Palominas vs Sunizona

A side-by-side comparison of Palominas and Sunizona: population, income, housing, and more.

Palominas and Sunizona are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Palominas has the higher population (278 vs 211 in Sunizona). Palominas has the higher median home value ($194,100 vs $57,600 in Sunizona). Since 2019, Palominas's population has grown faster (+56.2% vs -0.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Palominas	Sunizona
Population	278	211
Median age	63.0 yrs	49.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$32,614
Median home value	$194,100	$57,600
Housing units	139	186
Homeownership rate	100.0%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.6%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palominas	Sunizona
Population	178 → 278 (+56.2%)	212 → 211 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$116,618 → $119,038 (+2.1%)	$22,500 → $32,614 (+45.0%)
Median home value	$225,000 → $194,100 (-13.7%)	$75,700 → $57,600 (-23.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$638 → $706 (+10.7%)

Palominas

Population

178278

Median household income

$116,618$119,038

Median home value

$225,000$194,100

Sunizona

Population

212211

Median household income

$22,500$32,614

Median home value

$75,700$57,600

Median gross rent

$638$706

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palominas	Sunizona
Under 5	0.0%	6.2%
5 to 17	0.0%	21.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	6.6%
35 to 44	0.0%	10.9%
45 to 54	0.0%	4.3%
55 to 64	50.7%	14.7%
65 to 74	26.6%	27.0%
75 and over	22.7%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palominas	Sunizona
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	85.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palominas	Sunizona
No high school diploma	18.0%	21.4%
High school graduate	32.4%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	32.4%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	17.3%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palominas	Sunizona
Drove alone	65.2%	71.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	34.8%	15.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palominas	Sunizona
1-unit, detached	100.0%	51.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	48.4%

Poverty & households

	Palominas	Sunizona
Poverty rate	0.0%	40.3%
Average household size	2.00	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	—	24
Median year structure built	1949	1977