Sun City Center, Florida Explained

Official Name:Sun City Center, Florida
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Mapsize:250x200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Florida
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Hillsborough
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1961[1]
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:43.01
Area Land Km2:40.82
Area Water Km2:2.19
Area Total Sq Mi:16.61
Area Land Sq Mi:15.76
Area Water Sq Mi:0.85
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:30952
Population Density Km2:758.35
Population Density Sq Mi:1964.08
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:27.7133°N -82.3597°W
Elevation M:15
Elevation Ft:49
Postal Code Type:ZIP Codes
Postal Code:33573
Area Code:813
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:12-69250[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1853255[4]

Sun City Center is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) in southern Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It is located south of Tampa and north of Sarasota on I-75. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,952. The ZIP Code serving the community is 33573.

Description

Sun City Center is an age-restricted community, which consists of single-family dwellings, duplexes, townhouses, and apartment buildings. It has its own hospital and several nursing home facilities. It is legal to drive golf carts on the wide, palm-lined streets during daylight hours, and most shopping has special parking slots for same. There are about seven golf courses, various hobby shops, and an outdoor and two indoor pools in the main clubhouse area. There are clubs for almost any interest or hobby, including ham radio, computers, art, woodworking, photography, sewing, cards, investments, and dancing.

Geography

Sun City Center is located in southern Hillsborough County at 27.7133°N -82.3597°W (27.713353, -82.359659).[5] It is bordered to the northwest by Apollo Beach, to the northeast by Balm, to the east by Wimauma, and to the west by Ruskin. Interstate 75 forms the northwestern edge of the CDP, with access from Exit 240, Sun City Center Boulevard (State Road 674). U.S. Route 301 forms the eastern edge of the CDP, and the southern edge follows the Little Manatee River. Tampa is to the north, and Bradenton is to the southwest via I-75, or via US-301.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Sun City Center has a total area of 43km2, of which 40.8km2 are land and 2.2km2, or 5.20%, are water.[3]

Demographics

2010 and 2020 census

Sun City Center racial composition
(Hispanics excluded from racial categories)
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
!Race!Pop 2010[6] !Pop 2020[7] !% 2010!% 2020
White (NH)17,96824,03793.30%77.66%
Black or African American (NH)3782,5951.96%8.38%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)1660 0.08%0.19%
Asian (NH)169 551 0.88%1.78%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH)711 0.04%0.04%
Some other race (NH)51360.03%0.44%
Two or more races/Multiracial (NH)101651 0.52%2.10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6142,9113.19%9.40%
Total19,25830,952

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 30,952 people, 14,424 households, and 8,037 families residing in the CDP.[8]

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 19,258 people, 11,197 households, and 6,325 families residing in the CDP.[9]

2000 census

As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 16,321 people, 9,149 households, and 5,434 families residing in the community. The population density was 1303sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 10,500 housing units at an average density of 838.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the community was 98.96% White, 0.13% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.

As of 2000, there were 9,149 households, out of which 0.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 1.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.6% were non-families. 38.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 34.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.65 and the average family size was 2.05.

In 2000, in the community the population was skewed toward the elderly with 0.4% under the age of 18, 0.2% from 18 to 24, 1.3% from 25 to 44, 15.1% from 45 to 64, and 83.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 75 years. For every 100 females, there were 74.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.2 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the community was $38,101, and the median income for a family was $47,570. Males had a median income of $36,786 versus $27,963 for females. The per capita income for the community was $28,222. About 2.2% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.3% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Sun City Center is served primarily by two Hillsborough Area Regional Transit bus lines:

Notable people

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://suncitydave.info/scchistx.htm A History of Sun City Center
  2. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. December 2, 2021.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sun City Center CDP, Florida. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. May 5, 2017.
  4. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  5. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  6. Web site: P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Sun City Center CDP, Florida. United States Census Bureau.
  7. Web site: P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Sun City Center CDP, Florida. United States Census Bureau.
  8. Web site: S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Sun City Center CDP, Florida. United States Census Bureau.
  9. Web site: S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Sun City Center CDP, Florida. United States Census Bureau.
  10. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  11. Yoe, Craig, editor. Popeye: The Great Comic Book Tales by Bud Sagendorf, p. 16. Yoe Books/IDW, February 2011.
  12. http://www.newspaperarchive.com "Popeye artist Sagendorf dies after five decades with strip", Daily Herald (Chicago, Illinois), September 24, 1994.