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

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2023 Population
159,414
0.197% 1-year decline
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
34.7
0% 1-year change
2023 Poverty Rate
5.67%
4.64% 1-year increase
2023 Median Property Value
$1.78M
7.8% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
88,975
0.282% 1-year growth

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In 2023, Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA had a population of 159k people with a median age of 34.7 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA declined from 159,729 to 159,414, a −0.197% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA are Asian (Non-Hispanic) (49.7%), White (Non-Hispanic) (26.9%), Other (Hispanic) (8.31%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (4.15%), and Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (3.83%).

60.1% 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.

68.5% 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 (20 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA was $1.78M, 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 23.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA is home to a population of 159k people, from which 68.5% are citizens. As of 2023, 49.7% of Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA residents were born outside of the country (79.3k people).

In 2023, there were 1.84 times more Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents (79.2k people) in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 42.9k White (Non-Hispanic) and 13.2k 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) (24,375 households), Spanish (17,625 households), and Hindi (7,587 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
76,315
Women
47.8%
83,176
Men
52.2%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 159,491 inhabitants, with 52.2% men, and 47.8% women.

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Citizenship

68.5%
2023 Citizenship
68.9%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 68.5% of Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA was 68.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA
  1. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    79.2k ± 2.23k
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    42.9k ± 1.7k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    13.2k ± 1.68k
16.4%
Hispanic Population
26.2k people

In 2023, there were 1.84 times more Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents (79.2k people) in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 42.9k White (Non-Hispanic) and 13.2k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

16.4% of the people in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA are hispanic (26.2k people).

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. India
    22,242 ± 3,397 people
  2. China
    16,464 ± 2,983 people
  3. Mexico
    5,946 ± 1,858 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA was India, the natal country of 22,242 Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA residents, followed by China with 16,464 and Mexico with 5,946.

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Foreign-Born Population

49.7%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
79.3k people
49.6%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
79.2k people

As of 2023, 49.7% of Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA residents (79.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of NaNk%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA was 49.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
    24,375 households (16.4%)
  2. Spanish
    17,625 households (11.9%)
  3. Hindi
    7,587 households (5.11%)

60.1% 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%. 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 2023, 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.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,046 ± 195
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    998 ± 302
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    497 ± 187

Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.05 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA employs 89k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA were Computer Systems Design (18,105 people), Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. (6,477 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,295 people), and the highest paying industries were Data processing, hosting & related services ($261,184), Household appliances & electrical & electronic goods merchant wholesalers ($245,538), and Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing ($233,358).

Males in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA have an average income that is 1.37 times higher than the average income of females, which is $138,304. The income inequality in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.44, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
37,542
Women
42.2%
51,433
Men
57.8%

The workforce of Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA in 2023 was 88,975 people, with 42.2% woman, and 57.8% men.

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Occupations

89k
2023 Value
0.282%
1 Year growth
± 0.282%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA grew at a rate of 0.282%, from 88.7k employees to 89k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA, are Software developers (20,986 people), Other managers (3,820 people), and Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers (3,636 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

89k
2023 Value
0.282%
1 Year growth
± 0.282%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA grew at a rate of 0.282%, from 88.7k employees to 89k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA, are Computer Systems Design (18,105 people), Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. (6,477 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,295 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$143,767
Median earning men ± $5,407
$89,524
Median earning women ± $4,976

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($224,480), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($173,841), and Manufacturing ($165,267).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($210,605), Manufacturing ($127,493), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($125,138).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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%.

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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 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
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 California1
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.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA awarded 20 degrees. The student population of Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 28 male students and 82 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA are Asian (20 and 100%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (0 and 0%), Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (0 and 0%), and Unknown (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA by number of degrees awarded are University of East-West Medicine (20 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA are Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (20 and 100%).

The median tuition cost in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA for private four year colleges is $N/A.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 110 students enrolled in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA, 25.5% men and 74.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Asian with 91 records, of which 74.7% were women and 25.3% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine
Most Common
20 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Masters Degree recipients in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA was Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine with 20 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
University of East-West Medicine
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
20 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of East-West Medicine with 20 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 7 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA, which is 0.538 times less than the 13 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Asian students. These 20 degrees mean that there were InfinityM times more degrees awarded to Asian students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 0 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 0.968% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.856% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA in 2023 were Graduate Degree (46k), Bachelors Degree (38.8k), and Some college (15.2k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA was $1.78M in 2023, which is 5.88 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $1.65M to $1.78M, a 7.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA is 42.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65%.

People in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA have an average commute time of 23.2 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

$1.78M
Median Property Value 2023
±$44,902
$26,224
Median Property Taxes
±$1,097

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.

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Rent vs Own

42.8%
Homeownership
2023
69.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 42.8% of the housing units in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 43.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
N/A
Median Household Income
± N/A
N/A
Number of Households
± N/A

In N/A, the median household income of the N/A households in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

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Wage Distribution

0.44
2023 Wage GINI in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA
0.446
2022 Wage GINI in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA

In 2023, the income inequality in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA was 0.44 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.31% decline from 2022 to 2023, 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 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (55.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (27.4%)
  3. Carpooled (8.47%)

In 2023, 55.4% of workers in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (27.4%) and those who carpooled to work (8.47%).

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Commute Time

23.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA have a shorter commute time (23.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.31% of the workforce in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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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.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.67% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA (8.97k out of 158k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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.

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Health

96.9% of the population of Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA has health coverage, with 70.6% on employee plans, 8.69% on Medicaid, 8.01% on Medicare, 9.35% on non-group plans, and 0.289% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.081% decrease from the previous year (1,234 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 222 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.2% were men and 47.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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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 0.081% decrease from the previous year (1,234 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.9% under 18 years, 29.9% between 18 and 34 years, 37.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.2% were men and 47.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.09%
Uninsured
70.6%
Employer Coverage
8.69%
Medicaid
8.01%
Medicare
9.35%
Non-Group
0.289%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA declined by 3.98% from 3.22% to 3.09%.

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