Is Sun Lakes, AZ growing?

Name: Growth in Sun Lakes, AZ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Sun Lakes, AZ had an estimated 13,924 (±819) residents in 2020–2024, against 14,473 in 2015–2019.

That is a change of −3.8%, not a measurable change.

Its housing went from 10,421 to 10,232 homes (−1.8%), not a measurable change.

0.1% of today’s homes were built in 2020 or later.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents now: 13,924 (±819)
Amount of change: −3.8%
Homes change: −1.8%
Built 2020 or later: 0.1%

Residents and homes in Sun Lakes, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Residents	14,473 (±497)	13,924 (±819)	−3.8%	Not a measurable change
Housing units	10,421 (±170)	10,232 (±544)	−1.8%	Not a measurable change
Households that rent	10.8% (±2.0 points)	12.0% (±3.2 points)	+1.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,450 (±$115)	$1,938 (±$280)	+33.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$272,400 (±$6,193)	$455,200 (±$10,089)	+67.1%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Growth in Sun Lakes against Maricopa County, its state and the nation

Change between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
	Residents	Verdict	Housing units
Sun Lakes	−3.8%	Not a measurable change	−1.8%
Maricopa County	+5.3%	Measurable increase	+8.3%
Arizona	+4.7%	Measurable increase	+6.3%
United States	+3.1%	Measurable increase	+4.6%

A change in a place’s boundaries between the two periods (an annexation, say) changes its counts as well; the Census Bureau’s figures are for the place as it was drawn in each period.

New homes in Sun Lakes

Housing units by year built, 2020–2024
Year built	Sun Lakes	Maricopa County	Arizona	United States
2020 or later	0.1% (±0.1 points)	3.0%	2.8%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	2.8% (±1.6 points)	12.4%	11.6%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	22.4% (±3.1 points)	21.8%	22.4%	13.6%

2.9% of the homes in Sun Lakes were built in 2010 or later.

The median age of residents is 73.5 years.

Growth in places near Sun Lakes

Change in residents between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
Place	Distance	Residents now	Amount of change	Verdict
Sun Lakes	—	13,924	−3.8%	Not a measurable change
Chandler	4.8 mi	280,136	+10.9%	Measurable increase
Casa Blanca	7.2 mi	1,697	+69.0%	Not a measurable change
Gilbert	9.9 mi	280,262	+15.2%	Measurable increase
Sacaton	11 mi	3,429	+88.0%	Measurable increase
Guadalupe	12 mi	5,272	−18.7%	Measurable decrease
Tempe	13 mi	188,065	+0.3%	Measurable increase
Maricopa	14 mi	67,163	+38.1%	Measurable increase
Queen Creek	15 mi	71,867	+66.6%	Measurable increase

Sun Lakes is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Sun Lakes

Is Sun Lakes growing?

Sun Lakes, AZ had an estimated 13,924 residents in 2020–2024 and 14,473 in 2015–2019, a change of −3.8%: not a measurable change by the Census Bureau’s test.

How many homes have been added in Sun Lakes?

The estimated number of housing units went from 10,421 in 2015–2019 to 10,232 in 2020–2024 (−1.8%), not a measurable change.

How much new construction is there in Sun Lakes?

0.1% of homes in Sun Lakes were built in 2020 or later and 2.8% between 2010 and 2019.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Sun Lakes CDP, Arizona (place:70530, in state:04).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25001_001E, B25001_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0017PE, DP04_0017PM, DP04_0018PE, DP04_0018PM, DP05_0018E, DP05_0018M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.