Sun City, Arizona

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Sun City, Arizona

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Location of Sun City in Maricopa County, Arizona.
Location of Sun City in Maricopa County, Arizona.
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Country United States
State Arizona
County Maricopa
Area
 - CDP  14.6 sq mi (37.8 km)
 - Land  14.5 sq mi (37.6 km)
 - Water  0.1 sq mi (0.2 km)
Elevation  1,142 ft (348 m)
Population (2000)
 - CDP 38,309
 - Density 2,639.5/sq mi (1019.1/km)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
ZIP codes 85300-85399
Area code(s) 623
FIPS code 04-70320
GNIS feature ID 0011953
Sun City is a census-designated place and unincorporated town in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA. The population was 38,309 at the 2000 census. Its adjoining sister city is Sun City West both of which are retirement communities often for snowbirds.

Geography

Sun City is located at (33.597439, -112.272052)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 37.8 km² (14.6 mi²). 37.6 km² (14.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.62%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 38,309 people, 23,490 households, and 12,520 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,019.4/km² (2,639.5/mi²). There were 27,731 housing units at an average density of 737.9/km² (1,910.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.44% White, 0.51% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. 1.00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 23,490 households out of which 0.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 3.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.7% were non-families. 44.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 39.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.60 and the average family size was 2.07.

In the CDP the population was concentrated in the post-retirement years, with 0.4% under the age of 18, 0.3% from 18 to 24, 2.0% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 79.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 75 years. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 69.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,508, and the median income for a family was $40,464. Males had a median income of $35,459 versus $26,453 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $25,935. About 2.5% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

History

Sun City started construction in the 1960s as a Del Webb community. Del Webb is a group that constructs retirement communities in the Sun Belt. Sun City has a planned street network, but disrupts the secondary street layout of Phoenix. Little has changed for the community in the last 40 years. However, as more retired to the area, Del Webb began construction on Sun City West in the late-1970s, Sun City Grand in the late-1990s, and Sun City Festival in the early to mid-2000s and Sun City Anthem in the mid to late-2000s.

The community is well known to law students, as it is featured in the case, Spur Industries v. Webb, 494 P.2d 700 (Ariz. 1972), commonly used in first year property law courses to illustrate nuisance law.

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Maricopa County, Arizona
County seat: Phoenix
Cities Apache Junction | Avondale | Chandler | El Mirage | Glendale | Goodyear | Litchfield Park | Mesa | Peoria | Phoenix | Scottsdale | Surprise | Tempe | Tolleson
Towns Buckeye | Carefree | Cave Creek | Fountain Hills | Gila Bend | Gilbert | Guadalupe | Paradise Valley | Queen Creek | Wickenburg | Youngtown
CDPs New River | Rio Verde | Sun City | Sun City West | Sun Lakes
Communities Aguila | Anthem | Arlington | Circle City | Higley | Komatke | Laveen | Liberty | Mobile | Morristown | Palo Verde | Tortilla Flat | Waddell | Wintersburg | Wittmann
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Metropolitan area of Phoenix, Arizona, the Valley of the Sun
Largest suburbs
(over 100,000 inhabitants)		Chandler • Gilbert • Glendale • Mesa • Peoria • Scottsdale • Surprise • Tempe
Other suburbs and towns
(over 10,000 inhabitants)		Anthem • Apache Junction • Avondale • Buckeye • Casa Grande • El Mirage • Eloy • Florence • Fountain Hills • Goodyear • Gold Camp • Luke Air Force Base • Maricopa • New River • Paradise Valley • Queen Creek • Sun City • Sun City West • Sun Lakes
Smaller suburbs and towns
(over 5,000 inhabitants)		Black Canyon City • Carefree • Cave Creek • Coolidge • Gila Bend • Guadalupe • Litchfield Park • Superior • Tolleson • Wickenburg • Youngtown
CountiesMaricopa • Pinal • Yavapai
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