Sun Lakes, Arizona

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Population in July 2007: 14,950.

Males: 6,763	(45.2%)
Females: 8,187	(54.8%)

Median resident age:	69.3 years
Arizona median age:	34.2 years

Zip codes: 85248.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,600 (it was $43,634 in 2000)

Sun Lakes	$52,600
Arizona:	$49,889

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $326,100 (it was $156,700 in 2000)

Sun Lakes	$326,100
Arizona:	$237,700

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Races in Sun Lakes:

White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
Black (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Sun Lakes: 101.3 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (24.3%), English (19.0%), Irish (14.7%), Italian (5.2%), United States (5.1%), Norwegian (4.9%).

Current Local Time: MST (no DST) time zone

Elevation: 1195 feet

Land area: 5.24 square miles.

Population density: 2854 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Sun Lakes

High school or higher: 92.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 11.6%
Unemployed: 5.8%
Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sun Lakes CDP

Never married: 2.1%
Now married: 79.0%
Separated: 0.4%
Widowed: 13.0%
Divorced: 5.5%

759 residents are foreign born (3.8% Europe, 1.4% North America).

This place:	6.4%
Arizona:	12.8%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Sun Lakes, Arizona in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Sun Lakes to the number of sex offenders is 4983 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Sun Lakes:	0.9% ($1,469)
Arizona:	0.8% ($962)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chandler, AZ (5.8 miles , pop. 176,581).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Mesa, AZ (16.0 miles , pop. 396,375).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (25.9 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Chandler, AZ (5.8 miles ), Santan, AZ (6.3 miles ), Gila River, AZ (9.1 miles ), Gilbert, AZ (11.6 miles ), Guadalupe, AZ (12.3 miles ), Sacaton, AZ (12.6 miles ), Tempe, AZ (12.7 miles ), Queen Creek, AZ (15.7 miles ).

Latitude: 33.21 N, Longitude: 111.87 W

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Most common industries for males:

Educational services (12%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
Computer and electronic products (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Construction (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (11%)
Health care (11%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other protective service workers including supervisors (10%)
Engineers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Customer service representatives (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Customer service representatives (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

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Average climate in Sun Lakes, Arizona

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Sun Lakes-area historical tornado activity is significantly above Arizona state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/30/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 11.3 miles away from the Sun Lakes place center injured 41 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 7/4/1968, a category 2 tornado 15.2 miles away from the place center injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Sun Lakes:

CHANDLER REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; CHANDLER, AZ)
HU HU KAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; SACATON, AZ)
DESERT SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; MESA, AZ)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sun Lakes:

WILLIAMS GATEWAY (about 17 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; ID: IWA)
PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTL (about 18 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; ID: PHX)
LUKE AFB (about 41 miles; GLENDALE, AZ; ID: LUF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sun Lakes:

STELLAR AIRPARK (about 6 miles; CHANDLER, AZ; ID: P19)
CHANDLER MUNI (about 7 miles; CHANDLER, AZ; ID: CHD)
PHOENIX REGIONAL (about 17 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; ID: A39)

Amtrak station near Sun Lakes:

19 miles: PHOENIX AIRPORT (PHOENIX, TERMINAL 2) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sun Lakes:

CHANDLER/GILBERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; CHANDLER, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,990)
MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; MESA, AZ; FT enrollment: 11,928)
RIO SALADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; TEMPE, AZ; FT enrollment: 4,472)
AL COLLINS GRAPHIC DESIGN SCHOOL LTD (about 16 miles; TEMPE, AZ; FT enrollment: 4,057)
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 16 miles; TEMPE, AZ; FT enrollment: 37,174)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-PHOENIX CAMPUS (about 17 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; FT enrollment: 9,152)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ONLINE CAMPUS (about 19 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; FT enrollment: 14,783)

User submitted facts and corrections:

Library - The Maricopa County Library District's Ed Robson Branch Library, 9330 E. Riggs Road, Sun Lakes, 480.895.5123. Hours: Mon-Wed 9-5, Thurs 10-7, Fri-Sat 9-5 Visit the Library at: http://mcld.maricopa.gov

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Notable locations in Sun Lakes: Cottonwood Country Club Golf Course (A), Sun Lakes Golf Course (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Holiday Inn Property Improvement Department (26033 South Burnaby Court).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Sun Lakes and their reported violations in the past:

PIMA UTILITIES (Population served: 20000, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine

One minor monitoring violation

21 regular monitoring violations

LAGO DEL ORO WATER CO (Population served: 13251, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

Average household size:

This place:	1.8 people
Arizona:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	71.8%
Whole state:	67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	1.7%
Whole state:	6.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	2.8%
Whole state:	13.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	1.4%
Whole state:	6.2%

Sun Lakes compared to Arizona state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Sun Lakes (2007 data):

