Tavares is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 20,372 people and six associated neighborhoods, Tavares is the 150th largest community in Florida. Tavares has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Tavares, where the median household income is $54,271.00.

Tavares is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The population of Tavares overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Tavares, 23.06% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Tavares in 2018 was $35,284, which is middle income relative to Florida, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,136 for a family of four. However, Tavares contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Tavares is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tavares home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tavares residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Tavares also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.26% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tavares include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Tavares is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.