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.Sun City West is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.54% 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, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Sun City West who work in sales jobs (15.13%), office and administrative support (13.98%), and management occupations (13.22%). 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. Overall, Sun City West’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. Being a small town, Sun City West does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Sun City West are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 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 2022 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.
