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Sun City West, AZ vs Mesa, AZ

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- Mesa is 0% more densely populated than Sun City West.
- People are 27.2% less likely to be married in Mesa.
- The Median Age is 38.1 years younger in Mesa.
 Sun City West, AZMesa, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock497,752329,725,481
 Female Population54.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 201025,796  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock396,375285,036,114
 Population - 199015,997  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock33.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now72.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,606.793.4
 Land Area10.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sun City West, AZMesa, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 40.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 140.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 200.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 340.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 541.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8431.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Sun City West, AZMesa, AZUnited States
 White95.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.2%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock27.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sun City West, AZMesa, AZUnited States
 Married Population68.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.8%50.2%
 Never Married4.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed15.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.602.60
 Households15,778  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock124,13580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children0.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,464  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.3%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 2 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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