Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $366,900
Sun City Center:
$366,900
FL:
$354,100
Mean prices in 2022:all housing units: $307,946; detached houses: $375,335; townhouses or other attached units: $240,610; in 2-unit structures: $177,184; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $292,862; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $256,089; mobile homes: $139,413
Median gross rent in 2022: $1,939.
March 2022 cost of living index in Sun City Center: 99.2 (near average, U.S. average is 100)Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 8.7%
(8.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 7.7% for Black residents, 11.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 1.1% for other race residents, 16.2% for two or more races residents)
According to our research of Florida and other state lists, there were 26 registered sex offenders living in Sun City Center, Florida as of April 23, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Sun City Center is 854 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is lower than the state average.
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Ancestries: German (10.6%), English (9.7%), American (7.5%), Italian (6.7%), Irish (6.2%), Polish (2.5%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 50 feet
2,735 residents are foreign born (2.9% Latin America, 2.7% Europe, 1.8% Asia, 1.0% North America).
This place:
9.1%
Florida:
21.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,093 (1.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,004 (0.7%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Brandon, FL (15.5 miles , pop. 77,895).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tampa, FL (18.8 miles , pop. 303,447).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (802.4 miles , pop. 1,953,631).
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 65.8. This is about average.
City:
65.8
U.S.:
72.6
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2022 was 0.174. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 15.9 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.174
U.S.:
0.251
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2008 was 3.72. This is better than average.Closest monitor was 4.8 miles away from the city center.
City:
3.72
U.S.:
5.11
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.953. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 4.3 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.953
U.S.:
1.515
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 28.5. This is about average.Closest monitor was 7.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
28.5
U.S.:
33.3
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 20.3. This is about average.Closest monitor was 9.5 miles away from the city center.
City:
20.3
U.S.:
19.2
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.41. This is about average.Closest monitor was 17.7 miles away from the city center.
City:
7.41
U.S.:
8.11
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2004 was 0.00408. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 4.9 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.00408
U.S.:
0.00931
Tornado activity:
Sun City Center-area historical tornado activity is above Florida state average. It is 51% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/4/1966, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.8 miles away from the Sun City Center place center killed 11 peopleand injured 530 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 10/31/1958, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.6 miles away from the place center injured 4 peopleand causedbetween $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Sun City Center-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Florida state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 282.5 miles away from Sun City Center center On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 378.5 miles away from Sun City Center center On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 381.9 miles away from Sun City Center center On 6/23/2016 at 17:20:29, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 236.1 miles away from Sun City Center center On 9/4/2016 at 18:29:29, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 236.6 miles away from Sun City Center center On 9/21/2016 at 16:30:52, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 237.3 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Hillsborough County (25) is a lot greater than the US average (15). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 10, Fires: 5, Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 4, Tropical Storms: 4, Freeze: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers in Sun City Center:
SOUTH BAY HOSPITAL (Proprietary, 4016 SUN CITY CENTER BLVD)
BAYADA NURSES INC (129 S PEBBLE BEACH BLVD STE 103)
INNOVATIVE SENIOR CARE HOME HEALTH (3940 UPPER CREEK DRIVE)
PALM GARDEN OF SUN CITY (3850 UPPER CREEK DR)
PLAZA WEST (912 AMERICAN EAGLE BLVD)
SOUTH BAY TRANSITIONAL CARE UNIT (4016 STATE ROAD 674)
SUN TERRACE HEALTH CARE CENTER (105 TRINITY LAKES DR)
Amtrak stations near Sun City Center:
18 miles: TAMPA (601 NEBRASKA AVE.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
18 miles: BRADENTON (I-75 & RTE. 64) - Bus Station . Services: public payphones, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sun City Center:
Hillsborough Community College (about 17 miles; Tampa, FL; Full-time enrollment: 19,838)
The University of Tampa (about 18 miles; Tampa, FL; FT enrollment: 7,216)
University of South Florida-St Petersburg (about 18 miles; St. Petersburg, FL; FT enrollment: 4,459)
Everest University-Brandon (about 19 miles; Tampa, FL; FT enrollment: 7,702)
Eckerd College (about 21 miles; Saint Petersburg, FL; FT enrollment: 2,437)
Strayer University-Florida (about 23 miles; Tampa, FL; FT enrollment: 2,723)
Ultimate Medical Academy-Tampa (about 23 miles; Tampa, FL; FT enrollment: 16,672)
Notable locations in Sun City Center: Kings Point Commercial Center (A), Homewood at Freedom Plaza (B), Freedom Village Center (C), Freedom Plaza of Freedom Village (D), Caloosa Golf and Country Club (E), Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Station 28 Sun City (F), Sun City Center Emergency Squad (G), Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Community Substation Sun City Center (H), South Shore Regional Library (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotel: Comfort Inn Sun City Center (718 Cypress Village Boulevard).
