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City of Sunnyvale
Santa Clara County
           
  Census 2000   2006 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 131,760 100.0%   140,516 100.0%
In households 130,885 99.3%    
In group quarters 875 0.7%    
     
RACE    
White 70,193 53.3%   64,339 45.8%
Black or African American 2,927 2.2%   5,536 3.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 608 0.5%   268 0.2%
Asian 42,524 32.3%   49,764 35.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 428 0.3%   1,534 1.1%
Some other race 9,474 7.2%   13,932 9.9%
Two or more races 5,606 4.3%   5,143 3.7%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 20,390 15.5%   25,497 18.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino 111,370 84.5%   115,019 81.9%
White 61,221 46.5%   54,060 38.5%
Black or African American 2,790 2.1%   5,416 3.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 362 0.3%   268 0.2%
Asian 42,296 32.1%   49,015 34.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 393 0.3%   1,534 1.1%
Some other race 304 0.2%   411 0.3%
Two or more races 4,004 3.0%   4,315 3.1%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 79,915 60.6%   81,808 58.2%
Foreign born 51,990 39.4%   58,708 41.8%
Naturalized citizen 17,067 12.9%   22,121 15.7%
Not a citizen 34,923 26.5%   36,587 26.0%
     
SEX    
Male 67,783 51.4%   73,405 52.2%
Female 63,977 48.6%   67,111 47.8%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 9,270 7.0%   12,740 9.1%
5 to 17 years 17,627 13.4%   23,297 16.6%
18 to 64 years 90,906 69.0%   89,291 63.5%
65 years and over 13,957 10.6%   15,188 10.8%
Median age 34.3 X   35.2 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 52,539 100.0%   52,798 100.0%
Family households 32,664 62.2%   34,677 65.7%
Families with children under 18 14,519 27.6%   17,759 33.6%
Average household size 2.49 X   2.62 X
Average family size 3.06 X   3.30 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 53,753 100.0%   54,677 100.0%
Occupied housing units 52,539 97.7%   52,798 96.6%
Owner-occupied housing units 25,024 47.6%   26,487 50.2%
Renter-occupied housing units 27,515 52.4%   26,311 49.8%
Vacant housing units 1,214 2.3%   1,879 3.4%
1 unit, detached housing 21,006 39.1%   21,152 38.7%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 495,200 X   708,700 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,270 X   1,237 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 74,409 X   79,926 X
Median family income (dollars) 81,634 X   98,568 X
Per capita income (dollars) 36,524 X   38,058 X
Individuals in poverty 7,127 5.4%   11,365 8.1%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 95,278 100.0%   97,049 100.0%
High school graduate 12,745 13.4%   14,254 14.7%
Bachelor's degree 27,469 28.8%   26,956 27.8%
Graduate or professional degree 20,910 21.9%   23,718 24.4%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 22.2 X   22.8 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 71,736 100.0%   65,622 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 64,975 90.6%   56,183 85.6%
Drove alone 57,492 80.1%   50,440 76.9%
Carpooled 7,483 10.4%   5,743 8.8%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 2,702 3.8%   3,720 5.7%
Bus or trolley bus 1,865 2.6%   1,993 3.0%
Streetcar or trolley car 25 0.0%   0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 42 0.1%   0 0.0%
Railroad 735 1.0%   1,727 2.6%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Taxicab 35 0.0%   0 0.0%
Motorcycle 268 0.4%   279 0.4%
Bicycle 526 0.7%   480 0.7%
Walked 1,106 1.5%   1,576 2.4%
Other means 281 0.4%   500 0.8%
Worked at home 1,878 2.6%   2,884 4.4%
     
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)    
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 72,756 100.0%   67,358 100.0%
Management, professional and related 43,322 59.5%   36,184 53.7%
Service 6,578 9.0%   8,658 12.9%
Sales and office 14,110 19.4%   15,372 22.8%
Farming, fishing & forestry 48 0.1%   0 0.0%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 3,142 4.3%   3,551 5.3%
Production, transportation, and material moving 5,556 7.6%   3,593 5.3%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 3,658 5.0%   3,744 5.6%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2006 American Community Survey
 
 
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