Sunnyvale vs Wilmer

A side-by-side comparison of Sunnyvale and Wilmer: population, income, housing, and more.

Sunnyvale and Wilmer are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sunnyvale has the higher population (8,069 vs 5,876 in Wilmer). Sunnyvale has the higher median household income ($157,500 vs $58,837 in Wilmer). Sunnyvale has the higher median home value ($540,500 vs $111,200 in Wilmer).

Population, income & housing

	Sunnyvale	Wilmer
Population	8,069	5,876
Median age	42.5 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$157,500	$58,837
Median home value	$540,500	$111,200
Median gross rent	$1,216	$1,349
Housing units	2,722	2,081
Homeownership rate	83.1%	61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.0%	9.5%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sunnyvale	Wilmer
Population	6,484 → 8,069 (+24.4%)	4,383 → 5,876 (+34.1%)
Median household income	$132,488 → $157,500 (+18.9%)	$46,765 → $58,837 (+25.8%)
Median home value	$380,400 → $540,500 (+42.1%)	$56,800 → $111,200 (+95.8%)
Median gross rent	$843 → $1,216 (+44.2%)	$921 → $1,349 (+46.5%)

Sunnyvale

Population

6,4848,069

Median household income

$132,488$157,500

Median home value

$380,400$540,500

Median gross rent

$843$1,216

Wilmer

Population

4,3835,876

Median household income

$46,765$58,837

Median home value

$56,800$111,200

Median gross rent

$921$1,349

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sunnyvale	Wilmer
Under 5	4.5%	9.9%
5 to 17	22.8%	13.9%
18 to 24	7.2%	10.0%
25 to 34	8.5%	16.6%
35 to 44	10.5%	11.9%
45 to 54	14.0%	10.2%
55 to 64	16.2%	14.2%
65 to 74	10.7%	10.1%
75 and over	5.6%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sunnyvale	Wilmer
White (non-Hispanic)	50.7%	21.9%
Black or African American	13.0%	30.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	22.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	46.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sunnyvale	Wilmer
No high school diploma	3.2%	34.2%
High school graduate	17.7%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	23.1%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	31.2%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	24.8%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sunnyvale	Wilmer
Drove alone	77.5%	93.1%
Carpooled	8.6%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sunnyvale	Wilmer
1-unit, detached	88.8%	43.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.3%
20 or more units	7.1%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	39.5%

Poverty & households

	Sunnyvale	Wilmer
Poverty rate	7.9%	15.2%
Average household size	3.04	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	31	31
Median year structure built	2006	2007