Overview
96,220
Total Population
40.8
Median age
52.79%
Female population %
89.4:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
60-64 years
Largest age group
55.8
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
32,633
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Sunrise's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Sunrise is 40.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Sunrise's population under 18 was 20.40%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Sunrise's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.04% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Sunrise, 16.79% were under the age of 15, 17.80% aged 15 to 29, 46.37% aged 30 to 64, 15.99% aged 65 to 84, and 3.05% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 5,378 more females than males in Sunrise:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.79% females and 47.21% males in Sunrise, FL.
- The Sunrise, FL gender ratio is 89.4:100 i.e. 89.4 men to 100 women (0.894).
- For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 3,588.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 3,923.
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Race / Ethnicity
Sunrise's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Sunrise population: 43.74% are White, 34.88% are Black or African American, 0.15% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.86% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.81% are some other race and 12.52% are multiracial.
- Sunrise's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
- By ethnicity, 32,633 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 63,587 (66.09% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Sunrise is White with a population of 42,086 (43.74% of the total population).
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Year by year
Sunrise's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 97,103 in the year 2020
- From 2000 to 2010, Sunrise's population decreased by 1,391 (1.62%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Sunrise's population increased by 12,563 (14.86%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Sunrise's population was lowest in year 2010 at 84,540.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)