The Villages

Population: 82,108
Median household income: $76,523
Median home value: $375,100

The Villages is a community in Sumter County, Florida, home to 82,108 residents. The median household income of $76,523 is above the Sumter County median ($73,297).

Between 2019 and 2023, The Villages's population grew 3.4% from 79,372 to 82,108, while its median home value rose 33.8% from $280,300 to $375,100.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 95.7% of the population. 55.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 82,108
Median age: 73.6 yrs
Median household income: $76,523
Median home value: $375,100
Median gross rent: $1,541
Housing units: 56,329
Homeownership rate: 94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	79,372	$63,841	$280,300	$1,683
2020	81,444	$64,933	$283,300	$1,624
2021	76,415	$67,239	$293,200	$1,567
2022	79,108	$73,415	$346,900	$1,711
2023	82,108	$76,523	$375,100	$1,541

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

Age distribution

Under 50.2%

5 to 170.2%

18 to 240.3%

25 to 340.7%

35 to 441.0%

45 to 542.1%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 7443.1%

75 and over42.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	151	0.2%
5 to 17	131	0.2%
18 to 24	269	0.3%
25 to 34	541	0.7%
35 to 44	842	1.0%
45 to 54	1,713	2.1%
55 to 64	8,474	10.3%
65 to 74	35,365	43.1%
75 and over	34,622	42.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	78,592	95.7%
Black or African American	582	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.0%
Asian	974	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.0%
Some other race	21	0.0%
Two or more races	556	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,351	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.4%

High school graduate23.1%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree25.2%

Graduate or professional degree17.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,919	2.4%
High school graduate	18,832	23.1%
Some college or associate's	25,820	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	20,577	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	14,409	17.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone55.8%

Carpooled2.6%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home29.7%

Other means10.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,057	55.8%
Carpooled	234	2.6%
Public transit	12	0.1%
Walked	132	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,688	29.7%
Other means	934	10.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,300	36.1%
15 to 29 min	2,749	43.2%
30 to 44 min	800	12.6%
45 to 59 min	304	4.8%
60+ min	216	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.74
Poverty rate: 4.3% (3,526 of 82,041)

	Count	Share
Family households	31,002	65.7%
Nonfamily households	16,209	34.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2007

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	47,211	83.8%
Vacant	9,118	16.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	44,460	94.2%
Renter-occupied	2,751	5.8%

1-unit, detached95.8%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.1%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	53,953	95.8%
1-unit, attached	335	0.6%
2 to 4 units	10	0.0%
5 to 19 units	48	0.1%
20 or more units	1,542	2.7%
Mobile home & other	441	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1271625
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 33 sq mi
Water area: 1.3 sq mi
Center point: 28.8989, -81.9937