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- Sunrise is 0% more densely populated than Leesburg.
- People are 6.0% more likely to be married in Sunrise.
- The Median Age is 2.1 years younger in Sunrise.
 Leesburg, FLSunrise, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock96,220329,725,481
 Female Population53.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.838.4
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 Population - 201020,416  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock85,779285,036,114
 Population - 199014,903  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock10.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now61.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,945.893.4
 Land Area36.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Leesburg, FLSunrise, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Leesburg, FLSunrise, FLUnited States
 White50.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock33.6%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock33.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Leesburg, FLSunrise, FLUnited States
 Married Population45.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.8%50.2%
 Never Married33.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.6%10.8%
 Widowed8.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.632.60
 Households10,778  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock23,49280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,136  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Leesburg    4 Reviews

My city sits between Lakes Harris and Griffin as part of the St. John's river system it helped the city grow.Now we rest between the two top growing communitys in  More

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Due to poor wages for the working class most people have to work two jobs this includes both husband and wife therefore children lack supervision so the crime rate is  More

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Nice little town surrounded by lakes. Great if you are retired as the majority of the population is 60+. This is largely driven by The Villages (largest retirement  More

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Reviews for Sunrise    6 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I absolutely love living in Sunrise. I wish that I could stay but the am about to retire and cannot afford to live here on my retirement. It is a great city and very  More

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We will be moving to south Florida sometime shortly after first of 2012. We just can't decide exactly where. We are a couple in our middle 50"s, like to shop, eat &  More

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Over 17 years ago

The climate in Sunrise, Fl is wonderful. We can go swimming before May, usually during Spring Break as long as we don't (yes, as we Florida's call it) get a cold front.  More

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