COMPARING TWO PLACES
Phoenix vs Sun City
PLACE A
Phoenix, Arizona
VS
PLACE B
Sun City, Arizona
Phoenix is 4343% larger than Sun City. Phoenix earns more, with a median household income $26,746 higher.
PHOENIXSUN CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population1,665,48137,486+4343% vs Sun City
Population density3,2132,600+613
Population growth11.2%6.5%+4.8 pts
Median age34.972.7−37.8
Male50.2%43.0%+7.2 pts
Female49.8%57.0%−7.2 pts
Foreign-born19.0%5.5%+13.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic40.6%88.1%−47.5 pts
Black7.4%1.5%+6.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino42.0%6.6%+35.4 pts
Asian4.0%0.9%+3.1 pts
Other6.0%3.0%+3.0 pts
Median household income$81,332$54,586+$26,746
Per capita income$41,981$40,620+$1,361
Poverty rate13.7%11.2%+2.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4650.407+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher33.6%26.0%+7.5 pts
Graduate degree13.1%11.0%+2.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%6.2%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation68.3%20.0%+48.3 pts
Median home value$420,700$280,900+$139,800
Median gross rent$1,582$1,569+$13
Owner-occupied57.3%84.2%−26.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.5%14.7%−8.2 pts
Rent-burdened households49.1%60.8%−11.8 pts
Average commute25.624.1+1.5
Worked from home19.0%19.0%+0.0 pts
Public transit to work1.9%0.0%+1.9 pts
Uninsured14.3%3.2%+11.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024