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The Villages

Florida · 83,498 residents · 32.7 sq mi
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With 83,498 people, The Villages is a city in Florida. At a median age of 74.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Since 2000 the city has more than tripled, up 75,165 people. Owners hold 93% of the housing stock. There are 2,557 people per square mile. The poverty rate is 4.7%, under the national 12.5%.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 74.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 62%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
83,498
+902%since 2000
from 8,333 in 2000
2000 – 2024
Population density
2,557 / sq mi
+773%since 2009
from 293 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
74.1
+12%since 2000
from 66.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
32.7 sq mi
Population, 2000 – 2024
81723K46K68K91K2000201020202024The Villages
202483K
2000201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 50.2%(192)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 90.1%(50)
US avg: 6%
10 to 140.3%(288)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 190.1%(53)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 240.2%(185)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 340.7%(617)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 441.3%(1,087)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 541.9%(1,612)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410%(8,315)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7440.4%(33,760)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 8436.3%(30,307)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over8.4%(7,032)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$77,622
Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000
from $42,542 in 2000
US average: $82,259
2000 – 2024
Per capita income
$56,642
+100%since 2000
from $28,343 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
52.2%
+30.9 ptssince 2009
from 21.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
4.7%
+1.0 ptssince 2000
from 3.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.405
+8%since 2010
from 0.376 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information17.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services8.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade5.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade4.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration4.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing3.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Finance & insurance2.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food1.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
Education & health services0.2%
US avg: 0.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$400,100
+62%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $135,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
2000 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,397
−39%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $1,263 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
93.3%
−5.0 ptssince 2000
from 98.3% in 2000
6.7% rent
Vacancy rate
16.6%
−8.6 ptssince 2009
from 25.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
1.73 people
−1%since 2009
from 1.74 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.8%
−7.2 ptssince 2009
from 29.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
47.6%
−13.0 ptssince 2009
from 60.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.2
+6%since 2009
from 4.8 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
67
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic97.2%(8,100)
Black0.5%(41)
Hispanic / Latino1.3%(108)
Asian0.5%(44)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic94.9%(79,263)
Black1%(809)
Hispanic / Latino1.6%(1,355)
Asian1%(839)
Other1.5%(1,232)
Diversity Score
12
+10%since 2009
from 11 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Cuban0.6%(514)
Puerto Rican0.4%(337)
Peruvian0.3%(250)
Spaniard0.1%(49)
Mexican0.1%(48)
Colombian0%(27)
Chilean0%(9)
Asian origin
Filipino0.7%(569)
Korean0.1%(92)
Chinese0.1%(85)
Thai0.1%(59)
Cambodian0%(29)
Japanese0%(21)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
German22.2%(18,541)
English19.4%(16,157)
Irish18.1%(15,111)
Italian10.3%(8,602)
Polish6.8%(5,666)
American6.7%(5,595)
Scottish3.5%(2,932)
French3.4%(2,814)
Dutch2%(1,680)
Swedish1.9%(1,546)
Norwegian1.8%(1,527)
Scotch-Irish1.2%(1,001)
+ 35 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh1.2%(999)
Ukrainian1%(846)
Hungarian0.9%(753)
Russian0.9%(751)
Slovak0.8%(630)
Danish0.7%(615)
Austrian0.6%(541)
Canadian0.6%(528)
Arab0.5%(436)
British0.5%(386)
Swiss0.5%(377)
Belgian0.4%(306)
Greek0.4%(295)
Czech0.4%(294)
Lithuanian0.3%(239)
Syrian0.2%(187)
Croatian0.2%(149)
Lebanese0.2%(146)
Latvian0.2%(145)
Portuguese0.1%(110)
Egyptian0.1%(103)
Slovene0.1%(92)
Finnish0.1%(81)
Nigerian0.1%(64)
Bulgarian0.1%(59)
Serbian0.1%(50)
Armenian0%(37)
Romanian0%(37)
Turkish0%(22)
Haitian0%(10)
Jamaican0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
42.8%
+19.1 ptssince 2000
from 23.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
96.7%
+7.0 ptssince 2000
from 89.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
18.2%
+8.2 ptssince 2000
from 10.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.2 min
+34%since 2000
from 15.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
55.6%
−9.8 ptssince 2009
from 65.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
3.2%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
28.2%
+18.4 ptssince 2009
from 9.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.8%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
2.2%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 5.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.3%
−5.0 ptssince 2011
from 10.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
12.4%
−3.9 ptssince 2011
from 16.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
46.7%
+9.5 ptssince 2020
from 37.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.4%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 15.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
33.2%
+2.7 ptssince 2009
from 30.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
46.2%
+2.9 ptssince 2009
from 43.4% in 2009
Female
53.8%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 56.6% in 2009
Foreign born
5.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
16.7%
−11.0 ptssince 2009
from 27.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
21.5%
+3.9 ptssince 2012
from 17.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
1.5%
Unchangedsince 2013
from 1.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.8%
+3.3 ptssince 2017
from 89.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.8%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 94.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.6%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 90.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
95.8%
−0.8 ptssince 2016
from 96.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2016
from 1.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married4.1%(1,557)
Married78.3%(29,940)
Widowed9.1%(3,485)
Divorced8.5%(3,258)
Women 15+
Never married5.7%(2,532)
Married67.7%(30,268)
Widowed18%(8,053)
Divorced8.7%(3,875)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
1.5%
Unchangedsince 2013
from 1.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
37.9%
−3.4 ptssince 2020
from 41.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
27.9%
−7.7 ptssince 2020
from 35.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
85.3%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 84.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
6.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 6.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
7.6%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 9.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
61.5%
−10.7 ptssince 2020
from 72.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
87.3%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 86.0% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)2.2%(301)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.7%(923)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era59.9%(8,306)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.6%(1,463)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3%(414)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 13,867 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in The Villages, Florida?

The Villages, Florida has about 83,498 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in The Villages, Florida?

The typical household in The Villages, Florida earns about $77,622 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is The Villages, Florida expensive?

In The Villages, Florida, the median home is worth about $400,100, and the typical rent is about $1,397 a month.

How educated are people in The Villages, Florida?

About 42.8% of adults age 25 and over in The Villages, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in The Villages, Florida?

About 4.7% of people in The Villages, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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