Palominas vs Sunsites

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

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

Sunsites has the higher population (660 vs 278 in Palominas). Palominas has the higher median home value ($194,100 vs $134,200 in Sunsites). Since 2019, Palominas's population has grown faster (+56.2% vs -18.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Palominas	Sunsites
Population	278	660
Median age	63.0 yrs	65.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$50,833
Median home value	$194,100	$134,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,053
Housing units	139	443
Homeownership rate	100.0%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.6%	31.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palominas	Sunsites
Population	178 → 278 (+56.2%)	813 → 660 (-18.8%)
Median household income	$116,618 → $119,038 (+2.1%)	$47,240 → $50,833 (+7.6%)
Median home value	$225,000 → $194,100 (-13.7%)	$84,800 → $134,200 (+58.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$810 → $1,053 (+30.0%)

Palominas

Population

178278

Median household income

$116,618$119,038

Median home value

$225,000$194,100

Sunsites

Population

813660

Median household income

$47,240$50,833

Median home value

$84,800$134,200

Median gross rent

$810$1,053

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palominas	Sunsites
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	13.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	2.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	4.7%
35 to 44	0.0%	1.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	15.5%
55 to 64	50.7%	10.8%
65 to 74	26.6%	31.8%
75 and over	22.7%	20.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palominas	Sunsites
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	88.5%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	11.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palominas	Sunsites
No high school diploma	18.0%	3.0%
High school graduate	32.4%	23.8%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	32.4%	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17.3%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palominas	Sunsites
Drove alone	65.2%	70.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	34.8%	22.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palominas	Sunsites
1-unit, detached	100.0%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	10.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Palominas	Sunsites
Poverty rate	0.0%	3.3%
Average household size	2.00	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	—	30
Median year structure built	1949	1975