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Chesapeake, VA vs Sun City, AZ

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- Sun City is 0% more densely populated than Chesapeake.
- People are 3.7% less likely to be married in Sun City.
- The Median Age is 35.3 years older in Sun City.
 Chesapeake, VASun City, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock37,693329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock72.438.4
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 Population - 2010223,525  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock38,309285,036,114
 Population - 1990151,976  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now62.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,613.993.4
 Land Area338.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chesapeake, VASun City, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock0.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock0.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock0.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock1.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock34.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock12.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Chesapeake, VASun City, AZUnited States
 White55.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.6%12.2%
 Asian3.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chesapeake, VASun City, AZUnited States
 Married Population55.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.3%50.2%
 Never Married29.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock19.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.642.60
 Households89,413  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock10,98580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock86.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households23,422  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock0.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Chesapeake    33 Reviews

I lived here in Virginia near the Cedar Rd. not so far from Tidewater Community college. If you want a great place to live to raise children, its Chesapeake  More

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I live around this area currently, in the "Hampton Roads". Which consists of Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, and Chesapeake. We're  More

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I was born in Hampton Roads and lived there for more than 65 years. We lived in the city of Chesapeake for three years from 2014-2017. Frankly, we were very glad to  More

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Reviews for Sun City    9 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

We are so happy to live in Sun City. The Sun City Recreation Centers are available for use by all citizens who pay the yearly membership (required). There are many  More

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Over 16 years ago

Sun City, Arizona is a great place to live either year round or as a snow bird. Sun City has wonderful recreation centers (8 and counting) with over 150 clubs with  More

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Over 16 years ago

I lived in Payson, but moved away searching for some Culture, drama, & musicals. I really enjoyed the hiking, and ourdoors living in Payson. After I recuperated from  More

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