Sun City West, AZ (Arizona) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 26,222, Rural population: 42 (all nonfarm))

Sun City West, Arizona Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 17,267 (14,909 occupied: 14,225 owner occupied, 684 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	5%
State:	32%

Housing density: 1556 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: $1,140 (lower quartile is $902, upper quartile is $2,531)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,947

Median gross rent in Sun City West, AZ in 2007: $1,394

Housing units in Sun City West with a mortgage: 3,843 (118 second mortgage, 328 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,531

Sun City West,AZ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $312,762 (it was $141,900 in 2000)

Sun City West:	$312,762
Arizona:	$237,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $230,874 - $402,593

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $355,247
Here: $355,247
State: $341,391

Townhouses or other attached units: $240,625
Here: $240,625
State: $235,099

In 2-unit structures: $253,342
Here: $253,342
State: $223,005

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $209,276
Here: $209,276
State: $205,498

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $334,142
Here: $334,142
State: $183,008

Mobile homes: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $51,746

Household type by relationship

Households: 26,003

In family households: 21,237 (9,654 male householders, 746 female householders)
10,095 spouses, 390 children (343 natural, 47 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 46 grandchildren, 124 brothers or sisters, 82 parents, 91 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,766 (1,159 male householders (1,044 living alone)), 3,384 female householders (3,280 living alone)), 223 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 261 (193 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 10,039 2-persons, 336 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 2 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,324 1-person, 219 2-persons.

8 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (0 men, 1 women).

95.8% of residents of Sun City West speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (52% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,376 (5.2%)
(81.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	3.7

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sun City West, Arizona:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 77 3 rooms: 325 4 rooms: 2,102 5 rooms: 5,357 6 rooms: 4,196 7 rooms: 1,706 8 rooms: 335 9 or more rooms: 127

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sun City West, Arizona:
	1 room: 17 2 rooms: 100 3 rooms: 106 4 rooms: 119 5 rooms: 232 6 rooms: 85 7 rooms: 17 8 rooms: 8 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 36
1995 to 1998: 3,028
1990 to 1994: 4,126
1980 to 1989: 6,908
1970 to 1979: 3,001
1960 to 1969: 82
1950 to 1959: 61
1940 to 1949: 9
1939 or earlier: 16

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sun City West:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 356 2 bedrooms: 11,681 3 bedrooms: 2,076 4 bedrooms: 82 5 or more bedrooms: 30

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sun City West:
	no bedroom: 17 1 bedroom: 206 2 bedrooms: 403 3 bedrooms: 49 4 bedrooms: 9 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 West in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 381 1 vehicle: 9,624 2 vehicles: 4,043 3 vehicles: 177 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Sun City West in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 144 1 vehicle: 426 2 vehicles: 105 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 9 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 3
$25,000 to $29,999: 4
$30,000 to $34,999: 2
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 4
$80,000 to $89,999: 13
$90,000 to $99,999: 4
$100,000 to $124,999: 35
$125,000 to $149,999: 109
$150,000 to $174,999: 350
$175,000 to $199,999: 715
$200,000 to $249,999: 2553
$250,000 to $299,999: 2678
$300,000 to $399,999: 4267
$400,000 to $499,999: 1822
$500,000 to $749,999: 1309
$750,000 to $999,999: 294
$1,000,000 or more: 57

Sun City West rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Sun City West:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 1
$400 to $449: 7
$450 to $499: 7
$500 to $549: 6
$550 to $599: 6
$600 to $649: 6
$650 to $699: 20
$700 to $749: 18
$750 to $799: 16
$800 to $899: 51
$900 to $999: 39
$1,000 to $1,249: 121
$1,250 to $1,499: 43
$1,500 to $1,999: 31
$2,000 or more: 179
No cash rent: 132

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 24 1990 to 1994: 24 1985 to 1989: 21 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 16 1970 to 1974: 8 1970 to 1974: 125 1965 to 1969: 1,158

