Tallahassee

Population: 199,696
Median household income: $55,931
Median home value: $276,000

Located in Leon County, Florida, Tallahassee is a community with a population of 199,696. At $55,931, its median household income sits below Leon County's $65,074.

Between 2019 and 2023, Tallahassee's population grew 4.4% from 191,279 to 199,696, while its median home value rose 35.4% from $203,800 to $276,000.

39.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1987.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 199,696
Median age: 28.0 yrs
Median household income: $55,931
Median home value: $276,000
Median gross rent: $1,238
Housing units: 95,116
Homeownership rate: 39.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

191,279199,696

Median household income

$45,734$55,931

Median home value

$203,800$276,000

Median gross rent

$1,023$1,238

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	191,279	$45,734	$203,800	$1,023
2020	192,885	$46,461	$212,800	$1,022
2021	195,057	$49,077	$223,400	$1,072
2022	198,259	$52,899	$256,400	$1,165
2023	199,696	$55,931	$276,000	$1,238

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 2428.1%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 648.5%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8,637	4.3%
5 to 17	24,475	12.3%
18 to 24	56,100	28.1%
25 to 34	31,417	15.7%
35 to 44	21,932	11.0%
45 to 54	17,415	8.7%
55 to 64	16,956	8.5%
65 to 74	13,737	6.9%
75 and over	9,027	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	95,419	47.8%
Black or African American	70,552	35.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	84	0.0%
Asian	7,956	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	81	0.0%
Some other race	851	0.4%
Two or more races	7,511	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17,242	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate17.6%

Some college or associate's25.0%

Bachelor's degree28.3%

Graduate or professional degree22.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,951	6.3%
High school graduate	19,467	17.6%
Some college or associate's	27,663	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	31,225	28.3%
Graduate or professional degree	25,178	22.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone72.3%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit2.2%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	74,712	72.3%
Carpooled	8,748	8.5%
Public transit	2,312	2.2%
Walked	3,113	3.0%
Bicycle	593	0.6%
Worked from home	12,667	12.3%
Other means	1,192	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	32,734	36.1%
15 to 29 min	42,967	47.4%
30 to 44 min	9,918	10.9%
45 to 59 min	2,908	3.2%
60+ min	2,143	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 23.2% (42,424 of 182,958)

	Count	Share
Family households	36,840	44.0%
Nonfamily households	46,797	56.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	83,637	87.9%
Vacant	11,479	12.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	33,045	39.5%
Renter-occupied	50,592	60.5%

1-unit, detached39.4%

1-unit, attached10.1%

2 to 4 units12.6%

5 to 19 units13.3%

20 or more units22.5%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	37,488	39.4%
1-unit, attached	9,624	10.1%
2 to 4 units	11,994	12.6%
5 to 19 units	12,655	13.3%
20 or more units	21,395	22.5%
Mobile home & other	1,960	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1270600
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 103 sq mi
Water area: 2.91 sq mi
Center point: 30.4535, -84.2523