Sunrise

Population & Demographics

Sunrise, FL

Sunrise is home to 97,918 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 47,179 resident workers commute each day.

FloridaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
97,918
people
Population

97,918 residents

Median age 41.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Sunrise population & demographics

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

Population
97,918
Median age
41.7yrs
Median household income
$77,652
Median home value
$354,500
Median gross rent
$2,140/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
33.6%
Poverty rate
10.7%

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 Sunrise

How Sunrise 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).

Hispanic or Latino36.0%
Black32.5%
White21.6%
Asian4.7%
Two or more races3.3%
Some other race1.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Sunrise

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 Sunrise.

Sunrise at a glance
Employed Residents
47,179
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
10.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
13.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
12.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Fort Lauderdale
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Sunrise 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 Sunrise 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

45 / 100

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

Sunrise

47,179 commutes, one dot at a time

Sunrise

Where 47,179 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Sunrise0.0 mi6,571
2Fort Lauderdale8.9 mi5,817
3Plantation3.0 mi2,439
4Davie5.3 mi1,988
5Miami25.9 mi1,957
6Hollywood11.6 mi1,756
7Pembroke Pines10.1 mi1,601
8Pompano Beach11.8 mi1,541

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Sunrise.

1Sunrise0.0 mi6,571
2Coral Springs8.0 mi4,870
3Pembroke Pines10.1 mi4,513
4Fort Lauderdale8.9 mi4,477
5Plantation3.0 mi4,176
6Davie5.3 mi3,628
7Lauderhill4.1 mi3,368
8Tamarac4.1 mi3,354

Top industries

The sectors that employ Sunrise’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%)
EDEducational Services36.2%
RTRetail Trade13.6%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services11.7%
FIFinance and Insurance5.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services5.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.4%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance4.2%
WSWholesale Trade3.9%
COConstruction3.2%
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