2022 population: 144,970 ( 51,550 from 2010 , 15,219 from 2020)
Land area: 557.1 square miles
Population density: 260.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	122,502	84.50%	58.4%
Black:	9,586	6.61%	9.7%
Indian:	400	0.28%	36.1%
Asian:	1,738	1.20%	172.8%
2+ races:	1,386	0.96%	83.3%
Hispanic:	9,358	6.46%	67.6%

Total non-White:	22,468	15.50%	39.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,091	4.2
Deaths:	5,838	22.5
Net Migration:	19,788	76.3
Net Immigration:	140	0.5

Change in White population:	45,164	48.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,386	6.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
93,420
77,338	82.79%
8,736	9.35%
294	0.31%
637	0.68%
756	0.81%
5,582	5.98%
16,082	17.21%

2000
53,345
41,796	78.35%
7,202	13.50%
241	0.45%
244	0.46%
493	0.92%
3,356	6.29%
11,549	21.65%

1990
31,577
25,340	80.25%
5,105	16.17%
288	0.91%
33	0.10%
n/a
811	2.57%
6,237	19.75%

1980
24,272
19,136	78.84%
4,516	18.61%
90	0.37%
34	0.14%
n/a
472	1.94%
5,136	21.16%

1970
14,839
11,215	75.58%
3,439	23.18%
12	0.08%
13	0.09%
n/a
104	0.70%
3,624	24.42%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
4,715	8.8
7,477	14.0
26,448	49.6
638	1.2

35,542	66.6
4,533	8.5

Number	Rate
1990's
4,203	13.3
4,658	14.8
12,836	40.6
142	0.4

16,456	52.1
5,312	16.8

Number	Rate
1980's
3,852	15.9
3,250	13.4
6,888	28.4
n/a

6,204	25.6
1,101	4.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
8,471	57.1
n/a

7,921	53.4
1,512	10.2

Age, Family & Household Data for The Villages, FL Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
68.3
9,405	6.5%
135,565	93.5%
76,345	52.7%

64,305
1.92

41,647	64.8%
37,061	89.0%
1,291	3.1%
22,658	35.2%

2010
Number	Percent
62.7
8,512	9.1%
84,908	90.9%
40,530	43.4%

41,361
2.04

29,117	70.4%
25,796	88.6%
998	3.4%
12,244	29.6%

2000
Number	Percent
49.3
8,627	16.2%
44,718	83.8%
14,720	27.6%

20,736
2.27

15,073	72.7%
12,784	84.8%
1,007	6.7%
5,663	27.3%

1990
Number	Percent
40.2
7,049	22.3%
24,528	77.7%
7,048	22.3%

12,215
2.44

8,996	73.6%
7,368	81.9%
719	8.0%
3,219	26.4%

1980
Number	Percent
34.4
6,344	26.1%
17,928	73.9%
4,050	16.7%

8,654
2.66

6,792	78.5%
5,857	86.2%
404	5.9%
1,862	21.5%

2022 Housing Data for The Villages, FL Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,572	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,716	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,433	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,522	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,773	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,653	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,404	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,436	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,734	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,009	9.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,319	11.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,251	15.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,058	12.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,718	5.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,002	6.2%
$200,000 or more	3,705	5.8%

Median Household Income	70,105
Per Capita Income	44,431

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,256	3.5%
Public Assistance	725	1.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,571	5.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	19,679	46.9%
Unemployed	1,166	2.8%
In Armed Forces	80	0.2%

Total Labor Force	20,925	49.9%
Not in Labor Force	21,025	50.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		52.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	10,537	9,607	52.3%
Non-Profit	779	1,169	40.0%
Self-Employed	1,964	1,329	59.6%

Local Government	817	1,038	44.0%
State Government	101	401	20.1%
Federal Government	142	147	49.1%

Total Private + Self	12,501	10,936	53.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,839	2,755	40.0%
Total	14,340	13,691	51.2%

Pct. Govt.	9.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4,440	15.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	7,529	26.3%
Professional, Technical	5,120	17.9%
Service Occupations	5,098	17.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	169	0.6%
All others	6,471	22.6%

