Latest news about poverty in Sunnyvale, CA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
6.2% of Sunnyvale, CA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 97.2% less than the poverty level of 12.2% across the entire state of California. 6.4% of high school graduates and 6.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 14.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 68.7%. For comparison, it was 45.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Sunnyvale, CA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Sunnyvale:
6.2%
Whole state:
12.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Sunnyvale:
4.0%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Sunnyvale:
14.1%
California:
19.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 7.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Sunnyvale:
17.5%
California:
18.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
68.7%
Residents above poverty level:
45.6%
Poverty by age in Sunnyvale, CA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Sunnyvale,CA (percentage below poverty level)
1.3%Under 5 years
5.6%5 years
3.8%6 to 11 years
9.7%12 to 14 years
16.6%15 years
1.8%16 and 17 years
7.6%18 to 24 years
6.8%25 to 34 years
1.6%35 to 44 years
3.1%45 to 54 years
7.5%55 to 64 years
3.0%65 to 74 years
12.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Sunnyvale,CA (percentage below poverty level)
3.9%Under 5 years
8.2%5 years
4.3%6 to 11 years
1.9%12 to 14 years
0.8%15 years
4.5%16 and 17 years
14.8%18 to 24 years
6.0%25 to 34 years
5.5%35 to 44 years
5.4%45 to 54 years
6.7%55 to 64 years
4.1%65 to 74 years
14.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Sunnyvale,CA (% below half of poverty level)
3.5%Under 6 years
4.7%6 to 11 years
1.9%12 to 17 years
8.3%18 to 24 years
5.1%25 to 34 years
3.1%35 to 44 years
2.6%45 to 54 years
1.9%55 to 64 years
2.6%65 to 74 years
7.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Sunnyvale, CA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sunnyvale, CA (%)
3.2%White
11.8%Black
9.5%American Indian
6.9%Asian
2.9%Native Hawaiian
9.8%Other race
8.4%2+ races
9.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sunnyvale, CA (absolute numbers)
1,249White
191Black
89American Indian
5,299Asian
6Native Hawaiian
1,493Other race
1,3242+ races
2,230Hispanic
5.3%Below poverty level
94.7%Above poverty level
7.1%Below poverty level
92.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Sunnyvale, CA
Children below poverty level:
Sunnyvale, California:
4.1%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Sunnyvale:
6.4%
California:
8.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Sunnyvale:
6.3%
California:
20.4%
53.9%Married-couple family
10.1%Male, no wife present
36.0%Female, no husband present
6.9%Worked full-time, year-round
34.8%Worked part-time
58.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
10.0%One full-time, other part-time
18.7%One full-time, other didn't work
5.9%Both worked part-time
19.2%One part-time, other didn't work
46.2%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
4.8%1995 to 1998
3.6%1990 to 1994
3.5%1980 to 1989
17.7%1970 to 1979
24.4%1960 to 1969
29.8%1950 to 1959
12.8%1940 to 1949
3.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.5%1999 to 2000
4.1%1995 to 1998
3.6%1990 to 1994
8.1%1980 to 1989
18.2%1970 to 1979
28.8%1960 to 1969
29.1%1950 to 1959
5.0%1940 to 1949
1.7%1939 or earlier
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