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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in The Villages, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to The Villages, and putting down their money on brand new construction. The Villages’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. The Villages does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $73,415.00.
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.
A relatively large number of people in The Villages telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 28.00% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
The Villages is a decent-sized town, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the town has no real transit system.
The citizens of The Villages are among the most well-educated in the nation: 42.30% of adults in The Villages have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in The Villages in 2022 was $53,403, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $213,612 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.