The Villages is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 79,077 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, The Villages is the 40th largest community in Florida. Much of the housing stock in The Villages was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local The Villages economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in The Villages, where the median household income is $76,523.00.
Of important note, The Villages is also a town of artists. The Villages has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape The Villages’s character.
Also of interest is that The Villages has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 29.68% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Because of many things, The Villages is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making The Villages a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, The Villages has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, The Villages’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
The education level of The Villages ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in The Villages, 42.90% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in The Villages in 2022 was $55,357, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $221,428 for a family of four.
The people who call The Villages home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of The Villages residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in The Villages include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in The Villages is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.