159
48.1%
51.3
Male
61,709
51.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
115,705
75.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
21,115
13.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
17,886
11.7%
15.2
Female
9,710
54.3%
55.8
Male
8,176
45.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Sunnyvale, CA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
146,776
96.1%
96.8
White
63,833
41.8%
72.6
Black or African American
2,494
1.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
953
0.6%
0.8
Asian
66,240
43.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
30,473
19.9%
1.2
Chinese
19,793
13.0%
1.3
Filipino
4,176
2.7%
0.9
Japanese
3,390
2.2%
0.2
Korean
2,847
1.9%
0.4
Vietnamese
2,673
1.7%
0.6
Other Asian
2,888
1.9%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
285
0.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
12,971
8.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
5,986
3.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
30,626
20.0%
17.8
Mexican
23,274
15.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
794
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
74
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
6,484
4.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
122,136
80.0%
82.2
Sunnyvale, CA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
4,439
4.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
4,478
4.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
13,325
12.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
11,789
10.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
6,667
6.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
34,649
31.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
34,178
31.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
8,917
8.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
100,608
91.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
68,827
62.8%
31.2
Sunnyvale, CA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
33,946
27.5%
33.7%
Now Married
75,141
60.9%
47.5
Divorced
7,441
6.0%
11.0%
Separated
1,667
1.4%
2.0
Widowed
5,122
4.2
5.8%
Sunnyvale, CA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
60,982
43.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
80,165
56.8%
21.6%
Spanish
20,594
14.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
20,181
14.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
37,541
26.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
1,849
1.3%
1.1%
Sunnyvale, CA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,070
3.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,160
2.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,883
3.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,760
4.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,912
5.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
5,750
10.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
5,811
10.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
11,317
20.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
8,268
14.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
14,314
25.4%
6.4
Median household income
121,546
57,617
Per capita income
56,840
31,128
Sunnyvale, CA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
166
0.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
5,651
6.9%
9.8
Construction
2,757
3.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
11,705
14.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
2,572
3.1%
6.6
Information
7,144
8.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
15,183
18.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
2,174
2.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
22,141
27.1%
11.4
Public administration
2,222
2.7%
4.6
Retail trade
6,801
8.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,300
1.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,853
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
3,093
3.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
53,900
66.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,591
4.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
11,471
14.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
9,614
11.8%
18.1%
Sunnyvale, CA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
80,021
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
58,004
72.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
8,482
10.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
5,325
6.7%
5.1
Walked
1,665
2.1%
2.7
Other means
2,332
2.9%
1.8
Worked at home
4,213
5.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.2
26.6
Sunnyvale, CA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2,777
4.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
21,039
37.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
22,400
39.8%
37.1
3 or more
10,029
17.8%
21.0
Sunnyvale, CA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
56,245
94.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
25,653
45.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
30,592
54.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,163
5.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Sunnyvale, CA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
59,408
1 room
3,413
5.7%
2.4
2 rooms
4,417
7.4%
2.7
3 rooms
9,226
15.5%
9.1
4 rooms
11,900
20.0%
16.5
5 rooms
10,595
17.8%
19.8
6 rooms
8,635
14.5%
17.8
7 rooms
5,984
10.1%
12.0
8 rooms
2,481
4.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,757
4.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Sunnyvale, CA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
59,408
1-unit, detached
24,890
41.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
5,106
8.6%
5.9
2-units
431
0.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
3,319
5.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
2,890
4.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
5,991
10.1%
4.4
20 or more units
13,523
22.8%
9.0
Mobile home
3,258
5.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Sunnyvale, CA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,151
1.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2,436
4.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
12,198
20.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
11,570
19.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
11,215
18.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
6,551
11.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
7,142
12.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,869
4.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
2,746
4.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,530
2.6%
1.4%
Sunnyvale, CA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
33,557
59.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
842
1.5%
4.7
Electricity
20,617
36.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
140
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
93
0.2%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
996
1.8%
1.1
Sunnyvale, CA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
16,464
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$500 to $999
548
3.3%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
821
5.0%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,777
10.8%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,118
12.9%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
2,573
15.6%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
8,627
52.4%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
7,115
43.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,357
14.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,607
9.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,585
9.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
3,800
23.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Sunnyvale, CA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
41,631,300
No Cash Rent
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
2,331
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
4,586
15.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
4,501
15.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,064
13.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
4,388
14.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,136
10.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
8,753
29.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,164
0.0%
0.0%
Sunnyvale, CA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
25,653
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
477
1.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
625
2.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
701
2.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
565
2.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
845
3.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
466
1.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
5,803
22.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
16,171
63.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
1,152,500
205,000
