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Marana, AZ vs Sun Lakes, AZ

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Highlights
- Household income in Sun Lakes, is 38% less than it is in Marana and is 17% below the National Average.
- Marana unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Sun Lakes unemployment rate is 6.1%.
 Marana, AZSun Lakes, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.4%6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.0%3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth46.3%45.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.1%8.6%6.2%
 Income Taxes3.4%3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,273$46,408$37,638
 Household Income$94,983$59,207$69,021
 Family Median Income$101,441$80,805$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Marana, AZSun Lakes, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.8%9.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.5%4.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.6%9.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.9%11.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.4%8.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.1%7.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.2%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.7%15.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K25.6%14.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.3%4.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K9.8%4.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Marana, AZSun Lakes, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.9%19.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science9.9%7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%1.5%1.8%
 Legal0.6%1.5%1.2%
 Education, library8.2%8.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.4%1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.4%5.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.8%2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.7%5.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.3%2.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.9%2.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%1.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.6%32.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.4%2.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.7%4.0%13.1%
Reviews for Marana    5 Reviews

I've lived in "old" Marana for 25 years. These forms don't explain there's the old original town, which is now going nuts in growth of houses and "clean" businesses. New  More

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Over 14 years ago

the political side of arizona is terribly, there is nothing but dirt noooo green at all. unemployment is terrible. i love the desert, but arizona is definitly no the  More

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With this new zip code comes an area called Dove Mountain. Dove Mountain is a very unexpected beautiful suprise. The Ritz Carlton will be opening in 2009 and one of the  More

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Reviews for Sun Lakes    7 Reviews

Great place to live very inexpensive HOA great restaurants at half the price of regular house restaurant drinks half price Golf $35 you can’t beat the place and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Wow, this place sucka. Patrol is a joke with senile old men, CCRs not enforced unless you are a whiney loudmouth or on the board. Landscape committee. Cost us thousands  More

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Sun Lakes used to be a nice, quiet 55+ community but in the past few years it has become fallen victim to short term rentals, investors, speculators, house flippers and  More

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