Sun City West is a medium-sized town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 26,264 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Sun City West is the 23rd largest community in Arizona.

Sun City West is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 88.16% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Sun City West is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Sun City West who work in sales jobs (25.57%), office and administrative support jobs (18.08%), and personal care services (7.18%).

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 7.34% 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.

A very large number of seniors call Sun City West home: people 65 and over are 82.60% of the population. Because of the prominence of the retirement community, this is good place for the over-65 crowd to settle, as many of the town's services and social community are geared to this demographic.

As is often the case in a small town, Sun City West doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Sun City West Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Sun City West citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.94% of adults in Sun City West have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Sun City West in 2000 was $32,049, which is wealthy relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $128,196 for a family of four.

The people who call Sun City West home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Sun City West is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sun City West include German, English, Irish, Italian, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Scottish, Scotch-Irish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Sun City West is English.