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Fort Collins, CO vs Sun City West, AZ

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- Sun City West is 0% more densely populated than Fort Collins.
- People are 65.6% more likely to be married in Sun City West.
- The Median Age is 44.7 years older in Sun City West.
 Fort Collins, COSun City West, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock26,354329,725,481
 Female Population49.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock74.738.4
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 Population - 2010145,123  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock26,344285,036,114
 Population - 199087,758  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock4.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now91.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,420.993.4
 Land Area56.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fort Collins, COSun City West, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock0.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock0.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 209.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock0.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock0.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock37.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock16.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Fort Collins, COSun City West, AZUnited States
 White78.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.0%12.2%
 Asian3.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock1.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fort Collins, COSun City West, AZUnited States
 Married Population41.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock68.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock31.1%50.2%
 Never Married46.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.9%10.8%
 Widowed3.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.652.60
 Households67,270  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock9,31480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock94.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households32,201  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock0.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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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

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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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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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