Sunnyvale, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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Sunnyvale Apartments for Rent

Total population: 132,109 (All urban)

Sunnyvale, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 53,750 (52,534 occupied: 25,032 owner occupied, 27,502 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	52%
State:	43%

Housing density: 2450 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,316 (lower quartile is $1,015, upper quartile is $1,668)

Housing units in Sunnyvale with a mortgage: 14,299 (1,468 second mortgage, 1,833 home equity loan, 66 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,015

Sunnyvale,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $742,400 (it was $441,400 in 2000)

Sunnyvale:	$742,400
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $528,200 - $933,700

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $848,272
Here: $848,272
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $615,043
Here: $615,043
State: $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $1,250,000
Here: $1,250,000
State: $702,713

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $322,131
Here: $322,131
State: $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $418,397
Here: $418,397
State: $482,470

Mobile homes: $89,502
Here: $89,502
State: $59,450

Median year house/condo built: 1965

Median year apartment built: 1975

Household type by relationship

Households: 131,028

In family households: 104,019 (25,946 male householders, 6,972 female householders)
27,237 spouses, 32,518 children (31,073 natural, 542 adopted, 903 stepchildren), 1,954 grandchildren, 1,700 brothers or sisters, 1,503 parents, 3,120 other relatives, 3,069 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 27,009 (11,078 male householders (7,492 living alone)), 8,614 female householders (6,755 living alone)), 7,317 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 877 (510 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 13,757 2-persons, 8,104 3-persons, 6,444 4-persons, 2,682 5-persons, 1,079 6-persons, 852 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 14,247 1-person, 4,188 2-persons, 884 3-persons, 307 4-persons, 44 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

20,211 married couples with children.
4,158 single-parent households (1,119 men, 3,039 women).

54.2% of residents of Sunnyvale speak English at home.
11.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
10.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
22.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 51,990 (39.4%)
(32.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.0
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sunnyvale, California:
	1 room: 73 2 rooms: 605 3 rooms: 1,922 4 rooms: 2,651 5 rooms: 5,716 6 rooms: 6,116 7 rooms: 4,498 8 rooms: 2,239 9 or more rooms: 1,212

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sunnyvale, California:
	1 room: 3,442 2 rooms: 6,818 3 rooms: 6,740 4 rooms: 5,813 5 rooms: 2,896 6 rooms: 975 7 rooms: 494 8 rooms: 218 9 or more rooms: 106

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 687
1995 to 1998: 2,796
1990 to 1994: 3,167
1980 to 1989: 6,312
1970 to 1979: 13,127
1960 to 1969: 13,370
1950 to 1959: 10,970
1940 to 1949: 2,251
1939 or earlier: 1,070

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sunnyvale:
	no bedroom: 327 1 bedroom: 1,101 2 bedrooms: 5,818 3 bedrooms: 10,702 4 bedrooms: 5,813 5 or more bedrooms: 1,271

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sunnyvale:
	no bedroom: 4,008 1 bedroom: 10,827 2 bedrooms: 9,135 3 bedrooms: 2,920 4 bedrooms: 487 5 or more bedrooms: 125

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Sunnyvale in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 797 1 vehicle: 6,776 2 vehicles: 11,492 3 vehicles: 3,988 4 vehicles: 1,419 5 or more vehicles: 560

Cars and other vehicles available in Sunnyvale in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2,034 1 vehicle: 12,732 2 vehicles: 9,903 3 vehicles: 2,143 4 vehicles: 501 5 or more vehicles: 189

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Sunnyvale, CA:

Less than $10,000: 39
$10,000 to $14,999: 19
$15,000 to $19,999: 21
$20,000 to $24,999: 23
$25,000 to $29,999: 34
$30,000 to $34,999: 43
$35,000 to $39,999: 66
$40,000 to $49,999: 115
$50,000 to $59,999: 234
$60,000 to $69,999: 157
$70,000 to $79,999: 230
$80,000 to $89,999: 216
$90,000 to $99,999: 206
$100,000 to $124,999: 708
$125,000 to $149,999: 705
$150,000 to $174,999: 339
$175,000 to $199,999: 215
$200,000 to $249,999: 402
$250,000 to $299,999: 430
$300,000 to $399,999: 812
$400,000 to $499,999: 1361
$500,000 to $749,999: 6378
$750,000 to $999,999: 5393
$1,000,000 or more: 6968

Sunnyvale rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Sunnyvale:

Less than $100: 44 people
$100 to $149: 28
$150 to $199: 109
$200 to $249: 92
$250 to $299: 49
$300 to $349: 83
$350 to $399: 138
$400 to $449: 142
$450 to $499: 177
$500 to $549: 206
$550 to $599: 177
$600 to $649: 123
$650 to $699: 290
$700 to $749: 247
$750 to $799: 339
$800 to $899: 1,186
$900 to $999: 1,843
$1,000 to $1,249: 6,009
$1,250 to $1,499: 5,590
$1,500 to $1,999: 6,038
$2,000 or more: 2,966
No cash rent: 325

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 19,701 1990 to 1994: 9,981 1985 to 1989: 7,266 1980 to 1984: 5,001 1975 to 1979: 3,531 1970 to 1974: 2,017 1970 to 1974: 1,540 1965 to 1969: 2,953

