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Sun City West, AZ vs Olympia, WA

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- Olympia is 0% more densely populated than Sun City West.
- People are 36.3% less likely to be married in Olympia.
- The Median Age is 36.3 years younger in Olympia.
 Sun City West, AZOlympia, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock54,579329,725,481
 Female Population54.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.438.4
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 Population - 201025,796  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock42,514285,036,114
 Population - 199015,997  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock26.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now72.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,992.993.4
 Land Area10.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sun City West, AZOlympia, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 40.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.8%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  Unlock15.2%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  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8431.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Sun City West, AZOlympia, WAUnited States
 White95.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.0%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sun City West, AZOlympia, WAUnited States
 Married Population68.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.1%50.2%
 Never Married4.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.7%10.8%
 Widowed15.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.212.60
 Households15,778  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,59680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children0.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,464  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.8%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 Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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