Hillsborough County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:
1.6 people
Florida:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
52.5%
Whole state:
65.2%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
2.7%
Whole state:
7.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households
405 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities in 2010
Banks with most branches in Sun City Center (2011 data):
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Sun City Center Branch at 808 North Pebble Beach Boulevard, branch established on 1933/10/01; Freedom Plaza Branch at 1010 American Eagle Blvd, branch established on 2005/06/10. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
TrustCo Bank: Sun City Center Branch at 4441 Sun City Center Blvd, branch established on 2010/01/05. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $4,250.1 mil, Deposits: $3,736.0 mil, headquarters in Glenville, NY, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 135 total offices
Bank of America, National Association: Sun City Center Branch at 902 Pebble Beach Boulevard North, branch established on 1979/03/26. Info updated 2009/11/18: Bank assets: $1,451,969.3 mil, Deposits: $1,077,176.8 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5782 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
BankUnited, National Association: Sun City Center/Kings Crossing Branc at 4878 Sun City Center Blvd, branch established on 2009/05/21. Info updated 2012/03/05: Bank assets: $11,197.9 mil, Deposits: $7,515.1 mil, headquarters in Miami Lakes, FL, positive income, 82 total offices
Encore National Bank: Sun City Center Branch at 1653 Sun City Center Plz, Ste 1001, branch established on 2001/09/04. Info updated 2011/04/22: Bank assets: $241.4 mil, Deposits: $207.5 mil, headquarters in Port Charlotte, FL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Ovation Holdings, Inc.
SunTrust Bank: Sun City Center Branch at 1525 Rickenbacker Drive, branch established on 1971/11/02. Info updated 2010/05/27: Bank assets: $171,291.7 mil, Deposits: $129,833.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1716 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
American Momentum Bank: Sun City Center Branch at 131 South Pebble Beach Blvd, branch established on 2008/01/15. Info updated 2011/07/25: Bank assets: $934.1 mil, Deposits: $728.1 mil, headquarters in Tampa, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 22 total offices, Holding Company: Adam Bank Group, Inc.
Cadence Bank, N.A.: Sun City Branch at 4842 Sun City Center Boulevard, branch established on 2000/09/01. Info updated 2011/12/14: Bank assets: $3,909.7 mil, Deposits: $3,124.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 112 total offices, Holding Company: Cadence Bancorp Llc
Regions Bank: Sun City Center Branch at 131 S Pebble Beach Blvd, branch established on 2004/04/26. Info updated 2011/02/24: Bank assets: $123,368.2 mil, Deposits: $98,301.3 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1778 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
For population 15 years and over in Sun City Center:
Never married: 10.0%
Now married: 62.2%
Separated: 0.4%
Widowed: 14.2%
Divorced: 13.2%
For population 25 years and over in Sun City Center:
Religion statistics for Sun City Center, FL (based on Hillsborough County data)
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
224,054
695
Catholic
130,973
28
Mainline Protestant
59,348
106
Other
50,901
105
Black Protestant
21,160
62
Orthodox
2,463
9
None
740,327
-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 263
Hillsborough County:
2.25 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:
2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 14
Hillsborough County:
0.12 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:
0.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 130
Hillsborough County:
1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:
1.28 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 373
Hillsborough County:
3.19 / 10,000 pop.
State:
3.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 761
Here:
6.50 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:
7.45 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
8.7%
Florida:
9.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Hillsborough County:
25.2%
State:
23.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Hillsborough County:
13.6%
Florida:
14.0%
8.46% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($70,594 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.46%
Florida average:
8.80%
0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($553 average AGI)
Hillsborough County:
0.08%
Florida average:
0.05%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
#17 on the list of "Top 100 cities with the largest percentage of females (pop. 5,000+)"
#20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
#21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people born in other U.S. states (population 5,000+)"
#24 on the list of "Top 100 cities with oldest residents"
#31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: health care and social assistance (population 5,000+)"
#32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: health technologists and technicians (population 5,000+)"
#53 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: information (population 5,000+)"
#57 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: real estate and rental and leasing (population 5,000+)"
#3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
#16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations"
#17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents"
#22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
#27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
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0.83% ($65,081 average AGI)
