Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA

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2024 Population

160,631

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

34.9

0.576% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.87%

3.58% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$186,973

2.25% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$1.75M

1.88% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

89,980

1.13% 1-year growth

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61% of the households in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

68.1% of the residents in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA are University of East-West Medicine (18 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA was $1.75M, and the homeownership rate was 42.8%.

Most people in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23 minutes. The average car ownership in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA was 2 cars per household.

Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA borders Santa Clara County (Southwest)--Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA, Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Santa Clara City PUMA, CA, Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA, and Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Mountain View & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA.

United States California

Population & Diversity

Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA is home to a population of 161k people, from which 68.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 50.7% of Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA residents were born outside of the country (81.4k people).

In 2024, there were 1.95 times more Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents (80.7k people) in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 41.3k White (Non-Hispanic) and 13.6k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA are Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (24,603 households), Spanish (18,334 households), and Hindi (7,950 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

76,453

Women

47.6%

84,233

Men

52.4%

The resident population of United States in 2024 was 160,686 inhabitants, with 52.4% men, and 47.6% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA.

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Citizenship

68.1%

2024 Citizenship

68.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 68.1% of Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA was 68.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA

Asian (Non-Hispanic)
80.7k ± 2.64k
White (Non-Hispanic)
41.3k ± 1.98k
Other (Hispanic)
13.6k ± 2.09k

16.7%

Hispanic Population

26.9k people

16.7% of the people in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA are hispanic (26.9k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

India
22,215 ± 3,397 people
China
17,016 ± 3,028 people
Mexico
5,801 ± 1,836 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA was India, the natal country of 22,215 Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA residents, followed by China with 17,016 and Mexico with 5,801.

Foreign-Born Population

50.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

81.4k people

49.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

79.3k people

As of 2024, 50.7% of Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA residents (81.4k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA was 49.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
24,603 households (16.4%)
Spanish
18,334 households (12.2%)
Hindi
7,950 households (5.29%)

61% of the households in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22.3%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA was Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese). 16.4% of the households in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA reported speaking Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
1,065 ± 288
Vietnam
939 ± 208
Gulf War (1990s)
384 ± 177

Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.13 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA.

Health

97.2% of the population of Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA has health coverage, with 69.6% on employee plans, 9.38% on Medicaid, 8.38% on Medicare, 9.56% on non-group plans, and 0.256% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.5% were men and 47.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

1,233 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in California

Primary care physicians in California see an average of 1,233 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in California in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.1% under 18 years, 30.3% between 18 and 34 years, 37.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.5% were men and 47.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

2.78%

Uninsured

69.6%

Employer Coverage

9.38%

Medicaid

8.38%

Medicare

9.56%

Non-Group

0.256%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA declined by 9.89% from 3.09% to 2.78%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA employs 90k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA were Computer Systems Design (17,841 people), Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. (6,630 people), and Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals (4,276 people), and the highest paying industries were Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($304,802), Broadcasting & content providers ($292,737), and Data processing, hosting & related services ($252,031).

Males in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $146,081. The income inequality in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.434, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

37,531

Women

41.7%

52,449

Men

58.3%

The workforce of Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA in 2024 was 89,980 people, with 41.7% woman, and 58.3% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

90k

2024 Value

1.13%

1 Year growth

± 1.13%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA grew at a rate of 1.13%, from 89k employees to 90k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA, are Software developers (21,968 people), Other managers (3,610 people), and Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers (3,442 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

90k

2024 Value

1.13%

1 Year growth

± 1.13%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA grew at a rate of 1.13%, from 89k employees to 90k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA, are Computer Systems Design (17,841 people), Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. (6,630 people), and Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals (4,276 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA, though some of these residents may live in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$145,782

Median earning men ± $6,510

$99,592

Median earning women ± $7,439

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($237,157), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($178,877), and Manufacturing ($166,422).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($214,672), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($136,849), and Manufacturing ($132,090).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 51 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA. Showing the available data for California.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (58.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Alex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Adam Schiff

Senator from California

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA awarded 18 degrees. The student population of Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 18 male students and 63 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA are Asian (15 and 83.3%) and White (3 and 16.7%).

The largest universities in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA by number of degrees awarded are University of East-West Medicine (18 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA are Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (18 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 81 students enrolled in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA, 22.2% men and 77.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Asian with 75 records, of which 81.3% were women and 18.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine

Most Common

18 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Masters Degree recipients in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA was Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine with 18 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Masters Degree from schools in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

University of East-West Medicine

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

18 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of East-West Medicine with 18 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 6 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA, which is 0.5 times less than the 12 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Asian students. These 15 degrees mean that there were 5 times more degrees awarded to Asian students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 3 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 1.16% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.19% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA in 2024 were Graduate Degree (47.3k), Bachelors Degree (39.3k), and Some college (14.9k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA was $1.75M in 2024, which is 5.26 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.78M to $1.75M, a 1.88% decrease. The homeownership rate in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA is 42.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA have an average commute time of 23 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.75M

Median Property Value 2024

±$51,575

$26,979

Median Property Taxes

±$1,019

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

42.8%

Homeownership

2024

69.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 42.8% of the housing units in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 42.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$186,973

Median Household Income

± $5,458

63k

Number of Households

± 1,797

In 2024, the median household income of the 63k households in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA grew to $186,973 from the previous year's value of $182,864.

The following chart displays the households in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

0.434

2024 Wage GINI in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA

0.44

2023 Wage GINI in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA

In 2024, the income inequality in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA was 0.434 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.41% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (53.7%)
Worked At Home (29.5%)
Carpooled (8.14%)

In 2024, 53.7% of workers in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (29.5%) and those who carpooled to work (8.14%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA have a shorter commute time (23 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.35% of the workforce in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.87% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA (9.37k out of 160k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA is Asian, followed by Hispanic and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.