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City of Sunnyvale
Santa Clara County
           
  Census 2000   2007 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 131,760 100.0%   136,162 100.0%
In households 130,885 99.3%   134,806 99.0%
In group quarters 875 0.7%   1,356 1.0%
     
RACE    
White 70,193 53.3%   63,599 46.7%
Black or African American 2,927 2.2%   4,037 3.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 608 0.5%   434 0.3%
Asian 42,524 32.3%   48,925 35.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 428 0.3%   725 0.5%
Some other race 9,474 7.2%   13,869 10.2%
Two or more races 5,606 4.3%   4,573 3.4%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 20,390 15.5%   23,948 17.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino 111,370 84.5%   112,214 82.4%
White 61,221 46.5%   54,599 40.1%
Black or African American 2,790 2.1%   3,909 2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 362 0.3%   347 0.3%
Asian 42,296 32.1%   48,640 35.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 393 0.3%   725 0.5%
Some other race 304 0.2%   453 0.3%
Two or more races 4,004 3.0%   3,541 2.6%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 79,915 60.6%   77,662 57.0%
Foreign born 51,990 39.4%   58,500 43.0%
Naturalized citizen 17,067 12.9%   21,620 15.9%
Not a citizen 34,923 26.5%   36,880 27.1%
     
SEX    
Male 67,783 51.4%   70,475 51.8%
Female 63,977 48.6%   65,687 48.2%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 9,270 7.0%   10,736 7.9%
5 to 17 years 17,627 13.4%   19,270 14.2%
18 to 64 years 90,906 69.0%   91,590 67.3%
65 years and over 13,957 10.6%   14,566 10.7%
Median age 34.3 X   36.3 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 52,539 100.0%   52,492 100.0%
Family households 32,664 62.2%   33,534 63.9%
Families with children under 18 14,519 27.6%   16,414 31.3%
Average household size 2.49 X   2.57 X
Average family size 3.06 X   3.20 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 53,753 100.0%   55,145 100.0%
Occupied housing units 52,539 97.7%   52,492 95.2%
Owner-occupied housing units 25,024 47.6%   25,756 49.1%
Renter-occupied housing units 27,515 52.4%   26,736 50.9%
Vacant housing units 1,214 2.3%   2,653 4.8%
1 unit, detached housing 21,006 39.1%   21,754 39.4%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 495,200 X   705,200 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,270 X   1,319 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 74,409 X   82,622 X
Median family income (dollars) 81,634 X   98,137 X
Per capita income (dollars) 36,524 X   40,944 X
Individuals in poverty 7,127 5.4%   9,452 6.9%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 95,278 100.0%   96,989 100.0%
High school graduate 12,745 13.4%   14,175 14.6%
Bachelor's degree 27,469 28.8%   28,688 29.6%
Graduate or professional degree 20,910 21.9%   23,870 24.6%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 22.2 X   21.9 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 71,736 100.0%   68,500 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 64,975 90.6%   58,733 85.7%
Drove alone 57,492 80.1%   52,217 76.2%
Carpooled 7,483 10.4%   6,516 9.5%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 2,702 3.8%   3,512 5.1%
Bus or trolley bus 1,865 2.6%   2,249 3.3%
Streetcar or trolley car 25 0.0%   131 0.2%
Subway or elevated 42 0.1%   0 0.0%
Railroad 735 1.0%   1,132 1.7%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Taxicab 35 0.0%   24 0.0%
Motorcycle 268 0.4%   341 0.5%
Bicycle 526 0.7%   486 0.7%
Walked 1,106 1.5%   1,906 2.8%
Other means 281 0.4%   524 0.8%
Worked at home 1,878 2.6%   2,974 4.3%
     
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)    
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 72,756 100.0%   70,581 100.0%
Management, professional and related 43,322 59.5%   38,540 54.6%
Service 6,578 9.0%   9,692 13.7%
Sales and office 14,110 19.4%   14,585 20.7%
Farming, fishing & forestry 48 0.1%   137 0.2%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 3,142 4.3%   3,457 4.9%
Production, transportation, and material moving 5,556 7.6%   4,170 5.9%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 3,658 5.0%   3,939 5.6%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 
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