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Sun City, AZ vs Portland, OR

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- Portland is 0% more densely populated than Sun City.
- People are 21.1% less likely to be married in Portland.
- The Median Age is 34.5 years younger in Portland.
 Sun City, AZPortland, ORUnited States
 Population  Unlock647,176329,725,481
 Female Population58.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population42.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.938.4
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 Population - 201038,339  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock529,121285,036,114
 Population - 199038,126  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock24.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now12.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,850.693.4
 Land Area14.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock11.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sun City, AZPortland, ORUnited States
 Age 0 to 40.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 140.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 200.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 341.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock17.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 543.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6411.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8427.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Sun City, AZPortland, ORUnited States
 White91.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.5%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sun City, AZPortland, ORUnited States
 Married Population53.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.6%50.2%
 Never Married9.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.4%10.8%
 Widowed18.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.262.60
 Households22,793  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock139,39080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children1.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,808  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Sun City    9 Reviews

Over 11 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 15 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 15 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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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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