Sun City West, AZ

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2022 Population

26,639

1.08% 1-year growth

US Senator

Kyrsten Sinema

Independent Party

US Senator

Mark Kelly

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

74.8

0.134% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

7.45%

15.6% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$61,941

5.28% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$316,900

20.3% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Sun City West, AZ had a population of 26.6k people with a median age of 74.8 and a median household income of $61,941. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Sun City West, AZ grew from 26,354 to 26,639, a 1.08% increase and its median household income grew from $58,837 to $61,941, a 5.28% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Sun City West, AZ are White (Non-Hispanic) (95.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.09%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.04%), White (Hispanic) (0.803%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.676%).

None of the households in Sun City West, AZ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.7% of the residents in Sun City West, AZ are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Sun City West, AZ was $316,900, and the homeownership rate was 87.9%.

Most people in Sun City West, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Sun City West, AZ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Sun City West, AZ is home to a population of 26.6k people, from which 98.7% are citizens. As of 2022, 4.14% of Sun City West, AZ residents were born outside of the country (1.1k people).

In 2022, there were 87.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (25.3k people) in Sun City West, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 291 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 278 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.7%

2022 Citizenship

98.4%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.7% of Sun City West, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Sun City West, AZ was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Sun City West, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sun City West, AZ

White (Non-Hispanic)
25.3k ± 1.13k
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
291 ± 114
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
278 ± 118

1.42%

Hispanic Population

378 people

1.42% of the people in Sun City West, AZ are hispanic (378 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Sun City West, AZ as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

4.14%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.1k people

4.5%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

1.19k people

As of 2022, 4.14% of Sun City West, AZ residents (1.1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sun City West, AZ was 4.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Sun City West, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
3,205 ± 443
Korea
796 ± 267
World War II
186 ± 94

Sun City West, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.03 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Sun City West, AZ employs 3.31k people. The largest industries in Sun City West, AZ are Retail Trade (552 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (504 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (341 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($120,459), Finance & Insurance ($96,713), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,739).

Employment

Occupations

3.31k

2022 Value

± 441

−4.03%

1 Year decline

± 19.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Sun City West, AZ declined at a rate of −4.03%, from 3.45k employees to 3.31k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sun City West, AZ, are Sales & Related Occupations (501 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (463 people), and Management Occupations (438 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sun City West, AZ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arizona (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.31k

2022 Value

± 441

−4.03%

1 Year decline

± 19.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Sun City West, AZ declined at a rate of −4.03%, from 3.45k employees to 3.31k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sun City West, AZ, are Retail Trade (552 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (504 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (341 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sun City West, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Sun City West, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$31,438

Median earning men ± $12,814

$35,502

Median earning women ± $5,225

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Manufacturing ($133,110), Wholesale Trade ($120,408), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,685).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,074), Manufacturing ($58,676), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($57,054).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.3%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.15M people employed in Arizona. This represents a 2.3% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.21%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arizona.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.52%).

Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly are the senators currently representing the state of Arizona. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arizona is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Sun City West, AZ. Showing the available data for Arizona.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (49.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (49.1%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.52%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.52%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arizona for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Arizona

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Kyrsten Sinema

Senator from Arizona

Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Kyrsten Sinema won election to the Senate as a Democrat in 2018

Mark Kelly

Senator from Arizona

Assumed office on December 2, 2020
Elected to the seat to succeed Martha McSally, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of John McCain and the resignation of Jon Kyl.

Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly are the senators currently representing Arizona.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arizona over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Arizona

Arizona is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Arizona have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.03% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.12% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (1.42M), High School or Equivalent (1.41M), and Bachelors Degree (1.02M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sun City West, AZ was $316,900 in 2022, which is 1.12 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $263,500 to $316,900, a 20.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Sun City West, AZ is 87.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Sun City West, AZ have an average commute time of 22.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sun City West, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Sun City West, AZ is $61,941. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Sun City West, AZ was Census Tract 405.23 with a value of $81,250, followed by Census Tract 405.13 and Census Tract 405.14, with respective values of $72,222 and $63,438.

Property

$316,900

Median Property Value 2022

±$8,982

$13,912

Median Property Taxes

±$811

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Sun City West, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Sun City West, AZ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

87.9%

Homeownership

2022

72.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 87.9% of the housing units in Sun City West, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 88.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sun City West, AZ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 405.23
Census Tract 405.13
Census Tract 405.14

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Sun City West, AZ was Census Tract 405.23 with a value of $81,250, followed by Census Tract 405.13 and Census Tract 405.14, with respective values of $72,222 and $63,438.

The following map shows all of the places in Sun City West, AZ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$61,941

Median Household Income

± $3,524

15.8k

Number of Households

± 922

In 2022, the median household income of the 15.8k households in Sun City West, AZ grew to $61,941 from the previous year's value of $58,837.

The following chart displays the households in Sun City West, AZ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sun City West, AZ is from Arizona.

0.457

2022 Wage GINI in Arizona

0.46

2021 Wage GINI in Arizona

In 2022, the income inequality in Arizona was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.545% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arizona was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arizona in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arizona across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (73.1%)
Worked At Home (19%)
Other (4.03%)

In 2022, 73.1% of workers in Sun City West, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (4.03%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sun City West, AZ have a shorter commute time (22.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.08% of the workforce in Sun City West, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sun City West, AZ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sun City West, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sun City West, AZ have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.45% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sun City West, AZ (1.95k out of 26.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sun City West, AZ is White, followed by Asian and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

98.3% of the population of Sun City West, AZ has health coverage, with 7.73% on employee plans, 2.68% on Medicaid, 63.1% on Medicare, 21.4% on non-group plans, and 3.38% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Maricopa County, AZ see 1445 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.83% increase from the previous year (1419 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1406 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 559 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,445 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Maricopa County, AZ

Primary care physicians in Maricopa County, AZ see an average of 1,445 patients per year. This represents a 1.83% increase from the previous year (1,419 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Maricopa County, AZ in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 0.271% under 18 years, 0.447% between 18 and 34 years, 12.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 86.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.7% were men and 54.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

1.73%

Uninsured

7.73%

Employer Coverage

2.68%

Medicaid

63.1%

Medicare

21.4%

Non-Group

3.38%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sun City West, AZ grew by 3.67% from 1.67% to 1.73%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Sun City West, AZ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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