It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 131,760.
Median family income
(2009) |
$109,899 |
| Median home price |
$635,250 |
Test scores reading
(% above/below state average) |
30.8% |
Test scores math
(% above/below average) |
17.7% |
| Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) |
1 |
| Property crime incidents (per 1,000) |
20 |
Restaurants
(within 15 miles) |
4,921 |
| High temp in July ° |
83.2° F / 28.4° C |
| Low temp in Jan ° |
40.4° F / 4.5° C |
| Median age |
36.6 |
The city is bordered by the San Francisco Bay and San Jose to the north, Moffett Federal Airfield to the northwest, Mountain View to the west, Los Altos to the southwest, Cupertino to the south, and Santa Clara to the east. It lies along the historic El Camino Real and Highway 101.
As part of the Silicon Valley, Sunnyvale is headquarters to several high-tech companies such as Maxim Integrated Products, Juniper Networks, Palm, Inc., AMD, NetApp, Spansion, Yahoo!, Mirapoint, and Ariba. Sunnyvale is also home to several aerospace/defense companies; Lockheed Martin has a major facility in Sunnyvale, and Honeywell, Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems - Marine Systems (location of the Hendy Iron Works Museum), and Spirent Communications also have offices in Sunnyvale. Sunnyvale is also the home to Onizuka Air Force Station, where its main building, locally known as the Blue Cube, is its most prominent feature. The base, named for the deceased Space Shuttle Challenger astronaut Ellison Onizuka, is the primary artificial satellite control facility of the United States armed forces.
Sunnyvale is one of the few U.S. cities to have a single unified Department of Public Safety, where all personnel are trained as firefighters, police officers, and EMTs, so they can respond to an emergency in any of the three roles.
Library services for the city are provided by the Sunnyvale Public Library, located at the Sunnyvale Civic Center.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 131,760 people, 52,539 households, and 32,679 families residing in the city. The population density was 6,006.5 people per square mile (2,318.7/km²). There are 53,753 housing units at an average density of 946.0 persons/km² (2,450.4 persons/sq mi). The racial makeup of the city is 53.27% White, 32.27% Asian, 2.22% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.32% Pacific Islander, 7.19% from other races, and 4.25% from two or more races. 15.48% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 52,539 households out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.06.
Median family income
(per year) |
$109,899 |
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$70,313 |
| State sales tax |
7.25% |
State income tax rate
(highest bracket) |
10.30%I |
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket) |
1.00%I |
Auto insurance premiums
(Average price quotes, for the state) |
$1,860 |
Job growth %
(2000-2008)* |
-4.16% |
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| Housing |
|
| Median home price |
$635,250 |
| Average property taxes |
N.A. |
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| Education |
|
Colleges, universities and
professional schools (within 30 miles) |
28 |
Test scores reading
(% above/below state average) |
30.8% |
Test scores math
(% above/below average) |
17.7% |
% students attending public/private
schools (located within town limits) |
77.3/22.7 |
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| Quality of life |
|
Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good) |
70.0% |
| Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) |
1 |
| Property crime incidents (per 1,000) |
20 |
| Median commute time (in minutes) |
19.8 |
% population with commute
45 mins. or longer |
8.5% |
| % population walk or bike to work |
2.7% |
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| Leisure and culture |
|
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles) |
41 |
Restaurants
(within 15 miles) |
4,921 |
Bars
(within 15 miles) |
227 |
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles) |
154 |
Libraries
(within 15 miles) |
95 |
| Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) |
0.1 |
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| Meet the neighbors |
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| Median age |
36.6 |
Completed at least some college
(% of residents) |
75.6% |
| Married % |
51.2% |
| Divorced % |
9.1% |
Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity) |
326.4 |
Schools
http://www.greatschools.net/city/Sunnyvale/CA
Source: Wikipedia |
