Sun Lakes is a city of 13,924 people in Arizona. At a median age of 73.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock. Density works out to 2,591 people per square mile. Renters pay $1,938 a month at the median. 8% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,853, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 73.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 73%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sun Lakes
What changed most since 1990
Population6,578 → 13,924(+112%)US over the same years: +35%
White share98.0% → 94.2%(−3.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants96.4% → 88.0%(−8.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)4.1%(76)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9%(168)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era49.8%(928)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11.9%(222)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.1%(77)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,863 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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Over time
Sun Lakes, decade by decade
Sun Lakes population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,578
$76,869
$256,327
19.5%
4.8
2000
11,936
$79,486
$262,683
29.3%
6.1
2010
13,975
$74,773
$372,734
33.5%
10.8
2020
14,868
$68,054
$358,036
38.6%
16.6
2024
13,924
$67,853
$455,200
39.4%
13.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
