The Villages vs Webster

A side-by-side comparison of The Villages and Webster: population, income, housing, and more.

The Villages and Webster are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

The Villages has the higher population (82,108 vs 1,631 in Webster). The Villages has the higher median household income ($76,523 vs $55,000 in Webster). The Villages has the higher median home value ($375,100 vs $251,300 in Webster).

Population, income & housing

	The Villages	Webster
Population	82,108	1,631
Median age	73.6 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$76,523	$55,000
Median home value	$375,100	$251,300
Median gross rent	$1,541	$705
Housing units	56,329	613
Homeownership rate	94.2%	66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.9%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	The Villages	Webster
Population	79,372 → 82,108 (+3.4%)	726 → 1,631 (+124.7%)
Median household income	$63,841 → $76,523 (+19.9%)	$28,929 → $55,000 (+90.1%)
Median home value	$280,300 → $375,100 (+33.8%)	$62,500 → $251,300 (+302.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,683 → $1,541 (-8.4%)	$691 → $705 (+2.0%)

The Villages

Population

79,37282,108

Median household income

$63,841$76,523

Median home value

$280,300$375,100

Median gross rent

$1,683$1,541

Webster

Population

7261,631

Median household income

$28,929$55,000

Median home value

$62,500$251,300

Median gross rent

$691$705

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	The Villages	Webster
Under 5	0.2%	4.2%
5 to 17	0.2%	25.0%
18 to 24	0.3%	5.8%
25 to 34	0.7%	12.4%
35 to 44	1.0%	14.8%
45 to 54	2.1%	12.9%
55 to 64	10.3%	14.4%
65 to 74	43.1%	6.4%
75 and over	42.2%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	The Villages	Webster
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	42.4%
Black or African American	0.7%	14.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	41.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	The Villages	Webster
No high school diploma	2.4%	22.1%
High school graduate	23.1%	42.2%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	25.2%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	0.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	The Villages	Webster
Drove alone	55.8%	81.8%
Carpooled	2.6%	14.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.7%	1.0%
Other means	10.3%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	The Villages	Webster
1-unit, detached	95.8%	63.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.1%	2.9%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	28.9%

Poverty & households

	The Villages	Webster
Poverty rate	4.3%	20.5%
Average household size	1.74	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	21	45
Median year structure built	2007	1975