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Carlsbad, CA vs Sun City West, AZ

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- Sun City West is 0% more densely populated than Carlsbad.
- People are 19.7% more likely to be married in Sun City West.
- The Median Age is 32.2 years older in Sun City West.
 Carlsbad, CASun City West, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock26,354329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock74.738.4
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 Population - 2010105,768  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock26,344285,036,114
 Population - 199063,126  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock4.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now83.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,420.993.4
 Land Area37.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Carlsbad, CASun City West, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock0.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock0.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock0.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock0.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock37.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock16.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Carlsbad, CASun City West, AZUnited States
 White67.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.0%12.2%
 Asian9.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock1.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Carlsbad, CASun City West, AZUnited States
 Married Population57.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock68.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock31.1%50.2%
 Never Married27.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.9%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.652.60
 Households44,350  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock9,31480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock94.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households13,206  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock0.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.2%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Carlsbad    38 Reviews
Fun · Carlsbad, CA
If you can afford it, Carlsbad is the place
Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Carlsbad (92008) for 8 years now and really appreciate all that it has to offer. Yes, ALL of San Diego County is expensive, but Carlsbad has [possibly]  More

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Tog · Athens, GA
Brutal winters
Over 4 years ago

Carlson has the worst winters. It averages about 10 meters of snow per week. Every shop is  More

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Tim · Broomfield, CO
Too rude for me, but Climate is nice.
Over 4 years ago

Ok, I get it, the climate is mild and tolerable but even that is over-rated when you consider how many cloudy days there are in this town. The sun coming out at 3 and  More

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Reviews for Sun City West    6 Reviews
Margret · Sun City West, AZ
Summer Heat
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

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Kathryn · Sun City West, AZ
Please update your website
Over 14 years ago

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

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Richard · Sun City West, AZ
Best of Living
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

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