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Sun City
ArizonaCDP
Total population
37,486
Median home value
$280,900
Bachelor's+
Median income
$54,586
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Sun City is a census-designated community located in Arizona, United States. Public datasets list a population of roughly 37,486. Located at 33.615°, -112.283°, Sun City occupies a warm-temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. The census-designated community extends across about 37.3 km². Population density therefore averages about 1,005 per km², a dense urban fabric. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,134 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 84% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Sun City, AZ from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Trevor Browne High SchoolHigh · PHOENIX · 2,921 students · 20:1 ratio
- Mountain Ridge High SchoolHigh · GLENDALE · 2,771 students · 25.2:1 ratio
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · PEORIA · 2,603 students · 22.4:1 ratio
- Valley Vista High SchoolHigh · SURPRISE · 2,464 students · 24.2:1 ratio
- Apollo High SchoolHigh · GLENDALE · 2,198 students · 23.9:1 ratio
- Copper Canyon High SchoolHigh · GLENDALE · 2,156 students · 21.6:1 ratio
- Millennium High SchoolHigh · GOODYEAR · 2,121 students · 21.4:1 ratio
- Independence High SchoolHigh · GLENDALE · 2,040 students · 23.7:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here







People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Arizona
- Youngtown2.5 mi away
- El Mirage3.1 mi away · pop. 35,805
- Litchfield Park9 mi away · pop. 6,916
- Tolleson11.7 mi away
- Wittmann17.7 mi away · pop. 631
- Maricopa Colony17.8 mi away
- Gila Crossing24.7 mi away
- Guadalupe25.2 mi away
- Santa Cruz27.4 mi away
- Black Canyon City32.8 mi away
- Arlington34.3 mi away · pop. 37
- Wintersburg36.3 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Sun City

Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library