Demographics of Sunnyvale city, California

Sunnyvale city, California had 156,577 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,337 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Sunnyvale city, in four figures

156,577
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 154,236 ±68.; +0.9%
Change since July 2020: +1,337 people.; 35.2 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $186,170 ±$5,402
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Sunnyvale city, California's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sunnyvale city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Sunnyvale city, California's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sunnyvale city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	155,240	100.0	100.0
2021	152,475	98.2	100.2
2022	152,308	98.1	100.7
2023	153,473	98.9	101.6
2024	155,422	100.1	102.5
2025	156,577	100.9	103.1

Population of Sunnyvale city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	155,240	—
2021	152,475	−2,765
2022	152,308	−167
2023	153,473	+1,165
2024	155,422	+1,949
2025	156,577	+1,155

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.2 ±0.6: for men 34.6 ±0.7 and for women 36.1 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sunnyvale city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	9,977 ±741	6.5% ±0.5	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	20,070 ±1,173	13.0% ±0.8	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	9,829 ±884	6.4% ±0.6	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	61,163 ±2,120	39.7% ±1.4	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	33,212 ±1,272	21.5% ±0.8	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	19,985 ±998	13.0% ±0.6	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $186,170 ±$5,402, and income per person $101,185 ±$3,312, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Sunnyvale city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	3,996 ±588	6.6% ±1.0	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,439 ±475	5.7% ±0.8	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,786 ±428	6.3% ±0.7	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,480 ±530	7.4% ±0.9	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	8,885 ±810	14.7% ±1.3	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	7,712 ±745	12.8% ±1.2	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	27,995 ±963	46.4% ±1.4	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Sunnyvale city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	8,927 ±1,071	5.8% ±0.7	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,677 ±466	5.6% ±1.5	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,027 ±702	5.2% ±0.7	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,223 ±358	8.2% ±1.3	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sunnyvale city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sunnyvale city	California	United States
Housing units	63,239 ±1,075	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.3% ±0.4	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.7% ±0.7	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	43.8% ±1.4	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	56.2% ±1.5	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,801,800 ±$63,317	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$3,039 ±$59	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±1	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Sunnyvale city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	26,230 ±2,465	17.0% ±1.6	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	40,843 ±1,973	26.5% ±1.3	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,383 ±681	1.5% ±0.4	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	76,137 ±2,567	49.4% ±1.7	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	137 to 439	0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	66 to 1,028	< 0.1% to 0.7%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,140 ±411	0.7% ±0.3	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6,668 ±904	4.3% ±0.6	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Sunnyvale city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	54,921 ±2,140	35.6% ±1.4	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	19,482 ±1,199	12.6% ±0.8	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,400 ±465	1.6% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	77,433 ±2,208	50.2% ±1.4	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	29,636 ±1,619	19.2% ±1.0	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	47,797 ±2,215	31.0% ±1.4	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Sunnyvale city among the places of California

36th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Sunnyvale city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Palmdale city	164,634 ±69
Salinas city	161,761 ±59
Corona city	159,670 ±80
Hayward city	158,801 ±67
Roseville city	155,955 ±100
Sunnyvale city	154,236 ±68
Escondido city	149,668 ±57
Pomona city	147,943 ±74
Visalia city	143,939 ±53
Torrance city	142,130 ±39
Fullerton city	140,968 ±79

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Sunnyvale city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places by median home value
No. 1 Places in California by median home value
No. 5 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 8 Places in California by median rent
No. 17 Places by median rent
No. 20 Places in California by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026