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Sun City, AZ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sun City, AZ: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 45,145. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SUN-CITY-AZ · Sun City, AZ 2 ZIPs · 45,145 pop · #16437/25278 · Maricopa County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-HIGH · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $62,894
  • RANK-LOWER #16437/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Phoenix
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-SMALL 45,145
  • SPREAD-MOD 85351→85373
  • HOME-MID $311,250

Nearest income peer: Phoenix, AZ (+ $20,315 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Sun City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Sun City on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Sun City, AZ sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

35th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
45,145
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,894
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $62,894 and poverty 9.1% concentrate in 85351.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Arizona, Clifton is the closest lower-income city and Mohave Valley the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sun City.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Sun City differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Sun City: $53,725 in ZIP 85351 to $72,063 in 85373. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.3×

85351 to 85373

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.3×

85351 to 85373

Poverty-rate spread
0.5 points

85351 to 85373

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 85351 skews compact Sun City

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 85351 covers about 62% of Sun City's 45,145 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Light employer footprint across Sun City's short ZIP set

Citywide ZBP: 601 establishments, 7,569 employees , annual payroll $373,223k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 85351 (414 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (128) · also Other services (except public administration) · Finance and insurance .

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ZIP Codes in Sun City, AZ

These ZIP codes sit in Maricopa County, which covers 131 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Sun City. See the Maricopa County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Maricopa County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Sun City, Phoenix, Mesa and Glendale among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Gilbert marks the far end of that range at $126,149, 101% above Sun City.

Side-by-side: Compare 85351 vs 85373 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
85351 27,789 $53,725 414 988
85373 17,356 $72,063 187 588
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Sun City roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Sun City, .