The Villages, Florida Demographics
The Villages, Florida Demographics. As of the census estimate of July 1, 2016, there were 123,966 people and 49,362 households residing in the CDP (Sumter County). The population per square mile in 2010 was 170.8. There were 68,199 housing units as of 2010. The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.1% white, 7.6% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, and .9% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race made up 5.5% of the population.
As of 2016, persons under 5 years accounted 2% of the population, persons under 18 years accounted for 7.1%, persons 65 year and over accounted for 56.3% and 50% of the population was female. Median household income between 2012-16 was $52,594.
In 2018, the median age for both sexes in The Villages metropolitan statistical area is 67.4, with this being 29 years older than a typical American, and five years older than the median age of residents in the next-oldest county in the United States, which is on the Hawaiian island of Molokai.
The Villages was ranked number 53 in the Forbes 2017 list of The Best Small Places For Businesses and Careers.