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Sun Lakes, AZ

Demographic and economic profile of Sun Lakes, AZ, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

14,079

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$67,853

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

73.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.4% since 2018

Sun Lakes lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,231 (95.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race253 (1.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races164 (1.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone153 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone70 (0.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone28 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish190
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic70
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)47
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic41
  5. 5.Other Indo-European30

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

0.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

78.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

7.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

2,096

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$53,743

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care582
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate454
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management360
  4. 4.Retail Trade276
  5. 5.Public Administration210

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,156
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,028
  3. 3.Service Occupations428
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations145
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations50

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 2.42×)454
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.58×)210
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.47×)195
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.04×)360
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.90×)276

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$425,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,875/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

87.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $400,000 to $499,9992,097 (27.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,897 (25.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,573 (20.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999638 (8.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999349 (4.6%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999317 (4.2%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

39.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

96.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$46,777

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.5 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,928 (69.8%)
  • Worked at Home586 (21.2%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other171 (6.2%)
  • Carpooled51 (1.8%)
  • Bicycle25 (0.9%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.