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Sun City West, AZ vs San Jose, CA

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- San Jose is 0% more densely populated than Sun City West.
- People are 24.8% less likely to be married in San Jose.
- The Median Age is 37.2 years younger in San Jose.
 Sun City West, AZSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,013,337329,725,481
 Female Population54.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.538.4
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 Population - 201025,796  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock894,943285,036,114
 Population - 199015,997  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock13.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now72.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,721.793.4
 Land Area10.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sun City West, AZSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 40.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%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  Unlock14.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 541.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8431.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Sun City West, AZSan Jose, CAUnited States
 White95.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.8%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock31.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sun City West, AZSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Married Population68.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.2%50.2%
 Never Married4.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.8%10.8%
 Widowed15.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.082.60
 Households15,778  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock234,54580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children0.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,464  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.1%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 San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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