Sunnyvale

Population: 153,455
Median household income: $181,862
Median home value: $1,816,600

Sunnyvale, a community in Santa Clara County, California, has 153,455 residents. The median household income of $181,862 is above the Santa Clara County median ($159,674).

Between 2019 and 2023, Sunnyvale's population held roughly steady from 152,770 to 153,455, while its median home value rose 48.5% from $1,223,600 to $1,816,600.

55.4% of workers drive to work alone. 36.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 153,455
Median age: 35.1 yrs
Median household income: $181,862
Median home value: $1,816,600
Median gross rent: $3,065
Housing units: 61,808
Homeownership rate: 43.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 69.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

152,770153,455

Median household income

$140,631$181,862

Median home value

$1,223,600$1,816,600

Median gross rent

$2,508$3,065

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	152,770	$140,631	$1,223,600	$2,508
2020	152,569	$150,464	$1,397,200	$2,699
2021	155,550	$161,670	$1,528,500	$2,837
2022	154,573	$174,506	$1,680,700	$2,990
2023	153,455	$181,862	$1,816,600	$3,065

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3423.0%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 746.7%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10,506	6.8%
5 to 17	20,506	13.4%
18 to 24	10,030	6.5%
25 to 34	35,364	23.0%
35 to 44	24,540	16.0%
45 to 54	17,293	11.3%
55 to 64	16,248	10.6%
65 to 74	10,288	6.7%
75 and over	8,680	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	42,140	27.5%
Black or African American	2,134	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	273	0.2%
Asian	75,445	49.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	119	0.1%
Some other race	831	0.5%
Two or more races	6,933	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25,580	16.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate9.4%

Some college or associate's16.0%

Bachelor's degree30.3%

Graduate or professional degree38.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,195	5.5%
High school graduate	10,532	9.4%
Some college or associate's	17,948	16.0%
Bachelor's degree	34,012	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	43,726	38.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone55.4%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit4.3%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home27.0%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	47,345	55.4%
Carpooled	7,411	8.7%
Public transit	3,687	4.3%
Walked	1,206	1.4%
Bicycle	1,269	1.5%
Worked from home	23,043	27.0%
Other means	1,469	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,751	23.6%
15 to 29 min	28,636	45.9%
30 to 44 min	12,841	20.6%
45 to 59 min	3,098	5.0%
60+ min	3,061	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 5.6% (8,529 of 152,408)

	Count	Share
Family households	36,937	62.8%
Nonfamily households	21,854	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	58,791	95.1%
Vacant	3,017	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	25,767	43.8%
Renter-occupied	33,024	56.2%

1-unit, detached36.5%

1-unit, attached10.1%

2 to 4 units10.0%

5 to 19 units14.6%

20 or more units23.3%

Mobile home & other5.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	22,540	36.5%
1-unit, attached	6,227	10.1%
2 to 4 units	6,153	10.0%
5 to 19 units	9,048	14.6%
20 or more units	14,383	23.3%
Mobile home & other	3,457	5.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0677000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 22 sq mi
Water area: 0.72 sq mi
Center point: 37.3858, -122.0263