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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do Sun City West, AZ compare?
| Figure | Sun City West, AZ |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | no yearly estimate (census-designated place) |
| Change since April 2020 | – |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 25,806 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 2,164 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | – |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | 5.9 years of income |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | 31.5% |
| Measure | Sun City West, AZ |
|---|---|
| Total population | 27,425±1,180 |
| Median age | 74.8±0.6 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0%±0.5 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 93.3%±1.0 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 1.1%±0.5 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 1.3%±0.4 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 4.5%±1.0 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 34.7%±2.5 pts |
| Median household income | $63,685±$3,260 |
| Per capita income | $52,476±$3,976 |
| People below the poverty line | 7.6%±1.4 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8%±2.2 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $377,800±$8,082 |
| Median gross rent | $1,672±$344 |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 69.8%±11.3 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 88.1%±2.2 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 0.1%±0.1 pts |
| Worked from home | 22.4%±5.3 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 69.4%±6.1 pts |
| Public transportation | 0.0%±1.3 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 21.7 min±2.5 |
| No health insurance coverage | 1.9%±0.9 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov