COMPARING TWO PLACES
Heath vs Sunnyvale
PLACE A
Heath, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Sunnyvale, Texas
Heath is 97% smaller than Sunnyvale. Sunnyvale earns more, with a median household income $104,493 higher. Sunnyvale has grown faster since 2000 (54% vs -7%).
HEATHSUNNYVALEDIFFERENCE
Total population2499,008−97% vs Sunnyvale
Population density280545−265
Population growth-7.1%53.9%−60.9 pts
Median age60.343.3+17.0
Male60.7%52.9%+7.8 pts
Female39.3%47.1%−7.8 pts
Foreign-born1.9%20.3%−18.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.1%46.4%+36.7 pts
Black10.9%10.4%+0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.0%14.4%−11.4 pts
Asian1.9%24.1%−22.2 pts
Other1.1%4.7%−3.5 pts
Median household income$65,855$170,348−$104,493
Per capita income$46,660$60,890−$14,230
Poverty rate16.9%6.0%+10.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3700.407−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.6%57.2%−45.6 pts
Graduate degree1.3%28.5%−27.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Labor force participation49.0%65.7%−16.7 pts
Median home value$89,200$565,300−$476,100
Median gross rent$377$1,422−$1,045
Owner-occupied51.7%91.5%−39.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.5%7.8%+1.6 pts
Rent-burdened households3.6%65.3%−61.7 pts
Average commute23.032.9−9.9
Worked from home4.1%13.6%−9.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.0%7.5%+4.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025