Sun City Center vs University

A side-by-side comparison of Sun City Center and University: population, income, housing, and more.

Sun City Center and University are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

University has the higher population (48,868 vs 31,801 in Sun City Center). Sun City Center has the higher median household income ($71,012 vs $36,483 in University). Sun City Center has the higher median home value ($281,900 vs $146,400 in University).

Population, income & housing

	Sun City Center	University
Population	31,801	48,868
Median age	70.0 yrs	27.5 yrs
Median household income	$71,012	$36,483
Median home value	$281,900	$146,400
Median gross rent	$1,884	$1,185
Housing units	18,458	22,715
Homeownership rate	85.6%	14.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.7%	20.0%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sun City Center	University
Population	24,286 → 31,801 (+30.9%)	48,436 → 48,868 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$50,613 → $71,012 (+40.3%)	$28,495 → $36,483 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$182,900 → $281,900 (+54.1%)	$106,400 → $146,400 (+37.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,768 → $1,884 (+6.6%)	$890 → $1,185 (+33.1%)

Sun City Center

Population

24,28631,801

Median household income

$50,613$71,012

Median home value

$182,900$281,900

Median gross rent

$1,768$1,884

University

Population

48,43648,868

Median household income

$28,495$36,483

Median home value

$106,400$146,400

Median gross rent

$890$1,185

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sun City Center	University
Under 5	3.2%	6.8%
5 to 17	3.8%	12.7%
18 to 24	2.1%	25.4%
25 to 34	5.6%	18.2%
35 to 44	6.4%	11.5%
45 to 54	4.8%	8.7%
55 to 64	11.6%	7.8%
65 to 74	30.2%	5.1%
75 and over	32.2%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sun City Center	University
White (non-Hispanic)	75.6%	26.1%
Black or African American	7.9%	29.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	1.7%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.5%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	11.6%	35.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sun City Center	University
No high school diploma	5.7%	24.1%
High school graduate	25.6%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	15.7%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sun City Center	University
Drove alone	63.4%	63.9%
Carpooled	3.8%	15.5%
Public transit	0.1%	3.2%
Walked	0.2%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	30.2%	9.7%
Other means	2.3%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sun City Center	University
1-unit, detached	55.8%	9.7%
1-unit, attached	31.0%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	13.5%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	31.1%
20 or more units	6.2%	32.4%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	8.1%

Poverty & households

	Sun City Center	University
Poverty rate	8.2%	35.7%
Average household size	1.90	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	32	28
Median year structure built	1997	1986