Tavares is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 21,061 people and six associated neighborhoods, Tavares is the 150th largest community in Florida. Much of the housing stock in Tavares was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Tavares economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Tavares, where the median household income is $57,644.00.Unlike some cities, Tavares isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Tavares are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Tavares is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tavares who work in office and administrative support (12.13%), healthcare (11.67%), and food service (8.68%). Also of interest is that Tavares has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. As is often the case in a small city, Tavares doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Tavares citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.80% of adults in Tavares have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Tavares in 2022 was $37,707, 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 $150,828 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 14.89% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tavares include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Tavares is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
