Sun Lakes

Population: 14,079
Median household income: $63,545
Median home value: $425,500

Located in Maricopa County, Arizona, Sun Lakes is a community with a population of 14,079. At $63,545, its median household income sits below Maricopa County's $85,518.

From 2019 to 2023, Sun Lakes's population declined 2.7% from 14,473 to 14,079, while its median home value rose 56.2% from $272,400 to $425,500.

The median gross rent is $1,875. 39.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,079
Median age: 73.4 yrs
Median household income: $63,545
Median home value: $425,500
Median gross rent: $1,875
Housing units: 10,244
Homeownership rate: 87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,47314,079

Median household income

$56,779$63,545

Median home value

$272,400$425,500

Median gross rent

$1,450$1,875

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,473	$56,779	$272,400	$1,450
2020	14,887	$56,148	$295,400	$1,483
2021	13,912	$59,207	$312,100	$1,743
2022	14,147	$62,148	$380,500	$1,853
2023	14,079	$63,545	$425,500	$1,875

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.2%

18 to 240.6%

25 to 340.8%

35 to 440.8%

45 to 543.2%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7435.0%

75 and over43.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	24	0.2%
18 to 24	82	0.6%
25 to 34	114	0.8%
35 to 44	110	0.8%
45 to 54	444	3.2%
55 to 64	2,219	15.8%
65 to 74	4,925	35.0%
75 and over	6,161	43.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,429	95.4%
Black or African American	120	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	31	0.2%
Asian	69	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	96	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	334	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate18.9%

Some college or associate's37.7%

Bachelor's degree23.4%

Graduate or professional degree16.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	510	3.6%
High school graduate	2,641	18.9%
Some college or associate's	5,263	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	3,266	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,293	16.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone69.8%

Carpooled1.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home21.2%

Other means6.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,928	69.8%
Carpooled	51	1.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	25	0.9%
Worked from home	586	21.2%
Other means	171	6.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	868	39.9%
15 to 29 min	666	30.6%
30 to 44 min	379	17.4%
45 to 59 min	152	7.0%
60+ min	110	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.62
Poverty rate: 9.9% (1,388 of 14,079)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,594	53.1%
Nonfamily households	4,056	46.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,650	84.4%
Vacant	1,594	15.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,568	87.5%
Renter-occupied	1,082	12.5%

1-unit, detached82.4%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units4.9%

Mobile home & other7.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,446	82.4%
1-unit, attached	441	4.3%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	50	0.5%
20 or more units	501	4.9%
Mobile home & other	806	7.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0470530
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.38 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 33.2150, -111.8700