Sun City West, AZ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.6%
Number of people working at home: 157 (7.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 97
5 to 9 minutes: 419
10 to 14 minutes: 288
15 to 19 minutes: 329
20 to 24 minutes: 246
25 to 29 minutes: 107
30 to 34 minutes: 105
35 to 39 minutes: 57
40 to 44 minutes: 63
45 to 59 minutes: 90
60 to 89 minutes: 163
90 or more minutes: 17

Sun City West mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,645 (77%)
Carpooled: 173 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 11 (1%)
Bicycle: 18 (1%)
Walked: 44 (2%)
Other means: 90 (4%)
Worked at home: 157 (7%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 463
$10,000 to $14,999: 617
$15,000 to $19,999: 866
$20,000 to $24,999: 1156
$25,000 to $29,999: 1223
$30,000 to $34,999: 1195
$35,000 to $39,999: 1322
$40,000 to $44,999: 931
$45,000 to $49,999: 1023
$50,000 to $59,999: 1590
$60,000 to $74,999: 1517
$75,000 to $99,999: 1477
$100,000 to $124,999: 657
$125,000 to $149,999: 339
$150,000 to $199,999: 279
$200,000 or more: 288

First ancestries reported:

German: 4922

English: 3894

Irish: 2121

United States or American: 1215

Italian: 1096

Polish: 1078

Swedish: 1038

Norwegian: 1030

Other groups: 841

Scottish: 697

Scotch-Irish: 638

French (except Basque): 550

Russian: 320

Dutch: 274

French Canadian: 236

Danish: 221

Hungarian: 208

Czech: 198

Welsh: 184

Slovak: 181

Swiss: 154

Austrian: 149

Canadian: 140

European: 136

Lithuanian: 117

British: 106

Romanian: 100

Greek: 88

Croatian: 86

Finnish: 82

Ukrainian: 66

Scandinavian: 66

Czechoslovakian: 62

Slovene: 52

Belgian: 51

Yugoslavian: 45

Arab:: 36

Serbian: 26

Portuguese: 24

Lebanese: 18

Eastern European: 18

Syrian: 18

Pennsylvania German: 17

Luxemburger: 17

Celtic: 16

Armenian: 16

Macedonian: 11

German Russian: 9

Bulgarian: 9

Latvian: 8

Maltese: 8

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

Canada (30%)
Germany (18%)
United Kingdom (15%)
Other Western Europe (4%)
Poland (4%)
Austria (4%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (3%)

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

This state: 186
Northeast: 5244
Midwest: 14433
South: 2194
West: 2679

58% of Sun City West residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 4% lived in Arizona.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 18
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 16
7th and 8th grade: 132
9th grade: 116
10th grade: 223
11th grade: 165
12th grade, no diploma: 347
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,423
Less than 1 year of college: 758
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,435
Associate degree: 510
Bachelor's degree: 2,727
Master's degree: 1,122
Professional school degree: 528
Doctorate degree: 267

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 26
7th and 8th grade: 227
9th grade: 102
10th grade: 304
11th grade: 148
12th grade, no diploma: 415
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,705
Less than 1 year of college: 1,690
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,054
Associate degree: 533
Bachelor's degree: 2,046
Master's degree: 895
Professional school degree: 163
Doctorate degree: 97

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 8.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $54,092
Black householders: $34,252
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $187,618
Asian householders: $39,064
Some other race householders: $7,381
Two or more races householders: $29,992
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $31,032

Sun City West household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Sun City West household income for Black householders

Sun City West household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Sun City West household income for Asian householders

Sun City West household income for Two or more races householders

Sun City West household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Sun City West marital status for males

Sun City West marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $314,745
Black or African American householders: $414,811
Asian householders: $359,708
Some other race householders: $165,307
Two or more races householders: $260,304
Hispanic or Latino householders: $173,903

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 13,973
One, attached: 2,199
Two: 239
3 or 4: 84
5 to 9: 167
20 to 49: 9
50 or more: 586
Mobile homes: 10

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,712

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Sun City West:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (58%) Utility gas (41%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (76%) Utility gas (24%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Arizona:	6.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Arizona:	6.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 32

Here:	23.5%
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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