Sun City, CA Population and Races
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As of 2000, the total population of Sun City is 17,773. The most prevalent race in Sun City is white, which represent 89.63% of the total population. The average Sun City education level is lower than the state average and is lower than the national average.
Population in 2000: 17,773. see rank
Population by Races
Hispanic Population
Asian Population
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*Based on 2000 data.
Population by First Ancestry
15,131 (85.13%) out of the total population of 17,773 reported first ancestry.
Sun City, CA | % of the Total Population | California | U.S. | |
Arab | 73 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.36% |
Czech | 40 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.27% |
Danish | 64 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.30% |
Dutch | 216 | 1.22%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.91% |
English | 2,024 | 11.39%, see rank | 4.91% | 5.91% |
French | 643 | 3.62%, see rank | 1.57% | 2.39% |
German | 2,302 | 12.95%, see rank | 6.45% | 10.81% |
Greek | 47 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 180 | 1.01%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.32% |
Irish | 1,513 | 8.51%, see rank | 4.72% | 6.85% |
Italian | 937 | 5.27%, see rank | 3.41% | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 311 | 1.75%, see rank | 0.92% | 1.15% |
Polish | 405 | 2.28%, see rank | 0.95% | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 7 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.33% |
Russian | 93 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 525 | 2.95%, see rank | 0.87% | 1.17% |
Scottish | 364 | 2.05%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 30 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.61% |
Swedish | 404 | 2.27%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.87% |
Swiss | 25 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 25 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.24% |
American | 1,090 | 6.13%, see rank | 3.37% | 7.33% |
Welsh | 59 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.31% |
*Based on 2000 data.
Population by Gender
Male: 7,837 (44.09%, see rank)
Females: 9,936 (55.91%, see rank)
Sun City, CA | Male: 44.09% Female: 55.91% |
California | Male: 49.82% Female: 50.18% |
U.S. | Male: 49.06% Female: 50.94% |
*Based on 2000 data.
Population by Age
Median Age (see rank)Sun City, CA | 66.10 years old |
California | 33.30 years old |
U.S. | 35.30 years old |
Median Age, Male (see rank)
Sun City, CA | 64.30 years old |
California | 32.20 years old |
U.S. | 34.00 years old |
Median Age, Female (see rank)
Sun City, CA | 67.30 years old |
California | 34.40 years old |
U.S. | 36.50 years old |
Sun City, CA | % of the Total Population | California | U.S. | |
Under 5 years | 553 | 3.11%, see rank | 7.34% | 6.81% |
5 to 9 years | 780 | 4.39%, see rank | 8.05% | 7.30% |
10 to 14 years | 782 | 4.40%, see rank | 7.59% | 7.29% |
15 to 19 years | 598 | 3.36%, see rank | 7.24% | 7.18% |
20 to 24 years | 282 | 1.59%, see rank | 7.03% | 6.74% |
25 to 34 years | 926 | 5.21%, see rank | 15.44% | 14.18% |
35 to 44 years | 1,421 | 8.00%, see rank | 16.19% | 16.04% |
45 to 54 years | 1,163 | 6.54%, see rank | 12.79% | 13.39% |
55 to 64 years | 2,044 | 11.50%, see rank | 7.72% | 8.63% |
65 to 74 years | 3,923 | 22.07%, see rank | 5.57% | 6.54% |
75 to 84 | 3,910 | 22.00%, see rank | 3.79% | 4.39% |
85 years and over | 1,391 | 7.83%, see rank | 1.26% | 1.51% |
*Based on 2000 data.
Education for the 25 Years and Over
Sun City, CA | California | U.S. | |
Total 25 Years and Over Population | 14,798, 100% | 21,298,900 | 182,211,639 |
Less Than High School | 3,332, 22.52%, see rank | 23.21% | 19.60% |
High School Graduate | 4,681, 31.63%, see rank | 20.13% | 28.63% |
Some College or Associate Degree | 5,069, 34.25%, see rank | 30.04% | 27.37% |
Bachelor Degree | 1,049, 7.09%, see rank | 17.09% | 15.54% |
Master, Doctorate, or Professional Degree | 667, 4.51%, see rank | 9.53% | 8.86% |
USA.com Education Index# | 12.38, see rank | 13.02 | 13.01 |
# Higher USA.com Education Index means more educated population.
*Based on 2000 data.
