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85351

Sun City, AZ · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
27,592
Median household income
$53,725
People below poverty
8.8%
Median home value
$274,000

Income

The median income of households in 85351 was $53,725. An estimated 5.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 85351 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.6
$10,000 to $14,999 2
$15,000 to $24,999 10
$25,000 to $34,999 13.1
$35,000 to $49,999 16
$50,000 to $74,999 21.6
$75,000 to $99,999 12.6
$100,000 to $149,999 12.9
$150,000 to $199,999 4.1
$200,000 or more 2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 85351 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 60260
Female 54042

An estimated 30.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 84.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 63.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,498. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 85351 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 30.9
Social Security 84.2
Retirement income 63.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.1
Cash public assistance income 0.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 8.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 22.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 85351 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 8.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 22.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.5

In 2020-2024, 5.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 4.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 79% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 11.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 85351 in 2020-2024, 97.8% had health insurance coverage and 2.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 54.1% and public coverage was 83.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 29.8%.


In 2020-2024, 85351 had a total population of 27,592 - 15,781 (57.2%) females and 11,811 (42.8%) males. The median age was 72.6 years. An estimated 0.7% of the population was under 18 years, 3.2% was 19 to 44 years, 19.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 76 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 85351 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 21 0
5 to 9 38 18
10 to 14 0 104
15 to 19 205 0
20 to 24 39 23
25 to 29 68 35
30 to 34 10 93
35 to 39 32 270
40 to 44 131 188
45 to 49 110 102
50 to 54 326 195
55 to 59 605 1170
60 to 64 1379 1460
65 to 69 1941 2298
70 to 74 2421 3401
75 to 79 2095 2619
80 to 84 1317 1882
85 and over 1073 1923

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 89.4% were White; 1.8% were Black or African American; 13.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1% were Asian; 1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 6.4% of the people in 85351 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 88% of the people in 85351 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 17,227 households in 85351. The average household size was 1.59 people.

Married-couple households made up 39.8% of the households in 85351 while cohabiting couple households made up 4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 39.8% of all households, while 16.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 33.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 48.4% of all households.

In 85351, 0.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 87% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 85351 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 39.8
Cohabiting Couples 4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
39.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 61.5% of males and 45.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 12.7 6.6
Now married, except separated 61.5 45.6
Separated 1.1 0.1
Widowed 8 25
Divorced 16.8 22.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 85351, 257 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 24.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 94.6% of the people living in 85351 were U.S. natives. 7.7% of the 85351 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 5.4% of 85351 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 77.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 87.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 85351 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 85351.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 85351 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 9.4
Asia 18.9
Europe 45.8
Africa 0
Northern America 26
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 85351 in 2020-2024, 5.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.9% of people at least five years old; 1.3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 85351 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.9
Other Indo-European languages 1.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.7
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 85351 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 85351 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.6
Different house, same county 6.5
Different county, same state 1.1
Different state 4.7
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 24.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 85351 was 522 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 0 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 271. College or graduate school enrollment was 251.

Educational Attainment of People in 85351 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.6
High school diploma or equivalency 30.2
Some college, no degree 29.5
Associate's degree 8.8
Bachelor's degree 13.9
Graduate or professional degree 11

Disability

In 85351, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 31.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 8.3% of people under 18 years old, to 33.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 31.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 85351, 19.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 79.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 85.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 4,564 85.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 426 8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 350 6.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 85351 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 85351 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.1
Construction 5.6
Manufacturing 5.2
Wholesale trade 1.9
Retail trade 18.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7
Information 0.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 14.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 18.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.9
Other Services, except public administration 10.8
Public administration 1.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 85351 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,508 28.2
Service occupations 788 14.8
Sales and office occupations 1,660 31.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 544 10.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 840 15.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 70.6% of 85351 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 85351 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 70.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.3
Other means 4.5
Worked from home 18.7

In 2020-2024, 85351 had a total of 20,159 housing units. Of these housing units, 88.9% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 10.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 85351 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 88.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 10.2
Mobile homes 1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

1.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 85351 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 27% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 85351 had 17,227 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,932 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 85.7% while renters occupied 14.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.57 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.68.

4.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 2.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.5% and another 4.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 85351:

House Heating Fuel Used in 85351 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 34.7
Electricity 60.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 3.9
No fuel used 0.8

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 85351 was $274,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 49.9 % had a mortgage. 50.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,125 and for owners without a mortgage it was $413.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 85351 was $1,560. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.