Tallahassee, FL Demographic Data
Tallahassee, FL Summary
Tallahassee is located in Leon County in Florida
- Population: 186,977
- Area: 103.45 sq. miles
- Land Area: 100.25 sq. miles
- Water Area: 3.21 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,807.34 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 125.66 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Tallahassee, FL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
101,351
53%
50.8
Male
89,544
47%
49.2
Total Population
190,895
323,128,000
Tallahassee, FL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
9,498
5.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
9,016
4.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
8,129
4.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
18,618
9.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
41,506
21.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
33,588
17.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
18,888
9.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
14,992
7.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
8,698
4.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
8,056
4.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
12,641
6.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
4,830
2.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,435
1.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
160,160
83.9%
77.2
Female
86,515
54.0%
51.3
Male
73,645
46.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
134,416
70.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
24,164
12.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
19,906
10.4%
15.2
Female
11,037
55.4%
55.8
Male
8,869
44.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
27
0.0%
0.0
Tallahassee, FL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
184,766
96.8%
96.8
White
108,352
56.8%
72.6
Black or African American
64,902
34.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
230
0.1%
0.8
Asian
8,779
4.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
3,443
1.8%
1.2
Chinese
2,482
1.3%
1.3
Filipino
359
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
1,624
0.9%
0.4
Vietnamese
342
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
529
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
256
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
2,247
1.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
6,129
3.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
12,929
6.8%
17.8
Mexican
2,907
1.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
2,666
1.4%
1.7
Cuban
2,459
1.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4,897
2.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
177,966
93.2%
82.2
Tallahassee, FL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,313
2.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
4,472
4.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
17,479
16.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
18,540
17.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
9,699
9.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
27,413
26.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
24,212
23.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
6,785
6.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
97,343
93.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
51,625
49.6%
31.2
Tallahassee, FL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
91,575
55.8%
33.7%
Now Married
50,656
30.8%
47.5
Divorced
14,829
9.0%
11.0%
Separated
1,993
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
5,199
3.2
5.8%
Tallahassee, FL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
157,979
87.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
23,418
12.9%
21.6%
Spanish
8,769
4.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
6,829
3.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
5,896
3.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
1,924
1.1%
1.1%
Tallahassee, FL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
8,972
11.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
4,661
6.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
8,152
10.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
8,433
11.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
11,042
14.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
13,407
17.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
7,353
9.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
7,824
10.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2,946
3.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
2,357
3.1%
6.4
Median household income
43,663
57,617
Per capita income
25,073
31,128
Tallahassee, FL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
100
0.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
11,807
12.4%
9.8
Construction
3,550
3.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
26,772
28.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
6,043
6.3%
6.6
Information
871
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,095
1.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
4,468
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
12,282
12.9%
11.4
Public administration
14,642
15.3%
4.6
Retail trade
10,838
11.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,098
2.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
891
0.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
3,322
3.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
47,137
49.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
4,719
4.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
23,362
24.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
16,917
17.7%
18.1%
Tallahassee, FL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
94,379
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
73,908
78.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
10,180
10.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,608
1.7%
5.1
Walked
2,127
2.3%
2.7
Other means
2,852
3.0%
1.8
Worked at home
3,704
3.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.1
26.6
Tallahassee, FL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
5,214
6.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
30,603
40.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
27,962
37.2%
37.1
3 or more
11,368
15.1%
21.0
Tallahassee, FL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
75,147
86.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
28,461
37.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
46,686
62.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
11,438
13.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Tallahassee, FL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
86,585
1 room
1,797
2.1%
2.4
2 rooms
3,426
4.0%
2.7
3 rooms
11,163
12.9%
9.1
4 rooms
18,491
21.4%
16.5
5 rooms
22,359
25.8%
19.8
6 rooms
11,151
12.9%
17.8
7 rooms
8,388
9.7%
12.0
8 rooms
5,232
6.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
4,578
5.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Tallahassee, FL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
86,585
1-unit, detached
37,169
42.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
6,769
7.8%
5.9
2-units
3,473
4.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
8,138
9.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
7,933
9.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
6,454
7.5%
4.4
20 or more units
14,774
17.1%
9.0
Mobile home
1,875
2.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Tallahassee, FL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,196
1.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2,583
3.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
7,914
9.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
7,896
9.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
11,671
13.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
15,696
18.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
20,069
23.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
17,500
20.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,436
1.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
624
0.7%
1.4%
Tallahassee, FL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
8,194
10.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
979
1.3%
4.7
Electricity
65,377
87.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
102
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
22
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
62
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
411
0.5%
1.1
Tallahassee, FL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
18,939
47295100.0
Less than $500
290
1.5%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
780
4.1%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
991
5.2%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,622
8.6%
11.8%
$500 to $999
4,491
23.7%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
4,891
25.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
5,874
31.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
9,945
53.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,647
14.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,642
8.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,071
5.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
3,463
18.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
171
0.0%
0.0%
Tallahassee, FL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
45,339
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
52
0.1%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
172
0.4%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,849
4.1%
4.4%
Less than $500
2,765
6.1%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
3,142
6.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
14,516
32.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
22,843
50.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1,347
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
959
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
3,338
7.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
4,909
11.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
5,284
12.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
4,512
10.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
4,042
9.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
21,011
48.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
3,590
0.0%
0.0%
Tallahassee, FL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
28,461
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
795
2.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,715
9.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
5,123
18.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
5,874
20.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
7,253
25.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
5,300
18.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
953
3.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
448
1.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
196,700
205,000