2025 Compare Cities People:
Palm Desert, CA vs Sun City West, AZ

Change Cities
Highlights
- Sun City West is 0% more densely populated than Palm Desert.
- People are 30.9% more likely to be married in Sun City West.
- The Median Age is 18.5 years older in Sun City West.
 Palm Desert, CASun City West, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock26,354329,725,481
 Female Population53.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock74.738.4
 space3
 Population - 201048,726  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock26,344285,036,114
 Population - 199023,252  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock4.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now130.2%  Unlock30.8%
 space4
 Population Density  Unlock2,420.993.4
 Land Area26.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
 space
 Est. Total Population By Age
 Palm Desert, CASun City West, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock0.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock0.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock0.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock0.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock37.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8413.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock16.4%1.9%
 space1
 Race
 Palm Desert, CASun City West, AZUnited States
 White66.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.0%12.2%
 Asian5.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock1.4%18.4%
 space2
 Marriage & Family
 Palm Desert, CASun City West, AZUnited States
 Married Population52.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock68.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock31.1%50.2%
 Never Married24.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.9%10.8%
 Widowed9.1%  Unlock5.6%
 space5
 Household Size  Unlock1.652.60
 Households23,951  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock9,31480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock94.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,257  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock0.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

   |    Reply

Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

   |    Reply

I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Palm Desert

Reviews for Sun City West    6 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

We arrived to take possession of our home at then of April (2016). During the first four months we had many days when the temperature reached 120. When I see that  More

   |    Reply

You have been notified for several years per comments posted that there are NO schools in Sun City West. Why do you persist with the posting of cost per pupil in Sun  More

   |    Reply

Over 15 years ago

My wife and I live in a Del Webb retirement community - called Sun City West, in Phoenix Arizona. Since I am now in my early seventies, it has proven to be just perfect  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Sun City West


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.