Tavares

Population: 19,738
Median household income: $57,644
Median home value: $225,500

Located in Lake County, Florida, Tavares is a community with a population of 19,738. At $57,644, its median household income sits below Lake County's $69,956.

Between 2019 and 2023, Tavares's population grew 17.8% from 16,752 to 19,738, while its median home value rose 55.6% from $144,900 to $225,500.

24.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 75.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,738
Median age: 54.6 yrs
Median household income: $57,644
Median home value: $225,500
Median gross rent: $1,409
Housing units: 10,242
Homeownership rate: 75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,75219,738

Median household income

$45,319$57,644

Median home value

$144,900$225,500

Median gross rent

$1,018$1,409

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,752	$45,319	$144,900	$1,018
2020	17,228	$43,249	$155,600	$996
2021	18,290	$49,313	$172,500	$1,027
2022	19,088	$54,271	$200,500	$1,191
2023	19,738	$57,644	$225,500	$1,409

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1710.9%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 7418.1%

75 and over19.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	897	4.5%
5 to 17	2,158	10.9%
18 to 24	1,024	5.2%
25 to 34	2,194	11.1%
35 to 44	1,786	9.0%
45 to 54	1,955	9.9%
55 to 64	2,222	11.3%
65 to 74	3,574	18.1%
75 and over	3,928	19.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,548	68.6%
Black or African American	1,842	9.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	579	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	72	0.4%
Two or more races	753	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,938	14.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.0%

High school graduate27.7%

Some college or associate's35.5%

Bachelor's degree17.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,874	12.0%
High school graduate	4,342	27.7%
Some college or associate's	5,559	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,696	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,188	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone82.1%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means4.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,594	82.1%
Carpooled	487	7.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	59	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	388	5.7%
Other means	289	4.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,161	33.6%
15 to 29 min	1,725	26.8%
30 to 44 min	1,094	17.0%
45 to 59 min	705	11.0%
60+ min	744	11.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 8.7% (1,621 of 18,697)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,168	58.3%
Nonfamily households	3,698	41.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,866	86.6%
Vacant	1,376	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,664	75.2%
Renter-occupied	2,202	24.8%

1-unit, detached51.1%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units6.9%

Mobile home & other28.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,233	51.1%
1-unit, attached	467	4.6%
2 to 4 units	441	4.3%
5 to 19 units	435	4.2%
20 or more units	704	6.9%
Mobile home & other	2,962	28.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1271225
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 1.58 sq mi
Center point: 28.7659, -81.7564