Sun City, AZ (Arizona) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 38,112, Rural population: 43 (all nonfarm))

Sun City, Arizona Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 27,584 (23,434 occupied: 20,829 owner occupied, 2,605 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	11%
State:	32%

Housing density: 1901 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this county: $310,439.

Median contract rent in 2007: $880 (lower quartile is $720, upper quartile is $1,989)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,045

Median gross rent in Sun City, AZ in 2007: $1,056

Housing units in Sun City with a mortgage: 5,998 (240 second mortgage, 609 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12,103

Sun City,AZ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $203,438 (it was $92,300 in 2000)

Sun City:	$203,438
Arizona:	$237,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $159,994 - $260,045

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $238,033
Here: $238,033
State: $341,391

Townhouses or other attached units: $175,079
Here: $175,079
State: $235,099

In 2-unit structures: $217,146
Here: $217,146
State: $223,005

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $158,510
Here: $158,510
State: $205,498

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $181,192
Here: $181,192
State: $183,008

Mobile homes: $70,200
Here: $70,200
State: $51,746

Household type by relationship

Households: 37,485

In family households: 26,048 (11,239 male householders, 1,236 female householders)
11,804 spouses, 1,102 children (1,039 natural, 30 adopted, 33 stepchildren), 83 grandchildren, 213 brothers or sisters, 107 parents, 186 other relatives, 78 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 11,437 (2,567 male householders (2,295 living alone)), 8,348 female householders (8,115 living alone)), 522 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 670 (569 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 11,677 2-persons, 661 3-persons, 100 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10,410 1-person, 505 2-persons.

104 married couples with children.
23 single-parent households (4 men, 19 women).

94.8% of residents of Sun City speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,773 (4.6%)
(82.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.2
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	3.7

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sun City, Arizona:
	1 room: 26 2 rooms: 165 3 rooms: 784 4 rooms: 3,605 5 rooms: 8,208 6 rooms: 5,657 7 rooms: 1,911 8 rooms: 359 9 or more rooms: 114

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sun City, Arizona:
	1 room: 120 2 rooms: 123 3 rooms: 521 4 rooms: 771 5 rooms: 811 6 rooms: 180 7 rooms: 55 8 rooms: 24 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 80
1995 to 1998: 475
1990 to 1994: 233
1980 to 1989: 1,843
1970 to 1979: 16,568
1960 to 1969: 7,639
1950 to 1959: 456
1940 to 1949: 152
1939 or earlier: 138

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sun City:
	no bedroom: 26 1 bedroom: 1,097 2 bedrooms: 14,451 3 bedrooms: 5,099 4 bedrooms: 149 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sun City:
	no bedroom: 120 1 bedroom: 699 2 bedrooms: 1,580 3 bedrooms: 206 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Sun City in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,196 1 vehicle: 14,276 2 vehicles: 4,928 3 vehicles: 376 4 vehicles: 39 5 or more vehicles: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in Sun City in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 597 1 vehicle: 1,637 2 vehicles: 327 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 44

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Sun City, AZ:

Less than $10,000: 2
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 9
$25,000 to $29,999: 14
$30,000 to $34,999: 9
$35,000 to $39,999: 2
$40,000 to $49,999: 7
$50,000 to $59,999: 26
$60,000 to $69,999: 42
$70,000 to $79,999: 58
$80,000 to $89,999: 124
$90,000 to $99,999: 201
$100,000 to $124,999: 911
$125,000 to $149,999: 1700
$150,000 to $174,999: 3265
$175,000 to $199,999: 3532
$200,000 to $249,999: 5320
$250,000 to $299,999: 2979
$300,000 to $399,999: 2006
$400,000 to $499,999: 330
$500,000 to $749,999: 214
$750,000 to $999,999: 43
$1,000,000 or more: 33

Sun City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Sun City:

Less than $100: 6 people
$100 to $149: 6
$150 to $199: 11
$200 to $249: 6
$250 to $299: 12
$300 to $349: 6
$350 to $399: 2
$400 to $449: 8
$450 to $499: 25
$500 to $549: 47
$550 to $599: 69
$600 to $649: 87
$650 to $699: 220
$700 to $749: 204
$750 to $799: 202
$800 to $899: 287
$900 to $999: 95
$1,000 to $1,249: 183
$1,250 to $1,499: 127
$1,500 to $1,999: 173
$2,000 or more: 546
No cash rent: 283

