The Villages is home to 143,408 people. At a median age of 68.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Since 2000 the metro area has more than doubled, up 90,063 people. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. 6% of people across the metro were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $76,508, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 68.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 184%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about The Villages
What changed most since 1990
Population31,577 → 143,408(+354%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age40.0 → 68.5(+28.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$116,883 → $385,400(+230%)US over the same years: +67%
Among the 28 metro and micro areas based in Florida
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)6.5%(1,184)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.1%(2,581)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era52.1%(9,526)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.1%(1,482)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.6%(467)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 18,301 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
The Villages, decade by decade
The Villages 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
31,577
$47,003
$116,883
7.8%
41.1
2000
53,345
$58,426
$135,895
12.2%
45.5
2010
93,420
$61,972
$264,697
19.0%
37.8
2020
129,752
$72,259
$323,736
32.0%
35.5
2024
143,408
$76,508
$385,400
35.3%
36.5
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.
