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Sunnyvale, CA
156,792 people, 2024 · Census GEOID 0677000 · Census profile · mayors: being verified · the council picks the mayor (0 of 20 years on record)
Overall in 2023, Sunnyvale ranked #108 of 340 cities and 7th of 14 in its peer group, on 9 of 9 measures. Weigh the measures yourself · how ranks are made
Its peer group is Sunnyvale and the 13 cities most like it in 2005 (size, income, poverty, industry, growth, density, place), fixed since: Santa Clara CA, Corona CA, Fremont CA, Elk Grove CA, Antioch CA, Daly City CA, Thornton CO, Vallejo CA, Sterling Heights MI, Moreno Valley CA, Torrance CA, Carrollton TX, Sugar Land TX · on the map, and why
| Topline | 2005–2024 | Latest rank | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Overall rankamong all cities with a score that year | #108 of 340 cities · 7th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | #161 | #85 | #117 | #125 | #127 | #38 | #72 | #97 | #108 | #57 | #66 | #127 | #67 | #76 | #45 | #170 | #115 | #47 | #108 | #122 | |
| people · size, not ranked | 131,061 | 132,421 | 134,199 | 136,608 | 138,659 | 140,462 | 143,805 | 146,436 | 148,055 | 149,769 | 151,630 | 153,544 | 153,217 | 152,807 | 152,703 | 155,261 | 152,444 | 152,618 | 154,053 | 156,792 | ||
| net movers per 100 residents · estimate · higher is better | #308 of 340 cities · 12th of 14 in its peer group | -1.3 | -1.0 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.3 | — | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -1.1 | -1.4 | -1.3 | -1.5 | -0.6 | -3.0 | -1.8 | -1.6 | -1.1 | |
| new homes per 1,000 residents · higher is better | #203 of 271 cities with data · 6th of 14 in its peer group | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 9.2 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 1.3 | |
| rent as % of income · lower is better | #30 of 340 cities · 1st of 14 in its peer group | 19.7% | 18.6% | 18.9% | 20.2% | 19.7% | 17.5% | 18.8% | 19.2% | 21.7% | 21.6% | 22.8% | 23.0% | 21.4% | 20.6% | 21.3% | — | 20.1% | 19.3% | 18.8% | 19.1% | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #4 of 304 cities with data · 1st of 12 in its peer group with data | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | — | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | — | 1.3 | — | — | 0.6 | 0.6 | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #17 of 295 cities with data · 2nd of 13 in its peer group with data | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.4 | 13.0 | 10.2 | |
| jobs · size, not ranked | 80,692 | 83,491 | 84,660 | 83,286 | 78,972 | 81,200 | 83,616 | 85,337 | 88,086 | 90,173 | 92,425 | 94,218 | 94,823 | 92,583 | 103,296 | 92,610 | 98,691 | 111,404 | 108,336 | — | ||
| points ahead of the metro · higher is better | #320 of 329 cities with data · 13th of 13 in its peer group with data · 2023 | -0.7 | +0.8 | -1.3 | -1.7 | -2.0 | +1.3 | +1.6 | -0.5 | -2.9 | -1.4 | -0.5 | -2.2 | -1.1 | -5.1 | +9.7 | -5.3 | +6.6 | +6.8 | -4.2 | — | |
| people · size, not ranked | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73,464 | 73,238 | 74,665 | 74,827 | 81,112 | 81,669 | 85,878 | 87,937 | 87,715 | — | 82,503 | 89,037 | 91,592 | 91,108 | ||
| % of workforce · lower is better | #151 of 340 cities · 6th of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.3% | 8.5% | 6.5% | 4.9% | 5.2% | 4.6% | 4.1% | 3.8% | 2.5% | — | 6.3% | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.7% | |
| % of promises funded · not ranked: 38 cities report | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| surplus as % of revenue · higher is better | #281 of 314 cities with data · 9th of 11 in its peer group with data | 5% | -5% | 7% | -7% | -10% | -5% | 2% | 8% | 15% | — | — | — | 26% | — | 31% | 33% | 15% | 14% | 2% | -4% | |
| dollars per resident · lower is better | #185 of 314 cities with data · 9th of 11 in its peer group with data | $1,319 | $1,216 | $1,112 | $1,072 | $1,013 | $1,411 | $1,277 | $1,170 | $950 | — | — | — | $603 | — | $974 | $1,241 | $3,495 | $3,255 | $3,162 | $3,055 |
Click a row for its source and its rank in every year. 1st is best whichever way the measure points. A rank is out of all 340 cities, or out of its peer group of 14; where some had no value that year it says “with data” and counts only those. An em dash is a year the source does not hold for Sunnyvale. A greyed homicide figure is a year the FBI holds as a transition year for this department. What each row is, and is not, is on the main page, with a link to every source in Sources.