Sunnyvale is a relatively large city located in the state of California. With a population of 151,967 people and 33 associated neighborhoods, Sunnyvale is the 36th largest community in California. Sunnyvale home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Sunnyvale real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Sunnyvale is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 91.27% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Sunnyvale is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sunnyvale who work in computer science and math (28.10%), management occupations (12.53%), and architecture and engineering (9.57%). Also of interest is that Sunnyvale has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 26.97% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. For the size of the city, public transportation in Sunnyvale is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Sunnyvale, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Sunnyvale. 69.15% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Sunnyvale in 2022 was $95,752, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $383,008 for a family of four. Sunnyvale is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sunnyvale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sunnyvale residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Sunnyvale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.67% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sunnyvale include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Russian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Sunnyvale's cultural character, accounting for 49.43% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Sunnyvale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
