Sunnyvale
Decennial Census Data
| 1960 | ||
|---|---|---|
TOTAL POPULATION | 52,898 | 100% |
In households | 52,781 | 100% |
In group quarters | 117 | 0% |
RACE | ||
White | 52,020 | 98% |
Negro | 34 | 0% |
Other races | 41 | 0% |
Indian | 30 | 0% |
Japanese | 39 | 1% |
Chinese | 235 | 0% |
Filipino | 149 | 0% |
SEX | ||
Male | 26,424 | 50% |
Female | 26,474 | 50% |
AGE | ||
Under 5 years | 8,190 | 16% |
5 to 17 years | 14,643 | 28% |
18 to 64 years | 28,314 | 54% |
65 years and over | 1,751 | 3% |
Median age | 24 | X |
HOUSEHOLDS | ||
Families | 13,286 | 100% |
With own children under 18 | 9,796 | 74% |
Population per household | 3 | X |
HOUSING OCCUPANCY | ||
All housing units | 15,236 | 100% |
All occupied units | 14,478 | 95% |
Owner occupied | 10,567 | 73% |
Renter occupied | 3,911 | 27% |
Vacant | 758 | 5% |
Median value dollars | 17,300 | X |
Median gross rent dollars | 107 | X |
PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Native | 49,172 | 93% |
Foreign born | 3,726 | 7% |
INCOME IN 1959 | ||
Families median income dollars | 7,937 | X |
YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED | ||
Population 25 years and over | 26,352 | 100% |
High school 4 years | 8,562 | 33% |
College 4 years or more | 3,441 | 13% |
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK | ||
All workers | 18,851 | 100% |
Private automobile or car pool | 16,087 | 85% |
Railroad, subway or elevated | 547 | 3% |
Bus or streetcar | 108 | 1% |
Walked to work | 869 | 5% |
Other means | 383 | 2% |
Worked at home | 291 | 2% |
Not reported | 566 | 3% |
OCCUPATION | ||
Employed | 18,415 | 100% |
Professional, technical, and kindred | 3,656 | 20% |
Farmers and farm managers | 77 | 0% |
Managers, officials, and propr's exc. farm | 1,344 | 7% |
Clerical and kindred | 3,016 | 16% |
Sales | 1,316 | 7% |
Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred | 3,444 | 19% |
Operatives and kindred | 2,856 | 16% |
Private household workers | 297 | 2% |
Service workers, except private household | 1,191 | 7% |
Farm laborers and farm foremen | 108 | 1% |
Laborers, except farm and mine | 509 | 3% |
Occupation not reported | 601 | 3% |
CLASS OF WORKER | ||
Self-employed | 953 | 5% |