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Sun City West, AZ vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Sun City West.
- People are 39.5% less likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 25.7 years younger in Sarasota.
 Sun City West, AZSarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population54.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 201025,796  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 199015,997  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now72.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area10.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sun City West, AZSarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 40.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 140.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 200.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 340.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 541.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8431.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Sun City West, AZSarasota, FLUnited States
 White95.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sun City West, AZSarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population68.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married4.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed15.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households15,778  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children0.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,464  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%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 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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