CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sun Lakes

Arizona · 6,578 residents · 5.38 sq mi

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With 6,578 people, Sun Lakes is a city in Arizona. At a median age of 66.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 96% of the housing stock. There are 5,358 fewer people here than in 2000. The poverty rate is 2.4%, under the national 13.2%. Median rent is $621 a month.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 66.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,578

−45%vs 2000

vs 11,936 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

66.7

−4%vs 2000

vs 69.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.38 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 50.2%(11)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 90.2%(16)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 140%(0)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 190.3%(17)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 240.6%(40)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 341.3%(85)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 441.8%(117)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548%(524)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6428.6%(1,884)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7445.2%(2,970)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8413.3%(872)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(42)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,028

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,634 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,054

−40%vs 2000

vs $33,394 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.4%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$106,800

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $144,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$621

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,002 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

96.4%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 96.1% in 2000

3.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(11,642)

Black0.8%(93)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(112)

Asian0.3%(37)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(6,493)

Black0.2%(16)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(74)

Asian0.1%(9)

Other0.9%(60)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.9%(269)

Puerto Rican0.5%(64)

Central American0.2%(32)

Salvadoran0.2%(32)

South American0.1%(16)

Cuban0.1%(10)

Colombian0.1%(9)

Spaniard0.1%(9)

Argentine0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.2%(21)

Japanese0.1%(20)

Asian Indian0.1%(20)

Korean0.1%(9)

Ancestry

German24.9%(3,469)

English18.7%(2,610)

Irish14%(1,944)

American6.3%(877)

Italian5.5%(760)

Norwegian5.4%(749)

Polish4.2%(585)

Scottish4%(550)

Swedish3.8%(534)

French3.8%(528)

Dutch2.8%(386)

Russian2%(273)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian1.3%(175)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(174)

Canadian1.2%(169)

Welsh1.1%(152)

Ukrainian1%(143)

Danish0.9%(121)

Swiss0.7%(104)

British0.7%(94)

Lithuanian0.6%(87)

Czech0.6%(85)

Portuguese0.5%(70)

Austrian0.5%(68)

Slovak0.4%(59)

Hungarian0.4%(52)

Serbian0.3%(42)

Finnish0.3%(41)

Greek0.2%(30)

West Indian0.2%(28)

Latvian0.2%(22)

Belgian0.1%(20)

Croatian0.1%(15)

Jamaican0.1%(15)

Iranian0.1%(13)

Romanian0.1%(9)

Macedonian0.1%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.5%

−9.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

86.6%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.3%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.1 min

+46%vs 2000

vs 19.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married4.4%(263)

Married73.7%(4,368)

Widowed9.4%(558)

Divorced12.5%(741)

Women 15+

Never married10%(799)

Married53%(4,220)

Widowed21.3%(1,699)

Divorced15.7%(1,249)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2013

from 2.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

31.9%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 35.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

35.6%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 36.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

76.6%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 78.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

5.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 6.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.1%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 7.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.1%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 66.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

79.2%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 81.3% 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)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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