Sunnyvale

Population & Demographics

Sunnyvale, CA

Sunnyvale is home to 154,236 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 81,925 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
154,236
people
Population

154,236 residents

Median age 35.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Sunnyvale population & demographics

Who lives in Sunnyvale — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
154,236
Median age
35.2yrs
Median household income
$186,170
Median home value
$1,801,800
Median gross rent
$3,039/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
69.3%
Poverty rate
5.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Sunnyvale

How Sunnyvale breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Asian49.4%
White26.5%
Hispanic or Latino17.0%
Two or more races4.3%
Black1.5%
Some other race0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%

Race across Sunnyvale

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Sunnyvale.

Sunnyvale at a glance
Employed Residents
81,925
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
9.4mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
14.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
29.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
San Jose
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Sunnyvale proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Sunnyvale commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Sunnyvale

81,925 commutes, one dot at a time

Sunnyvale

Where 81,925 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Sunnyvale, by worker count.

1San Jose9.4 mi12,112
2Sunnyvale0.0 mi11,531
3Mountain View3.4 mi7,754
4Santa Clara3.3 mi6,489
5Palo Alto7.4 mi5,571
6San Francisco34.9 mi5,429
7Cupertino3.9 mi4,489
8Menlo Park10.1 mi3,596

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Sunnyvale.

1San Jose9.4 mi25,713
2Sunnyvale0.0 mi11,531
3Santa Clara3.3 mi5,978
4Fremont11.6 mi5,219
5Mountain View3.4 mi3,963
6San Francisco34.9 mi3,906
7Milpitas8.1 mi2,734
8Cupertino3.9 mi2,545

Top industries

The sectors that employ Sunnyvale’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
INInformation28.2%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services26.1%
MFManufacturing11.8%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance6.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services5.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.0%
RTRetail Trade3.9%
EDEducational Services3.4%
WSWholesale Trade2.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for Sunnyvale

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps95%
8 Gbps
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