COMPARING TWO PLACES
Milpitas vs Sunnyvale
PLACE A
Milpitas, California
VS
PLACE B
Sunnyvale, Texas
Milpitas is 773% larger than Sunnyvale. Milpitas earns more, with a median household income $8,450 higher. Sunnyvale has grown faster since 2000 (54% vs 20%).
MILPITASSUNNYVALEDIFFERENCE
Total population78,5969,008+773% vs Sunnyvale
Population density5,830545+5,285
Population growth20.2%53.9%−33.7 pts
Median age36.843.3−6.5
Male52.3%52.9%−0.6 pts
Female47.7%47.1%+0.6 pts
Foreign-born55.4%20.3%+35.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic10.1%46.4%−36.3 pts
Black1.8%10.4%−8.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.4%14.4%−1.0 pts
Asian71.5%24.1%+47.4 pts
Other3.2%4.7%−1.4 pts
Median household income$178,798$170,348+$8,450
Per capita income$69,335$60,890+$8,445
Poverty rate5.9%6.0%−0.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4190.407+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher58.2%57.2%+1.0 pts
Graduate degree26.8%28.5%−1.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%7.0%−2.9 pts
Labor force participation65.9%65.7%+0.2 pts
Median home value$1,251,700$565,300+$686,400
Median gross rent$3,120$1,422+$1,698
Owner-occupied58.4%91.5%−33.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.7%7.8%−4.1 pts
Rent-burdened households34.1%65.3%−31.2 pts
Average commute25.832.9−7.1
Worked from home25.2%13.6%+11.7 pts
Public transit to work2.2%0.0%+2.2 pts
Uninsured3.1%7.5%−4.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025