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Sun City, AZ vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Sun City.
- People are 22.4% less likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 23.4 years younger in Sarasota.
 Sun City, AZSarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population58.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population42.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 201038,339  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 199038,126  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now12.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area14.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sun City, AZSarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 40.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 140.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 200.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 341.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 543.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6411.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8427.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Sun City, AZSarasota, FLUnited States
 White91.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sun City, AZSarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population53.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married9.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed18.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households22,793  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children1.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,808  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%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 Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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