Sunnyvale.
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California·Santa Clara County
37 tracts·162K people·$1.8M median·7,350/mi²
Asian 49 · White 26 · Hispanic 17 · Multiracial 4 · Black 2 · Other 1
Married couple 51 · Living alone 26 · Other 23
San Jose 20 · Sunnyvale 9 · Santa Clara 8 · San Francisco 7 · Cupertino 6 · Elsewhere 50
Professional 51 · Manufacturing 15 · Health 14 · Retail 11 · Leisure 6 · Public admin 1 · Other 1
Management · business · science · arts 71 · Sales · office 12 · Service 9 · Production · transport 6 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 54 · Work from home 28 · Carpool 16 · Transit 4 · Walk 2 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Sunnyvale is $1,801,800 (Census ACS) — 3.9× the US median of $458,812.
Sunnyvale has 154,236 residents across 35 census tracts and 28 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.2; the population is 49.4% Asian, 26.5% White, 17.0% Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% Multiracial, 1.6% Black and 1.3% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 69.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 5.8% (Census ACS).
Cherry Chase Elementary (82%), Cumberland Elementary (79%) and Louis E. Stocklmeir Elementary (75%) lead the elementary schools; Cupertino Middle (80%), Marian A. Peterson Middle (61%) and Sunnyvale Middle (60%) lead the middle schools; Fremont High is the high school with reported scores (52%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $3,039/month, 93% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Sunnyvale is $186,170 a year, 116% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Sunnyvale, median rent is $3,039/month and the median home value is $1,801,800 (Census ACS).
Sunnyvale reported 2.5 violent crimes and 19.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 79°F; winter lows average 44°F; there are 218 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 14 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Sunnyvale are earthquake (98), inland flooding (87) and drought (80), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.81g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Sunnyvale scores 14.3 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.5% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).