Sunrise is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 96,306 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, Sunrise is the 28th largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities, Sunrise isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Sunrise are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sunrise is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Sunrise who work in office and administrative support (14.13%), sales jobs (13.51%), and management occupations (9.31%). Also of interest is that Sunrise has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Sunrise telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.01% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In terms of college education, Sunrise is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.09% of adults in Sunrise have a college degree. The per capita income in Sunrise in 2022 was $33,649, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $134,596 for a family of four. However, Sunrise contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Sunrise is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sunrise home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Sunrise, accounting for 34.20% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Sunrise residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Sunrise include Jamaican, Haitian, Italian, German, and Irish. Sunrise also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 42.28%. The most common language spoken in Sunrise is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
