Sierra Madre vs Sun Village

A side-by-side comparison of Sierra Madre and Sun Village: population, income, housing, and more.

Sierra Madre and Sun Village are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sierra Madre has the higher population (11,020 vs 11,009 in Sun Village). Sierra Madre has the higher median household income ($141,094 vs $68,284 in Sun Village). Sierra Madre has the higher median home value ($1,172,200 vs $348,100 in Sun Village).

Population, income & housing

	Sierra Madre	Sun Village
Population	11,020	11,009
Median age	46.9 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$141,094	$68,284
Median home value	$1,172,200	$348,100
Median gross rent	$2,086	$1,650
Housing units	5,113	3,325
Homeownership rate	57.0%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.4%	7.9%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sierra Madre	Sun Village
Population	10,932 → 11,020 (+0.8%)	13,819 → 11,009 (-20.3%)
Median household income	$100,988 → $141,094 (+39.7%)	$46,502 → $68,284 (+46.8%)
Median home value	$969,700 → $1,172,200 (+20.9%)	$233,500 → $348,100 (+49.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,615 → $2,086 (+29.2%)	$1,246 → $1,650 (+32.4%)

Sierra Madre

Population

10,93211,020

Median household income

$100,988$141,094

Median home value

$969,700$1,172,200

Median gross rent

$1,615$2,086

Sun Village

Population

13,81911,009

Median household income

$46,502$68,284

Median home value

$233,500$348,100

Median gross rent

$1,246$1,650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sierra Madre	Sun Village
Under 5	5.1%	6.3%
5 to 17	13.0%	21.5%
18 to 24	3.4%	9.4%
25 to 34	13.3%	9.1%
35 to 44	12.4%	12.5%
45 to 54	11.3%	15.8%
55 to 64	19.6%	13.4%
65 to 74	12.0%	8.9%
75 and over	10.0%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sierra Madre	Sun Village
White (non-Hispanic)	55.7%	18.0%
Black or African American	5.2%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.6%
Asian	17.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.9%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	16.8%	77.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sierra Madre	Sun Village
No high school diploma	2.0%	31.2%
High school graduate	8.0%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	30.5%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	34.9%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sierra Madre	Sun Village
Drove alone	67.1%	86.6%
Carpooled	2.9%	7.4%
Public transit	4.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.2%	4.7%
Other means	1.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sierra Madre	Sun Village
1-unit, detached	62.7%	91.5%
1-unit, attached	11.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	13.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.3%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.6%

Poverty & households

	Sierra Madre	Sun Village
Poverty rate	4.8%	16.1%
Average household size	2.33	3.52
Mean commute (minutes)	30	40
Median year structure built	1959	1983