White Collar		59.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	3,881	13.5%
Health care and social assistance	3,345	11.7%
Construction	2,984	10.4%
Accommodation and food services	2,011	7.0%
Manufacturing	1,998	7.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,839	6.4%
Other services	1,802	6.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,692	5.9%
Educational services	1,690	5.9%
Finance and insurance	1,492	5.2%
Public administration	1,201	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,162	4.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,057	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	763	2.7%
Utilities	527	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	432	1.5%
Wholesale trade	411	1.4%
Information	287	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	57	0.2%
Management	27	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,005	2.28%
Puerto Rican	1,889	1.43%
Cuban	919	0.70%
Dominican	62	0.05%

Total Central American	240	0.18%
Costa Rican	15	0.01%
Guatemalan	110	0.08%
Honduran	68	0.05%
Nicaraguan	12	0.01%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	35	0.03%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	611	0.46%
Argentinean	10	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	145	0.11%
Ecuadorian	9	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	313	0.24%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	134	0.10%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,336	1.01%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	622	0.47%
Filipino	417	0.32%
Korean	130	0.10%
Vietnamese	88	0.07%
Thai	62	0.05%
Burmese	44	0.03%
Japanese	30	0.02%
Indian	14	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	120,431	93.0%
Spanish	6,006	4.6%
Other Indo-European	625	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	582	0.4%
Chinese	491	0.4%
German, other Germanic	437	0.3%
Tagalog	295	0.2%
Other Asian	159	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	141	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	22,779	17.3%
Irish	19,219	14.6%
English	18,451	14.0%
American	11,610	8.8%
Italian	10,680	8.1%
Polish	5,444	4.1%
French	4,193	3.2%
Scottish	3,417	2.6%
Dutch	2,233	1.7%
Swedish	1,947	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	1,938	1.5%
European	1,823	1.4%
Welsh	1,482	1.1%
Norwegian	1,428	1.1%
Russian	1,114	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	128,862	97.7%
Not a citizen	2,970	2.3%

Native	123,582	93.7%
Foreign-born	8,250	6.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,920	1.6%	6,954	5.9%	34,638	29.2%	35,203	29.7%	23,971	20.2%	16,022	13.5%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,920	1.6%
9-12 Years	6,954	5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	34,638	29.2%
Some College	35,203	29.7%
Bach. Degree	23,971	20.2%
Grad Degree	16,022	13.5%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	24,680	22,714	1,966	8.0%
1991	24,476	22,252	2,224	9.1%
1992	24,466	22,352	2,114	8.6%
1993	24,482	22,678	1,804	7.4%
1994	24,848	23,170	1,678	6.8%
1995	26,208	24,778	1,430	5.5%
1996	28,668	27,324	1,344	4.7%
1997	29,160	27,818	1,342	4.6%
1998	28,998	27,984	1,014	3.5%
1999	29,612	28,740	872	2.9%

2000	34,154	32,670	1,484	4.3%
2001	35,124	33,230	1,894	5.4%
2002	37,086	35,124	1,962	5.3%
2003	38,606	36,842	1,764	4.6%
2004	41,724	40,132	1,592	3.8%
2005	50,758	49,418	1,340	2.6%
2006	59,138	57,876	1,262	2.1%
2007	62,732	60,918	1,814	2.9%
2008	61,500	58,282	3,218	5.2%
2009	63,100	57,768	5,332	8.5%

2010	50,160	43,700	6,460	12.9%
2011	51,802	45,492	6,310	12.2%
2012	53,424	47,608	5,816	10.9%
2013	55,060	49,744	5,316	9.7%
2014	56,486	51,638	4,848	8.6%
2015	57,500	53,036	4,464	7.8%
2016	58,980	54,716	4,264	7.2%
2017	60,466	56,728	3,738	6.2%
2018	62,598	59,314	3,284	5.2%
2019	65,276	62,060	3,216	4.9%

2020	64,450	59,382	5,068	7.9%
2021	69,934	66,158	3,776	5.4%
2022	74,692	71,658	3,034	4.1%
2023	77,922	74,632	3,290	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	76,923
Median Value	$324,400

Occupied	64,305	83.6%
Vacant	12,618	16.4%

Owned	56,048	87.2%
Rented	8,257	12.8%
Median Rent	$1,185

Single-Family Units	63,255	82.2%
Detached	62,522	81.3%
Attached	733	1.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2,913	3.8%
Mobile Homes	9,652	12.5%

The Villages, FL Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for The Villages, FL Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for The Villages, FL Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for The Villages, FL Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for The Villages, FL Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for The Villages, FL Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for The Villages, FL Metro Area