COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sunnyvale vs Mesquite
PLACE A
Sunnyvale, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Mesquite, Texas
Sunnyvale is 94% smaller than Mesquite. Sunnyvale earns more, with a median household income $97,811 higher. Sunnyvale has grown faster since 2000 (54% vs 7%).
SUNNYVALEMESQUITEDIFFERENCE
Total population9,008150,693−94% vs Mesquite
Population density5453,069−2,524
Population growth53.9%7.4%+46.5 pts
Median age43.332.9+10.4
Male52.9%47.6%+5.3 pts
Female47.1%52.4%−5.3 pts
Foreign-born20.3%20.9%−0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic46.4%22.5%+23.9 pts
Black10.4%26.8%−16.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino14.4%44.0%−29.6 pts
Asian24.1%3.0%+21.1 pts
Other4.7%3.6%+1.0 pts
Median household income$170,348$72,537+$97,811
Per capita income$60,890$29,877+$31,013
Poverty rate6.0%13.4%−7.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4070.403Even
Bachelor's degree or higher57.2%19.6%+37.6 pts
Graduate degree28.5%6.6%+21.9 pts
Unemployment rate7.0%5.4%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation65.7%69.8%−4.1 pts
Median home value$565,300$245,700+$319,600
Median gross rent$1,422$1,513−$91
Owner-occupied91.5%62.8%+28.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.8%7.0%+0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households65.3%59.0%+6.3 pts
Average commute32.932.1+0.8
Worked from home13.6%10.0%+3.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured7.5%21.5%−14.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025