School Enrollment
Sun City, CA | California | U.S. | |||||
Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 305 | 74.43% | 25.57% | 70.02% | 29.98% | 68.05% | 31.95% |
Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 1,210 | 83.72%, see rank | 16.28%, see rank | 90.14% | 9.86% | 89.11% | 10.89% |
High School (Grades 9-12) | 618 | 96.12%, see rank | 3.88%, see rank | 92.25% | 7.75% | 90.65% | 9.35% |
College | 329 | 79.94%, see rank | 20.06%, see rank | 84.57% | 15.43% | 77.59% | 22.41% |
Graduate School | 108 | 64.81%, see rank | 35.19%, see rank | 59.86% | 40.14% | 60.73% | 39.27% |
*Based on 2000 data.
Household and Family
Sun City, CA | California | U.S. | |
Total Households | 8,750, 100% | 11,502,870 | 105,480,101 |
Average Household Size | 1.99, see rank | 2.87 | 2.59 |
1 Person Households | 3,278, 37.46%, see rank | 23.54% | 25.82% |
2 or More Person Households | 5,472, 62.54%, see rank | 76.46% | 74.18% |
Family Households (Families) | 5,199, 59.42%, see rank | 68.85% | 68.06% |
Average Family Size | 2.57, see rank | 3.43 | 3.14 |
Married-Couple Family | 4,606, 52.64%, see rank | 51.09% | 51.66% |
Nonfamily Households | 3,551, 40.58%, see rank | 31.15% | 31.94% |
*Based on 2000 data.
Marital Status of 15 Years and Over
Sun City, CA | % | California | U.S. | |
15 Years and Over Total | 15,822 | see rank | 26,076,163 | 221,148,671 |
Males, 15 Years and Over | 6,699 | 100%, see rank | 12,844,669 | 107,027,405 |
Never Married | 778 | 11.61%, see rank | 33.82% | 30.26% |
Married | 4,843 | 72.29%, see rank | 56.10% | 58.58% |
Widowed | 473 | 7.06%, see rank | 2.17% | 2.52% |
Divorced | 605 | 9.03%, see rank | 7.92% | 8.65% |
Females, 15 Years and Over | 9,123 | 100%, see rank | 13,231,494 | 114,121,266 |
Never Married | 732 | 8.02%, see rank | 26.45% | 24.13% |
Married | 4,934 | 54.08%, see rank | 53.62% | 54.60% |
Widowed | 2,425 | 26.58%, see rank | 8.92% | 10.49% |
Divorced | 1,032 | 11.31%, see rank | 11.02% | 10.78% |
*Based on 2000 data.
Place of Birth and Citizenship
Sun City, CA | % | California | U.S. | |
Native | 16,218 | 91.25%, see rank | 73.83% | 88.95% |
Born in the State of Residence | 5,954 | 33.50%, see rank | 50.25% | 59.96% |
Born in Different State | 10,135 | 57.02%, see rank | 22.48% | 27.74% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas, or Born Abroad to American Parent(s) | 129 | 0.73%, see rank | 1.10% | 1.25% |
Foreign Born | 1,632 | 9.18%, see rank | 26.17% | 11.05% |
Foreign Born with U.S. Citizenship | 1,222 | 6.88%, see rank | 10.25% | 4.46% |
Foreign Born without U.S. Citizenship | 410 | 2.31%, see rank | 15.92% | 6.60% |
Born In Europe | 543 | 3.06%, see rank | 2.06% | 1.75% |
Born In Asia | 130 | 0.73%, see rank | 8.62% | 2.92% |
Born In Africa | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.31% |
Born In Oceania | 26 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.06% |
Born In Latin America | 725 | 4.08%, see rank | 14.55% | 5.72% |
Born In Northern America | 208 | 1.17%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.29% |
*Based on 2000 data.
Language Spoken at Home
Sun City, CA | % | California | U.S. | |
English | 7,716 | 87.27%, see rank | 62.22% | 81.14% |
Spanish | 742 | 8.39%, see rank | 22.40% | 10.21% |
Other Indo-European Languages | 294 | 3.33%, see rank | 5.84% | 5.22% |
Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 66 | 0.75%, see rank | 8.55% | 2.61% |
Other | 24 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.99% | 0.82% |
*Based on 2000 data.