Demographics of Tavares city, Florida

Tavares city, Florida had 22,490 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,476 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Tavares city, in four figures

22,490
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 20,463 ±37.; +18.3%
Change since July 2020: +3,476 people.; 53.1 ±5.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,886 ±$11,285
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Tavares city, Florida's population grew 18.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Tavares city, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Tavares city, Florida's population grew 18.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Tavares city, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	19,014	100.0	100.0
2021	19,739	103.8	100.2
2022	20,400	107.3	100.7
2023	21,150	111.2	101.6
2024	21,971	115.6	102.5
2025	22,490	118.3	103.1

Population of Tavares city, Florida on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	19,014	—
2021	19,739	+725
2022	20,400	+661
2023	21,150	+750
2024	21,971	+821
2025	22,490	+519

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 53.1 ±5.4: for men 49.2 ±4.9 and for women 56.0 ±4.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Tavares city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	799 ±223	3.9% ±1.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,214 ±371	10.8% ±1.8	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,160 ±283	5.7% ±1.4	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,704 ±600	23.0% ±2.9	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,243 ±604	20.7% ±3.0	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,343 ±837	35.9% ±4.1	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,886 ±$11,285, and income per person $38,491 ±$6,668, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,568 ±$284 in Florida and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Tavares city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	1,595 ±451	17.4% ±4.8	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,359 ±460	25.8% ±4.8	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,532 ±305	16.7% ±3.2	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,443 ±268	15.8% ±2.8	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,048 ±269	11.4% ±2.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	620 ±220	6.8% ±2.4	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	168 to 946	1.8% to 10.3%	11.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Tavares city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	1,788 ±506	9.3% ±2.6	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	82 to 408	2.9% to 13.6%	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	658 ±315	8.5% ±4.0	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	885 ±214	10.3% ±2.2	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Tavares city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Tavares city	Florida	United States
Housing units	10,233 ±499	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.5% ±1.6	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.5% ±3.1	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.8% ±4.4	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.2% ±4.3	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$254,500 ±$24,666	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,496 ±$223	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1996 ±5	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Tavares city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,312 ±676	16.2% ±3.3	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,966 ±806	68.3% ±3.9	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,679 ±396	8.2% ±1.9	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	497 ±204	2.4% ±1.0	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 126	0% to 0.6%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	475 to 1,419	2.3% to 6.9%	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Tavares city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	6,898 ±765	33.7% ±3.7	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,297 ±851	50.3% ±4.2	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,095 ±239	5.4% ±1.2	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,173 ±599	10.6% ±2.9	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,312 ±304	6.4% ±1.5	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	364 to 1,358	1.8% to 6.6%	9.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Tavares city among the places of Florida

202nd of 482 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Places of Florida near Tavares city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Midway CDP (Santa Rosa County)	21,317 ±1,759
Fort Walton Beach city	21,025 ±60
Florida Ridge CDP	20,889 ±1,470
West Pensacola CDP	20,665 ±1,654
Lealman CDP	20,567 ±1,263
Tavares city	20,463 ±37
Bartow city	20,438 ±36
Punta Gorda city	20,278 ±28
Englewood CDP	20,091 ±1,132
Sweetwater city	20,085 ±33
Lynn Haven city	20,081 ±51

Rankings this appears in

No. 42 Places in Florida by median age
No. 67 Places in Florida by homeownership rate
No. 88 Places by median age
No. 113 Places in Florida by poverty rate
No. 128 Places in Florida by per capita income
No. 143 Places in Florida by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026