Sunnyvale is a relatively large city located in the state of California. With a population of 153,091 people and 33 associated neighborhoods, Sunnyvale is the 36th largest community in California.
Sunnyvale home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Sunnyvale real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Also of interest is that Sunnyvale has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 24.65% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One thing that you will notice about Sunnyvale is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Sunnyvale a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Sunnyvale use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Sunnyvale‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
If knowledge is power, Sunnyvale is a pretty powerful place. 67.99% of the adults in Sunnyvale have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in Sunnyvale in 2022 was $89,432, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $357,728 for a family of four.
Sunnyvale is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sunnyvale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sunnyvale residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Sunnyvale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.69% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sunnyvale include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Sunnyvale's cultural character, accounting for 49.36% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Sunnyvale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.