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 65 1990 to 1994: 49 1985 to 1989: 24 1980 to 1984: 49 1975 to 1979: 61 1970 to 1974: 42 1970 to 1974: 166 1965 to 1969: 1,317

Sun City, AZ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 98.8%
Number of people working at home: 257 (4.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 139
5 to 9 minutes: 738
10 to 14 minutes: 949
15 to 19 minutes: 761
20 to 24 minutes: 577
25 to 29 minutes: 278
30 to 34 minutes: 411
35 to 39 minutes: 91
40 to 44 minutes: 306
45 to 59 minutes: 325
60 to 89 minutes: 253
90 or more minutes: 173

Sun City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,374 (83%)
Carpooled: 437 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
Motorcycle: 13 (0%)
Bicycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 48 (1%)
Other means: 111 (2%)
Worked at home: 257 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1635
$10,000 to $14,999: 2081
$15,000 to $19,999: 2451
$20,000 to $24,999: 2254
$25,000 to $29,999: 2129
$30,000 to $34,999: 2123
$35,000 to $39,999: 1772
$40,000 to $44,999: 1525
$45,000 to $49,999: 1175
$50,000 to $59,999: 2102
$60,000 to $74,999: 1542
$75,000 to $99,999: 1344
$100,000 to $124,999: 590
$125,000 to $149,999: 219
$150,000 to $199,999: 241
$200,000 or more: 207

First ancestries reported:

German: 6682

English: 5039

Irish: 3026

United States or American: 2282

Norwegian: 1384

Polish: 1317

Italian: 1314

Other groups: 1230

Swedish: 1032

Scotch-Irish: 1026

French (except Basque): 853

Scottish: 811

Dutch: 560

Czech: 418

Welsh: 306

Hungarian: 306

French Canadian: 247

Danish: 241

Russian: 237

Swiss: 218

Lithuanian: 170

Slovak: 163

Austrian: 153

European: 146

Finnish: 134

Canadian: 126

Ukrainian: 126

Croatian: 124

British: 121

Slovene: 98

Greek: 90

Scandinavian: 84

Czechoslovakian: 80

Romanian: 77

Yugoslavian: 74

Belgian: 58

Arab:: 53

Portuguese: 48

Luxemburger: 45

Pennsylvania German: 35

Latvian: 25

Syrian: 20

Lebanese: 18

Slavic: 18

Egyptian: 15

Northern European: 9

Macedonian: 9

Serbian: 8

Icelander: 8

Iranian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (26%)
Germany (17%)
United Kingdom (12%)
Poland (7%)
Other Western Europe (3%)
Austria (3%)
Other Eastern Europe (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 927
Northeast: 6355
Midwest: 22242
South: 3367
West: 3319

59% of Sun City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 9% lived in Arizona.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 42
Nursery to 4th grade: 37
5th and 6th grade: 52
7th and 8th grade: 491
9th grade: 205
10th grade: 349
11th grade: 353
12th grade, no diploma: 571
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,591
Less than 1 year of college: 1,234
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,939
Associate degree: 639
Bachelor's degree: 2,157
Master's degree: 976
Professional school degree: 572
Doctorate degree: 308

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 34
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 86
7th and 8th grade: 653
9th grade: 333
10th grade: 511
11th grade: 503
12th grade, no diploma: 937
High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,979
Less than 1 year of college: 2,492
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,150
Associate degree: 920
Bachelor's degree: 2,389
Master's degree: 970
Professional school degree: 186
Doctorate degree: 139

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 68.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 55.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 36.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 18.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 31.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $40,399
Black householders: $45,977
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $2,675
Asian householders: $29,413
Some other race householders: $40,782
Two or more races householders: $31,927
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $44,088

Sun City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Sun City household income for Black householders

Sun City household income for Asian householders

Sun City household income for Some other race householders

Sun City household income for Two or more races householders

Sun City household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Sun City marital status for males

Sun City marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $207,626
Black or African American householders: $200,793
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $303,063
Asian householders: $228,344
Some other race householders: $108,000
Two or more races householders: $212,475
Hispanic or Latino householders: $165,968

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 16,516
One, attached: 6,734
Two: 724
3 or 4: 625
5 to 9: 843
10 to 19: 286
20 to 49: 312
50 or more: 1,458
Mobile homes: 78
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $73,141

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Sun City:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (63%) Utility gas (37%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (72%) Utility gas (27%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4

Here:	4.4%
Arizona:	6.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 21

Here:	10.1%
Arizona:	6.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 51

Here:	17.9%
Arizona:	13.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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