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Riggs And Alma School Road Branch at 10325 East Riggs Road, branch established on 1998-04-07. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Riggs & Dobson Banking Center Branch at 9538 East Riggs Road, branch established on 2006-10-03. Info updated 2006-12-27: Bank assets: $1,179,390.0 mil, Deposits: $650,614.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 3113 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
Bank of America, National Association: Sun Lakes Branch at 9602 East Riggs Road, branch established on 1985-01-28. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
World Savings Bank, FSB: Maricopa Branch at 10325 E. Riggs Road Suite 200, branch established on 1999-05-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $146,260.8 mil, Deposits: $69,603.4 mil, headquarters in Oakland, CA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 280 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
Northern Trust, National Association: Sun Lakes Branch at 23714 South Alma School Road, branch established on 2000-03-06. Info updated 2006-10-30: Bank assets: $9,519.9 mil, Deposits: $6,345.3 mil, headquarters in Miami, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 70 total offices, Holding Company: Northern Trust Corporation

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7.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,819 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.17%
Arizona average:	8.20%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($585 average AGI)
Maricopa County: 0.14%
Arizona average: 0.18%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Los Angeles County, CA	0.46% ($42,786 average AGI)
from Pinal County, AZ	0.24% ($41,886)
from Pima County, AZ	0.23% ($41,401)

5.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($50,380 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.18%
Arizona average:	5.96%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($856 average AGI)
Maricopa County: 0.08%
Arizona average: 0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Pinal County, AZ	0.70% ($51,347 average AGI)
to Yavapai County, AZ	0.17% ($50,328)
to Pima County, AZ	0.17% ($44,290)

Strongest AM radio stations in Sun Lakes:

KMIK (1580 AM; 50 kW; TEMPE, AZ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KPXQ (1360 AM; 50 kW; GLENDALE, AZ; Owner: COMMON GROUND BROADCASTING, INC.)
KFYI (550 AM; 5 kW; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KDUS (1060 AM; 5 kW; TEMPE, AZ; Owner: TEMPE RADIO, INC.)
KFNX (1100 AM; 50 kW; CAVE CREEK, AZ; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KASA (1540 AM; 10 kW; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: KASA RADIO HOGAR, INC.)
KXEM (1010 AM; 15 kW; TOLLESON, AZ; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES OF PHOENIX, INC.)
KTAR (620 AM; 5 kW; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KXAM (1310 AM; 5 kW; MESA, AZ; Owner: EMBEE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KFNN (1510 AM; 22 kW; MESA, AZ; Owner: CRC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KFLT (830 AM; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE B/CING SYSTEM, INC.)
KAZG (1440 AM; 5 kW; SCOTTSDALE, AZ; Owner: CACTUS RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sun Lakes:

KSLX-FM (100.7 FM; SCOTTSDALE, AZ; Owner: CACTUS RADIO, INC.)
KKLT (98.7 FM; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
KZON (101.5 FM; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KKFR (92.3 FM; GLENDALE, AZ; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
KESZ (99.9 FM; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KOOL-FM (94.5 FM; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KUPD (97.9 FM; TEMPE, AZ; Owner: TEMPE RADIO, INC.)
KNIX-FM (102.5 FM; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KFLR-FM (90.3 FM; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KJZZ (91.5 FM; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: MARICOPA COUNTY COMM. COLLEGE DIST.)
KYOT-FM (95.5 FM; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KMXP (96.9 FM; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KZZP (104.7 FM; MESA, AZ; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KDKB (93.3 FM; MESA, AZ; Owner: MESA RADIO, INC.)
K240CV (95.9 FM; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: ZORBA RESOURCES, INC.)
K207CO (89.3 FM; SUN LAKES, AZ; Owner: MARICOPA CNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DIST)
K216FO (91.1 FM; GUADALUPE, AZ; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
K224CJ (92.7 FM; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: ZORBA RESOURCES, INC.)
KEDJ (103.9 FM; GILBERT, AZ; Owner: NPR PHOENIX, LLC)
KMLE (107.9 FM; CHANDLER, AZ; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Sun Lakes:

KAET (Channel 8; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS)
KPHO-TV (Channel 5; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
KTVK (Channel 3; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: KTVK, INC.)
KPPX (Channel 51; TOLLESON, AZ; Owner: AMERICA 51, L.P.)
KUTP (Channel 45; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
KPNX (Channel 12; MESA, AZ; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
KSAZ-TV (Channel 10; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: KSAZ LICENSE, INC.)
KASW (Channel 61; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: KASW-TV, INC.)
KNXV-TV (Channel 15; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KTVW-TV (Channel 33; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: KTVW LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
K53GF (Channel 53; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: SPANISH INDEPENDENT BROADCAST NETWORK, LLC)
KDRX-CA (Channel 48; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: NBC TELEMUNDO PHOENIX, INC.)
KFPH-CA (Channel 39; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: TELEFUTURA PARTNERSHIP OF PHOENIX)
KTVP-LP (Channel 64; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KAZT-CA (Channel 27; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: KAZT, L.L.C.)
KDTP (Channel 39; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: COMMUNITY TELEVISION EDUCATORS, INC.)
KPAZ-TV (Channel 21; PHOENIX, AZ; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF ARIZONA, INC.)

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