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About Sun City West

Sun City West is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. The population was 25,806 at the 2020 census. == Geography == Sun City West is located 23 miles (37 km) northwest of downtown Phoenix at 33°39′43″N 112°21′31″W (33.661829, −112.358740). It is bordered to the south, west, and north by the city of Surprise. U.S. Route 60 runs along the southwest border of the community, and the Arizona State Route 303 freeway bounds the community to the north and northwest. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.0 square miles (31 km2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2), or 0.33%, are water. == Demographics == At the 2010 census there were 24,535 people, 14,873 households, and 8,550 families in the CDP. The population density was 2,245.2 inhabitants per square mile (866.9/km2). There were 18,218 housing units at an average density of 1,666.8 per square mile (643.6/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.8% White, 0.8% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.2% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. 1.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.