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Sun Lakes, Arizona: commercial real estate data.
Sun Lakes is a Census CDP of 13,924 people across 5.38 square miles of land, in Maricopa County. Median household income is $67,853, 88.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $892,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sun Lakes
What Sun Lakes is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area5.38 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,590
- 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 Lakes
- Population13,924
- Median age73.5
- Population under 1827 plus or minus 47
- Share under 180.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Population 65 and over10,984
- Share 65 and over78.9 percent
- Households8,538
- Family households4,463
- Share of households that are families52.3 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 Lakes
- Median household income$67,853
- Per capita income$54,895
- Civilian labor force2,939
- Employed2,807
- Unemployed132 plus or minus 91
- Unemployment rate4.5 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over13,806
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher39.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sun Lakes
- Housing units10,232
- Occupied units8,538
- Vacant units1,694 plus or minus 384
- Vacancy rate16.6 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Owner occupied7,511
- Renter occupied1,027 plus or minus 295
- Ownership rate88.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$455,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,938
- Annual rent as a share of median income34.3 percent
- Single family units8,891
- Share single family86.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more581 plus or minus 188
- Share in buildings of two or more5.7 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Mobile homes686 plus or minus 154
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sun Lakes gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,164 plus or minus 467
- Commuting under 15 minutes931 plus or minus 335
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.0 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more627 plus or minus 159
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.0 percent
- Drove alone70.4 percent
- Carpooled1.7 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home21.5 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Sun Lakes (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$892,000
- Average approval$446,000
- Median approval$446,000
- Largest approval$500,000
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term123 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises50.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sun Lakes, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Sun Lakes (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$218,000
- Average approval$218,000
- Median approval$218,000
- Largest approval$218,000
- Jobs supported6
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sun Lakes, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have 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 Lakes
Maricopa County context, not Sun Lakes 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 Lakes.
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.
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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 Lakes questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sun Lakes, Arizona?
13,924, in 8,538 households. Sun Lakes CDP covers 5.38 square miles of land, which is 2,590 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sun Lakes 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 Lakes?
$67,853. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $455,200. Median gross rent is $1,938 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 Lakes businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $892,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $446,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $218,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sun Lakes, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sun Lakes borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sun Lakes. Only 1 loan has 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 Lakes 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 Lakes.
Is zoning published for Sun Lakes?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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