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METRO AREA · 2020 ACS

Tallahassee Metro

Tallahassee, FL · 4 counties · 384,298 residents · 2,389 sq mi
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Tallahassee is a metro area of 384,298 people. This skews young, with a median age of 35.7. About 40% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 6% of residents were born outside the United States. 63,994 more people live here than in 2000. People stay put here: 79% were in the same home a year ago.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 35.7
US median: 38.8
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
384,298
+20%since 2000
from 320,304 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
161 / sq mi
+20%since 2000
from 134 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
35.7
+14%since 2000
from 31.3 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
2,389 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
246K286K325K365K405K19902000201020202024Tallahassee
2024392K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55%(19,383)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.3%(20,355)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 145.6%(21,643)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 198.3%(31,913)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2411.1%(42,604)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413.7%(52,529)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4411.8%(45,378)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5411%(42,455)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6412.2%(46,944)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 7410%(38,456)
US avg: 10%
75 to 844.4%(16,737)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.5%(5,901)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$54,045
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $36,426 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$30,029
+52%since 2000
from $19,705 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
35.1%
+8.4 ptssince 2009
from 26.6% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
18.6%
+0.7 ptssince 2000
from 17.9% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information10.9%
US avg: 11.1%
Wholesale trade5.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Other services5.1%
US avg: 6.6%
Finance & insurance3.5%
US avg: 5.5%
Public administration3.3%
US avg: 4.7%
Retail trade3.3%
US avg: 10%
Professional, scientific, technical2.9%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing1.3%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.1%
US avg: 2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction1%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.8%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$193,290
+39%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $92,340 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$967
+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $559 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
57.2%
−5.6 ptssince 2000
from 62.8% in 2000
42.8% rent
Persons per household
2.40 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.39 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
3.6
−12%since 2009
from 4.0 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.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic61.4%(196,563)
Black31.9%(102,170)
Hispanic / Latino3.7%(11,922)
Asian1.5%(4,705)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic53.7%(206,258)
Black31.1%(119,631)
Hispanic / Latino7.9%(30,242)
Asian2.8%(10,844)
Other2.8%(10,815)
Segregation Score
40
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican1.8%(7,145)
Puerto Rican1.1%(4,389)
Cuban1.1%(4,107)
Central American0.9%(3,643)
South American0.8%(3,043)
Salvadoran0.4%(1,595)
Colombian0.3%(1,104)
Spaniard0.3%(1,044)
Dominican0.2%(748)
Venezuelan0.2%(709)
Guatemalan0.2%(604)
Panamanian0.1%(442)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(428)
Ecuadorian0.1%(335)
Honduran0.1%(305)
Peruvian0.1%(285)
Chilean0.1%(267)
Costa Rican0.1%(216)
Argentine0.1%(179)
Bolivian0%(56)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1%(3,467)
Chinese0.8%(3,094)
Filipino0.3%(931)
Korean0.3%(930)
Vietnamese0.3%(774)
Pakistani0.1%(344)
Japanese0.1%(322)
Thai0.1%(305)
Bangladeshi0.1%(170)
Taiwanese0%(119)
Nepalese0%(40)
Laotian0%(25)
+ 3 more asian origin groups with data
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(142)
Chamorro0%(60)
Ancestry
English8.4%(32,225)
German8.3%(31,751)
Irish8.1%(30,927)
American5.1%(19,464)
Italian3.4%(12,942)
Scottish2.4%(9,067)
Polish1.7%(6,695)
French1.7%(6,666)
Scotch-Irish1.6%(6,132)
West Indian1.3%(5,127)
British0.9%(3,368)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.8%(2,981)
Welsh0.7%(2,592)
Norwegian0.7%(2,527)
Haitian0.5%(2,107)
Russian0.5%(2,082)
Swedish0.5%(2,029)
Jamaican0.4%(1,654)
Greek0.4%(1,594)
French Canadian0.4%(1,426)
Hungarian0.3%(1,047)
Portuguese0.2%(833)
Danish0.2%(779)
Austrian0.2%(746)
Czech0.2%(649)
Lithuanian0.2%(615)
Nigerian0.2%(565)
Swiss0.2%(555)
Lebanese0.1%(521)
Finnish0.1%(408)
Canadian0.1%(407)
Ukrainian0.1%(406)
Romanian0.1%(343)
Iranian0.1%(327)
Slovak0.1%(320)
Syrian0.1%(315)
Croatian0.1%(305)
Egyptian0.1%(291)
Brazilian0.1%(253)
Arab0.1%(201)
Turkish0.1%(160)
Belgian0%(139)
Israeli0%(129)
Bulgarian0%(105)
Serbian0%(102)
Slovene0%(96)
Guyanese0%(95)
Ghanaian0%(86)
Armenian0%(80)
Ethiopian0%(72)
Jordanian0%(66)
Latvian0%(65)
Barbadian0%(42)
Iraqi0%(25)
Moroccan0%(21)
Kenyan0%(11)
Somali0%(9)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
40.0%
+5.2 ptssince 2000
from 34.8% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
91.1%
+6.0 ptssince 2000
from 85.1% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
16.9%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 14.6% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.2 min
+49%since 2000
from 15.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
80.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 79.8% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
6.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.5% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.8%
−4.1 ptssince 2011
from 9.9% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
62.0%
−1.9 ptssince 2011
from 63.9% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.2%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
44.0%
+5.6 ptssince 2009
from 38.4% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.3% in 2009
Female
51.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.7% in 2009
Foreign born
6.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.8% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
8.4%
−5.5 ptssince 2013
from 13.9% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
93.0%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
78.9%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married46.2%(72,729)
Married42.2%(66,335)
Widowed2.3%(3,635)
Divorced9.3%(14,579)
Women 15+
Never married44.2%(76,575)
Married36.8%(63,690)
Widowed6.8%(11,816)
Divorced12.1%(21,006)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.4%
−5.5 ptssince 2013
from 13.9% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
59.3%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
16.1%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
16.2%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
15.3%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
2.7%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
73.5%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
30.1%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)18%(3,989)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)22.8%(5,067)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era35.3%(7,831)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War6.5%(1,432)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II2.4%(539)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 22,189 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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In this metro

Largest cities

TallahasseeCENTRAL204,902Bradfordville18,953Quincy8,162Crawfordville5,732Woodville3,722Midway3,482Chattahoochee3,011Monticello2,767Havana1,759Gretna1,296Fort Braden917Panacea894Chaires588Sopchoppy487Miccosukee478Greensboro468Capitola375Wacissa355St. Marks320Aucilla203Lloyd187Waukeenah115Lamont78
What's inside

4 component counties

Leon CountyCENTRAL299,048Gadsden County44,298Wakulla County38,089Jefferson County16,007
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Tallahassee, FL?

Tallahassee, FL has about 384,298 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Tallahassee, FL?

The typical household in Tallahassee, FL earns about $54,045 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Tallahassee, FL expensive?

In Tallahassee, FL, the median home is worth about $193,290, and the typical rent is about $967 a month.

How educated are people in Tallahassee, FL?

About 40.0% of adults age 25 and over in Tallahassee, FL hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Tallahassee, FL?

About 18.6% of people in Tallahassee, FL live below the federal poverty line.

Has Tallahassee, FL grown since 1990?

Yes, Tallahassee, FL has grown since 1990. The population has added about 125,202 residents, a change of about 48 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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