Population

83,498

US Census ACS 2024 5-year average

Median home value

$400,100

Owner-occupied units

The Villages, FL

Florida · 28.899° N, 81.994° W · 33 sq mi

The Villages is a city in Florida, with a population of 83,498 and about 2,557 residents per square mile. The median household earns $77,622 a year, and the median home is worth $400,100.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Size & density

Land area

33 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

2,557

People per square mile

Rank by population

#460

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#431

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$77,622

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,397

Per month

Homeownership

93.3%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

21.2 min

One way

People

Median age

74.1

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

42.8%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

5.6%

Households

48,242

1.73 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 23^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 194^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 0^/yr

Days above 90° 65^/yr

Below freezing 1^/yr

Annual rainfall 49.6ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

August

Average high 90°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 48°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 20.2^%

Retail trade 17.9^%

Arts, food & hospitality 16.4^%

Professional & business services 11.4^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Florida

Name

Jeff Bezos

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$206B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Miami

Source of wealth

Amazon

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Florida · private sector

Employer

Publix Super Markets

Sector

Retail

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Florida

Company

TD Synnex

Revenue

$58.5B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Clearwater

Ticker

SNX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

State of Florida

State bird

Northern Mockingbird

State flower

Orange Blossom

State capital

Tallahassee

Nickname

The Sunshine State

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