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Census Tract 5086.01, Santa Clara County, California

Census Tract 5086.01, GEOID 06085508601, in Santa Clara County, California, entirely within Sunnyvale. 3,914 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±450); the 2020 Census counted 4,169.

Residents, 2020-2024

3,914

±450 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 4,169

Median household income

$195,804

±$30,580 (90% margin)
Santa Clara County: $164,281

Median home value

$2,000,000 or more

The survey's top or bottom value; no margin is published
Santa Clara County: $1,490,600

Median gross rent

$3,500 or more

The survey's top or bottom value; no margin is published
Santa Clara County: $2,857

Where is Census Tract 5086.01?

Census Tract 5086.01 is one of 408 census tracts in Santa Clara County, California. It covers 0.51 square miles of land, 8,159 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 06085508601, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 5086.01 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Sunnyvale100%
Census Tract 5086.01 (marked with a dot) in Santa Clara County, California. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
5084.045086.025091.025091.06 5086.01 0.5 mi
Census Tract 5086.01 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

4 census tracts border Census Tract 5086.01: Tract 5084.04 ($213,393), Tract 5086.02 ($180,959), Tract 5091.02 ($229,505) and Tract 5091.06 ($159,951). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 5086.01?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 5086.01's population at 3,914 (±450) in 1,560 households; the 2020 Census counted 4,169 residents and 1,516 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 5086.01SunnyvaleSanta Clara CountyCalifornia
Total population3,914±450154,2361,902,04739,287,377
Households1,560±15360,293659,35313,548,091
Average household size2.51±0.132.542.822.84
Housing units1,618±14863,239698,83714,644,735

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 5086.01?

The median resident of Census Tract 5086.01 is 40.8 years old; 21.5% are under 18 and 14.4% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic Asian residents at 47.7%, then non-Hispanic white residents at 31.4%. 44.3% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureTract 5086.01SunnyvaleSanta Clara CountyCalifornia
Median age40.8±2.335.238.137.9
Under 18 years21.5%±3.9 pts19.5%20.5%22.0%
65 years and over14.4%±3.0 pts13.0%14.8%15.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)16.7%±4.6 pts17.0%25.0%40.2%
White alone, not Hispanic31.4%±7.1 pts26.5%27.2%33.8%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.1 pts1.5%2.2%5.2%
Asian alone, not Hispanic47.7%±8.0 pts49.4%40.3%15.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.1 pts0.2%0.2%0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.1 pts0.4%0.4%0.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3.3%±2.1 pts4.3%4.2%4.4%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.9%±1.1 pts0.7%0.6%0.6%
Born outside the United States44.3%±4.4 pts50.2%41.5%27.0%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)60.7%±4.6 pts60.5%55.2%44.4%
Civilian veterans (age 18+)2.2%±1.4 pts2.7%2.6%4.3%
With a disability6.7%±2.2 pts7.1%9.0%11.6%
No health insurance coverage1.7%±1.2 pts2.9%3.9%6.6%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)93.9%±3.5 pts94.4%89.3%84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)73.0%±6.8 pts69.3%56.5%37.1%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)40.2%±6.4 pts39.2%28.3%14.4%
Lived in the same house a year earlier83.2%±6.4 pts80.2%86.0%89.2%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 5086.01 earn?

Half of the 1,560 households in Census Tract 5086.01 earn less than $195,804 a year (±$30,580), against $164,281 across Santa Clara County: 134th highest of the county's 404 tracts with a reliable estimate. 4.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 5086.01SunnyvaleSanta Clara CountyCalifornia
Median household income$195,804±$30,580$186,170$164,281$99,122
Mean household income$298,129±$37,336$254,735$227,007$140,436
Per capita income$120,795±$15,012$101,185$80,312$49,513
People below the poverty line4.3%±2.7 pts5.8%7.1%12.0%
Children under 18 below the poverty line2.1%±2.7 pts5.6%7.0%15.0%
Households receiving SNAP3.1%±2.5 pts3.6%6.6%12.4%
Households with a computer100.0%±2.7 pts99.0%98.0%96.9%
Households with a broadband subscription94.0%±3.5 pts96.5%95.6%93.5%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 5086.01?

Owners occupy 59.4% of Census Tract 5086.01's occupied homes and renters 40.6%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $2,000,000 or more by its owner (). The median renter pays $3,500 or more a month including utilities, and 27.1% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 5086.01SunnyvaleSanta Clara CountyCalifornia
Median home value (owner-occupied)$2,000,000 or more$1,801,800$1,490,600$734,700
Median gross rent$3,500 or more$3,039$2,857$2,036
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent27.1%±11.4 pts28.2%36.4%46.0%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$4,000 or more$4,000 or more$4,000 or more$2,946
Owner-occupied homes59.4%±6.7 pts43.8%55.1%55.9%
Renter-occupied homes40.6%±6.7 pts56.2%44.9%44.1%
Housing units1,618±14863,239698,83714,644,735
Single-family detached homes82.3%±5.1 pts36.0%50.7%57.0%
Mobile homes0.0%±2.6 pts5.7%2.8%3.5%
Built 2020 or later2.0%±1.3 pts1.8%1.5%1.3%
Built 2010 to 20198.0%±3.3 pts10.0%9.1%6.5%
Built 1939 or earlier9.5%±3.9 pts1.5%4.7%8.9%
Households with no vehicle4.8%±2.9 pts7.0%6.0%7.1%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 5086.01 get to work?

58.0% of Census Tract 5086.01's workers drive alone and 27.7% work from home. The average trip to work takes 22.5 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 5086.01SunnyvaleSanta Clara CountyCalifornia
In the labor force (age 16+)73.7%±4.9 pts72.5%67.4%63.8%
Unemployment rate0.9%±1.0 pts4.5%4.9%6.6%
Drove alone to work58.0%±6.0 pts53.7%59.9%65.7%
Carpooled5.3%±3.4 pts8.3%9.0%9.5%
Public transportation2.7%±2.0 pts3.9%2.3%2.9%
Walked0.8%±0.9 pts1.6%2.1%2.4%
Worked from home27.7%±5.2 pts29.2%23.9%17.2%
Mean travel time to work22.5 min±2.623.0 min26.2 min28.7 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 5086.01 compare with the other tracts in Santa Clara County?

Among Santa Clara County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 5086.01 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 5086.01's rank among the tracts of Santa Clara County and of Sunnyvale
MeasureIn Santa Clara CountyIn Sunnyvale
Population278th of 40825th of 35
Residents per square mile212th of 40826th of 35
Median household income134th of 40416th of 35
Per capita income51st of 4088th of 35
Median home value1st of 3951st of 32
Median gross rent1st of 3941st of 35
Poverty rate183rd of 22315th of 18
Bachelor's degree or higher107th of 40817th of 35
Median age158th of 4089th of 35
Owner-occupied share205th of 39711th of 33

The tracts next to it on Santa Clara County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 5049.02131st$196,797±$53,814 · within the margin of this tract4,410
Tract 5118132nd$196,786±$67,976 · within the margin of this tract4,289
Tract 5120.31133rd$196,727±$38,987 · within the margin of this tract4,099
Tract 5086.01134th$195,804±$30,5803,914
Tract 5047135th$194,917±$74,772 · within the margin of this tract845
Tract 5068.03136th$194,219±$63,823 · within the margin of this tract7,056
Tract 5026.01137th$193,125±$77,146 · within the margin of this tract3,329

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 5086.01?

1 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 5086.01 on this page carries a coefficient of variation over 40% and is marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections