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Sun City, Arizona: commercial real estate data.
Sun City is a Census CDP of 37,486 people across 14.42 square miles of land, in Maricopa County. Median household income is $54,586, 84.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 33 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $21.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sun City
What Sun City is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area14.42 sq mi
- Water area0.17 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,600
- County holding the largest share of its areaMaricopa County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Sun City
- Population37,486
- Median age72.7
- Population under 18483 plus or minus 149
- Share under 181.3 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Population 65 and over28,020
- Share 65 and over74.7 percent
- Households22,718
- Family households10,718
- Share of households that are families47.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sun City
- Median household income$54,586
- Per capita income$40,620
- Civilian labor force7,417
- Employed6,958
- Unemployed459 plus or minus 183
- Unemployment rate6.2 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over36,528
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sun City
- Housing units26,626
- Occupied units22,718
- Vacant units3,908
- Vacancy rate14.7 percent
- Owner occupied19,123
- Renter occupied3,595
- Ownership rate84.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$280,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,569
- Annual rent as a share of median income34.5 percent
- Single family units23,472
- Share single family88.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,944
- Share in buildings of two or more11.1 percent
- Mobile homes199 plus or minus 153
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sun City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,460
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,514
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,967
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.0 percent
- Drove alone67.1 percent
- Carpooled8.2 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home19.0 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Sun City (7(a))
- Approvals33
- Gross approval$21,341,200
- Average approval$646,703
- Median approval$209,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,359,800
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported574
- Jobs per approval17.4
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Paid in full9
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more18.2 percent
- Share to franchises12.1 percent
- Distinct lenders20
- Distinct industries by NAICS25
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sun City, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 10 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Sun City (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$3,351,000
- Average approval$1,117,000
- Median approval$1,396,000
- Largest approval$1,681,000
- Jobs supported14
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sun City, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Maricopa County, not Sun City
Maricopa County context, not Sun City figures
- Establishments in Maricopa County109,863
- Covered employment, Maricopa County2,280,645
- Average annual pay, Maricopa County$73,840
- Housing units permitted, Maricopa County36,380
Every figure in this section is published for Maricopa County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sun City.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Sun City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sun City, Arizona?
37,486, in 22,718 households. Sun City CDP covers 14.42 square miles of land, which is 2,600 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sun City in?
Maricopa County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Sun City?
$54,586. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $280,900. Median gross rent is $1,569 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sun City businesses?
33 7(a) approvals totaling $21.3 m since FY2020, across 20 lenders, median approval $209,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $3.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sun City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sun City borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sun City. Only 10 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Sun City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Maricopa County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Sun City.
Is zoning published for Sun City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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