Sun City West, AZ Demographic Data

Sun City West, AZ Summary

Sun City West is located in Maricopa County in Arizona
  • Population: 25,407
  • Area: 10.94 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 10.93 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 2,323.03 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 1,253.28 ft
  • Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
  • Daylight Savings: No

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Sun City West, AZ Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
13,856
56%
50.8
Male
11,043
44%
49.2
Total Population
24,899
 
323,128,000

Sun City West, AZ Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
0
0.0% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
0
0.0% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
0
0.0% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
6
0.0% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
40
0.2% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
64
0.3% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
121
0.5% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
903
3.6% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
847
3.4% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,448
9.8% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
7,875
31.6% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
8,554
34.4% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
4,041
16.2% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
24,893
100.0%
77.2
Female
13,856
55.7%
51.3
Male
11,037
44.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
24,880
99.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
22,192
89.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
20,470
82.2%
15.2
Female
11,322
55.3%
55.8
Male
9,148
44.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
75
0.0%
0.0

Sun City West, AZ Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
24,805
99.6% 
96.8
White
24,460
98.2% 
72.6
Black or African American
186
0.7% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
14
0.1% 
0.8
Asian
111
0.4% 
5.4
Asian Indian
18
0.1% 
1.2
Chinese
6
0.0% 
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0% 
0.9
Japanese
52
0.2% 
0.2
Korean
0
0.0% 
0.4
Vietnamese
18
0.1% 
0.6
Other Asian
17
0.1% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0% 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0% 
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0% 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.1
Some Other Race
34
0.1% 
5.1
Two or More Races
94
0.4% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
122
0.5% 
17.8
Mexican
107
0.4% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0% 
1.7
Cuban
15
0.1% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
24,777
99.5% 
82.2

Sun City West, AZ Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
392
1.6% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
979
3.9% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,524
26.3% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
6,804
27.4% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,173
8.7% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
4,750
19.1% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
3,231
13.0% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,371
5.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
23,482
94.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
7,981
32.1%
31.2

Sun City West, AZ Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,250
5.0%
33.7%
Now Married
15,783
63.4%
47.5
Divorced
2,513
10.1%
11.0%
Separated
66
0.3%
2.0
Widowed
5,287
21.2
5.8%

Sun City West, AZ Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
24,050
96.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
849
3.4%
21.6%
Spanish
228
0.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
539
2.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
70
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
12
0.0%
1.1%

Sun City West, AZ Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
749
5.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
534
3.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,946
13.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,878
19.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,261
15.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,108
20.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,494
10.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,444
9.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
274
1.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
298
2.0%
6.4
Median household income
44,409
 
57,617
Per capita income
36,239
 
31,128

Sun City West, AZ Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
25
0.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
484
17.4%
9.8
Construction
115
4.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
548
19.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
233
8.4%
6.6
Information
13
0.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
201
7.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
216
7.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
279
10.0%
11.4
Public administration
96
3.4%
4.6
Retail trade
346
12.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
174
6.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
58
2.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
123
4.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
943
33.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
265
9.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
903
32.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
554
19.9%
18.1%

Sun City West, AZ Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,739
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,158
78.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
111
4.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
10
0.4%
5.1
Walked
14
0.5%
2.7
Other means
152
5.5%
1.8
Worked at home
294
10.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.0
 
26.6

Sun City West, AZ Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
906
6.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
9,983
66.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,702
24.7%
37.1
3 or more
395
2.6%
21.0

Sun City West, AZ Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
14,986
80.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
13,005
86.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,981
13.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,653
19.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
1.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.4
0.0%
2.5

Sun City West, AZ Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
18,639
1 room
59
0.3%
2.4
2 rooms
187
1.0%
2.7
3 rooms
834
4.5%
9.1
4 rooms
3,512
18.8%
16.5
5 rooms
5,894
31.6%
19.8
6 rooms
4,790
25.7%
17.8
7 rooms
2,231
12.0%
12.0
8 rooms
689
3.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
443
2.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
 
0.0

Sun City West, AZ Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
18,639
 
 
1-unit, detached
14,524
77.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,208
11.8%
5.9
2-units
219
1.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
216
1.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
121
0.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
114
0.6%
4.4
20 or more units
1,112
6.0%
9.0
Mobile home
125
0.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1

Sun City West, AZ Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
37
0.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
46
0.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
97
0.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
185
1.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,590
19.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
6,713
36.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
7,148
38.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
823
4.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%

Sun City West, AZ Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
5,590
37.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
68
0.5%
4.7
Electricity
9,104
60.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
181
1.2%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
43
0.3%
1.1

Sun City West, AZ Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,400
 
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
30
0.7%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
61
1.4%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
66
1.5%
11.8%
Less than $500
133
3.0%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
327
7.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,716
39.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
2,067
47.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,828
41.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
710
16.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
547
12.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
297
6.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
995
22.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
23
0.0%
0.0%

Sun City West, AZ Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,782 
 
41,631,300 
$1,500 to $1,999
63
3.5%
11.9%
Less than $500
64
3.6%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
80
4.5%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
244
13.7%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
338
19.0%
1.8%
$500 to $999
466
26.2%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
527
29.6%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
199
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,248
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
23
1.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
117
6.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
139
8.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
112
6.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
145
8.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,210
69.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
235
0.0%
0.0%

Sun City West, AZ Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
13,005
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
492
3.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
670
5.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,684
20.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
4,073
31.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
3,856
29.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,097
8.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
105
0.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
28
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
175,800
 
205,000