Tavares is home to 20,463 people in Florida. At a median age of 53.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 10,763 people. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households here earn about 21% less than in Florida as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $58,886, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 53.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 125%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Tavares
What changed most since 1990
Population7,383 → 20,463(+177%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age57.2 → 53.1(−4.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share92.8% → 68.3%(−24.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Tavares's population equals 5.0% of Lake County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 2.4% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 6.7% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)6%(113)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.9%(186)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era53.4%(1,007)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War14.3%(270)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(11)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,887 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Tavares, decade by decade
Tavares population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,383
$52,941
$131,524
10.4%
16.9
2000
9,700
$57,085
$113,125
14.1%
29.7
2010
13,951
$56,649
$209,744
15.7%
44.6
2020
19,003
$52,419
$188,593
25.0%
63.3
2024
20,463
$58,886
$254,500
25.9%
62.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
