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Sun City West, AZ
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Sun City West profile


Living in Sun City West



Sun City West is a medium-sized town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 25,806 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Sun City West is the 34th largest community in Arizona.

Of important note, Sun City West is also a town of artists. Sun City West has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Sun City West’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Sun City West telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.00% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Sun City West’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

Sun City West is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The population of Sun City West is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.82% of adults in Sun City West have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Sun City West in 2018 was $47,913, which is wealthy relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $191,652 for a family of four. However, Sun City West contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Sun City West home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sun City West residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Sun City West include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Sun City West is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.