Sunnyvale, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.8%
Number of people working at home: 1,878 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1127
5 to 9 minutes: 5413
10 to 14 minutes: 12382
15 to 19 minutes: 13764
20 to 24 minutes: 14148
25 to 29 minutes: 4856
30 to 34 minutes: 9273
35 to 39 minutes: 1342
40 to 44 minutes: 1711
45 to 59 minutes: 2913
60 to 89 minutes: 1925
90 or more minutes: 1004

Sunnyvale mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 57,492 (80%)
Carpooled: 7,483 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,865 (3%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 25 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 42 (0%)
Railroad: 735 (1%)
Taxi: 35 (0%)
Motorcycle: 268 (0%)
Bicycle: 526 (1%)
Walked: 1,106 (2%)
Other means: 281 (0%)
Worked at home: 1,878 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2086
$10,000 to $14,999: 1421
$15,000 to $19,999: 1393
$20,000 to $24,999: 1559
$25,000 to $29,999: 1728
$30,000 to $34,999: 1901
$35,000 to $39,999: 1863
$40,000 to $44,999: 2011
$45,000 to $49,999: 2067
$50,000 to $59,999: 4030
$60,000 to $74,999: 6435
$75,000 to $99,999: 8374
$100,000 to $124,999: 6069
$125,000 to $149,999: 4251
$150,000 to $199,999: 4275
$200,000 or more: 3147

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 63985

German: 8257

English: 6949

Irish: 5452

Italian: 4850

United States or American: 3103

French (except Basque): 1861

European: 1582

Russian: 1499

Polish: 1495

Swedish: 1342

Scottish: 1200

Norwegian: 1191

Portuguese: 1056

Scotch-Irish: 1054

Israeli: 957

Iranian: 895

Arab:: 757

Dutch: 755

British: 697

Danish: 574

Greek: 540

Swiss: 468

Canadian: 462

Croatian: 440

French Canadian: 395

Welsh: 394

Hungarian: 325

Czech: 320

Armenian: 307

Ukrainian: 274

Slovak: 254

Finnish: 250

Subsaharan African:: 245

Northern European: 240

Eastern European: 198

Austrian: 187

Lebanese: 187

Romanian: 178

Yugoslavian: 174

Turkish: 162

Belgian: 154

Czechoslovakian: 150

African: 139

Scandinavian: 131

Palestinian: 114

Other Arab: 110

Lithuanian: 109

Bulgarian: 108

Syrian: 106

Egyptian: 105

Australian: 93

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 90

Slovene: 68

Brazilian: 66

Afghan: 65

Celtic: 55

Iraqi: 51

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 50

Slavic: 50

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 47

Moroccan: 42

Serbian: 42

Kenyan: 33

Latvian: 33

Macedonian: 24

Arab/Arabic: 23

Ethiopian: 19

Jordanian: 19

Cape Verdean: 18

Icelander: 16

Jamaican: 16

British West Indian: 16

Maltese: 16

Basque: 15

South African: 14

Pennsylvania German: 13

Luxemburger: 11

Other Subsaharan African: 11

Somalian: 11

Alsatian: 7

West Indian: 7

Albanian: 6

German Russian: 6

Cypriot: 6

Estonian: 5

Belizean: 4

New Zealander: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

India (20%)
Mexico (13%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (11%)
Philippines (9%)
Vietnam (6%)
Taiwan (5%)
Korea (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 47049
Northeast: 8021
Midwest: 10580
South: 5913
West: 6748

54% of Sunnyvale residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 472
Nursery to 4th grade: 182
5th and 6th grade: 798
7th and 8th grade: 489
9th grade: 436
10th grade: 465
11th grade: 298
12th grade, no diploma: 1,354
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,556
Less than 1 year of college: 1,880
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,727
Associate degree: 3,334
Bachelor's degree: 14,678
Master's degree: 9,885
Professional school degree: 1,035
Doctorate degree: 2,495

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 755
Nursery to 4th grade: 324
5th and 6th grade: 744
7th and 8th grade: 743
9th grade: 749
10th grade: 574
11th grade: 400
12th grade, no diploma: 1,306
High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,189
Less than 1 year of college: 2,956
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,330
Associate degree: 3,838
Bachelor's degree: 12,791
Master's degree: 5,816
Professional school degree: 985
Doctorate degree: 694

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.7%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 4.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 5.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 8.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.2%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $84,375
Black householders: $33,432
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $48,825
Asian householders: $100,513
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $66,006
Some other race householders: $57,917
Two or more races householders: $67,561
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $52,269

Sunnyvale household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Sunnyvale household income for Black householders

Sunnyvale household income for Asian householders

Sunnyvale household income for Some other race householders

Sunnyvale household income for Two or more races householders

Sunnyvale household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Sunnyvale marital status for males

Sunnyvale marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $866,357
Black or African American householders: $637,279
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $867,198
Asian householders: $809,508
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $399,456
Some other race householders: $637,448
Two or more races householders: $756,864
Hispanic or Latino householders: $680,000

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 21,006
One, attached: 3,924
Two: 789
3 or 4: 4,119
5 to 9: 3,571
10 to 19: 4,171
20 to 49: 4,120
50 or more: 7,957
Mobile homes: 4,040
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 53

Median worth of mobile homes: $92,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Sunnyvale:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (83%) Electricity (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (55%) Utility gas (43%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,784

Here:	15.8%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 638

Here:	12.9%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,071

Here:	15.5%
California:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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