Sunrise is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 96,808 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, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sunrise who work in office and administrative support (15.12%), sales jobs (13.16%), and management occupations (9.72%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.57% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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: 32.90% of adults in Sunrise have a college degree. The per capita income in Sunrise in 2022 was $34,852, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $139,408 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 35.88% 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 English. Sunrise also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 42.08%. The most common language spoken in Sunrise is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
