CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Sun City

Arizona · 38,309 residents · 14.4 sq mi

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Sun City is home to 38,309 people in Arizona. The median age is 75.0, about 40 years above the US median. Owners hold 89% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.6% of residents. That trails the Arizona median by roughly 20%. Median rent is $799 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 75.0

US median: 35.2

Less educated

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

38,309

Unchangedsince 1990

from 38,126 in 1990

1990 – 2024

Median age

75.0

+1%since 1990

from 74.5 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

14.4 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202437K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 50.1%(51)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 90.1%(42)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 140.1%(42)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 190.2%(70)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 240.2%(79)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 340.7%(257)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 441.3%(495)

US avg: 16%

45 to 543%(1,168)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6414.4%(5,529)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 7430%(11,491)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 8435.4%(13,558)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over14.4%(5,527)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,508

−4%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $25,714 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$25,935

+35%since 1990

from $19,243 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

4.6%

−0.8 ptssince 1990

from 5.4% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$92,300

−2%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $71,700 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$799

−1%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $615 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

88.8%

−3.7 ptssince 1990

from 92.5% in 1990

11.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(37,933)

Black0.2%(68)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(176)

Asian0.1%(48)

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(37,420)

Black0.5%(193)

Hispanic / Latino1%(383)

Asian0.3%(115)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.4%(1,668)

Puerto Rican0.4%(135)

Central American0.3%(123)

Salvadoran0.3%(108)

Spaniard0.2%(81)

Cuban0.2%(69)

South American0%(16)

Colombian0%(16)

Panamanian0%(15)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(101)

Korean0.2%(93)

Chinese0.2%(90)

Japanese0.2%(58)

Asian Indian0%(16)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(35)

Chamorro0%(13)

Ancestry

German23.1%(8,655)

English18.5%(6,949)

Irish13.8%(5,177)

American4.9%(1,854)

Italian4.5%(1,676)

Polish4.1%(1,527)

Norwegian3.6%(1,332)

French3.1%(1,149)

Scottish2.8%(1,034)

Dutch2.6%(968)

Swedish2.5%(922)

Welsh1.5%(576)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish1.4%(529)

Danish0.9%(355)

Hungarian0.9%(340)

French Canadian0.9%(325)

Russian0.9%(321)

Czech0.7%(267)

British0.7%(244)

Lithuanian0.6%(230)

Canadian0.5%(191)

Ukrainian0.5%(191)

Portuguese0.4%(134)

Finnish0.4%(132)

Swiss0.3%(128)

Slovak0.3%(127)

Belgian0.3%(123)

Arab0.3%(117)

Jordanian0.3%(109)

Croatian0.3%(105)

Greek0.3%(99)

Austrian0.2%(83)

Romanian0.1%(42)

Serbian0.1%(42)

Armenian0.1%(33)

Slovene0.1%(26)

Subsaharan African0.1%(23)

West Indian0%(17)

Haitian0%(17)

Australian0%(14)

Latvian0%(10)

Iraqi0%(8)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.4%

−2.7 ptssince 1990

from 23.1% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

86.3%

+3.4 ptssince 1990

from 83.0% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

8.3%

−0.5 ptssince 1990

from 8.8% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.6 min

−16%since 1990

from 20.9 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married5.4%(843)

Married78.1%(12,220)

Widowed10.6%(1,660)

Divorced5.8%(914)

Women 15+

Never married3.9%(878)

Married56.3%(12,584)

Widowed32.4%(7,245)

Divorced7.3%(1,629)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.2%

−2.7 ptssince 2013

from 5.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

26.8%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 30.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

28.4%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 31.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

75.8%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 78.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.6%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.7%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 7.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.0%

−7.3 ptssince 2020

from 61.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

82.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 82.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)1.4%(87)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)5.8%(349)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era58.7%(3,538)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.1%(491)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.1%(245)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 6,029 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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