Tavares, FL Demographic Data
Tavares, FL Summary
Tavares is located in Lake County in Florida
- Population: 14,011
- Area: 10.94 sq. miles
- Land Area: 9.50 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.44 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,280.83 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 73.16 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Tavares, FL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,490
50%
50.8
Male
7,475
50%
49.2
Total Population
14,965
323,128,000
Tavares, FL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
646
4.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
523
3.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
669
4.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
585
3.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
714
4.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,437
9.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,405
9.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,515
10.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
881
5.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,181
7.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,782
18.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,931
12.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
696
4.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
12,768
85.3%
77.2
Female
6,519
51.1%
51.3
Male
6,249
48.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
12,398
82.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
6,148
41.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,409
36.1%
15.2
Female
2,982
55.1%
55.8
Male
2,427
44.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
55
0.0%
0.0
Tavares, FL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
14,603
97.6%
96.8
White
12,245
81.8%
72.6
Black or African American
1,697
11.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
8
0.1%
0.8
Asian
359
2.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
175
1.2%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
89
0.6%
0.9
Japanese
22
0.1%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
73
0.5%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
18
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
18
0.1%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
276
1.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
362
2.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,264
8.4%
17.8
Mexican
496
3.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
330
2.2%
1.7
Cuban
76
0.5%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
362
2.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
13,701
91.6%
82.2
Tavares, FL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
363
3.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
956
8.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,447
37.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,545
21.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,193
10.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,564
13.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
760
6.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,319
11.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
10,509
88.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,324
19.6%
31.2
Tavares, FL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,983
22.7%
33.7%
Now Married
6,266
47.7%
47.5
Divorced
2,189
16.7%
11.0%
Separated
190
1.4%
2.0
Widowed
1,499
11.4
5.8%
Tavares, FL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
13,100
91.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,219
8.5%
21.6%
Spanish
821
5.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
279
1.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
119
0.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Tavares, FL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
455
6.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
592
9.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,042
15.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
733
11.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,174
17.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,176
17.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
784
11.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
446
6.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
130
2.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
50
0.8%
6.4
Median household income
39,810
57,617
Per capita income
23,565
31,128
Tavares, FL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
49
1.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
639
13.7%
9.8
Construction
395
8.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,214
26.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
270
5.8%
6.6
Information
163
3.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
179
3.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
252
5.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
424
9.1%
11.4
Public administration
271
5.8%
4.6
Retail trade
495
10.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
223
4.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
81
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
448
9.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,242
26.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
514
11.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,177
25.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,274
27.4%
18.1%
Tavares, FL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,543
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,822
84.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
486
10.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
27
0.6%
5.1
Walked
13
0.3%
2.7
Other means
64
1.4%
1.8
Worked at home
131
2.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.8
26.6
Tavares, FL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
671
10.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,294
50.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,104
32.0%
37.1
3 or more
513
7.8%
21.0
Tavares, FL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,582
80.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,768
72.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,814
27.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,555
19.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Tavares, FL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,137
1 room
174
2.1%
2.4
2 rooms
266
3.3%
2.7
3 rooms
683
8.4%
9.1
4 rooms
1,937
23.8%
16.5
5 rooms
1,991
24.5%
19.8
6 rooms
1,506
18.5%
17.8
7 rooms
850
10.4%
12.0
8 rooms
464
5.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
266
3.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Tavares, FL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,137
1-unit, detached
4,068
50.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
339
4.2%
5.9
2-units
258
3.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
243
3.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
220
2.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
128
1.6%
4.4
20 or more units
414
5.1%
9.0
Mobile home
2,443
30.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
24
0.3%
0.1
Tavares, FL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
102
1.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
77
0.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
478
5.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
937
11.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,317
16.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,706
21.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,014
12.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,311
28.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
119
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
76
0.9%
1.4%
Tavares, FL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
973
14.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
77
1.2%
4.7
Electricity
5,427
82.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
105
1.6%
1.1
Tavares, FL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,853
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
45
2.4%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
53
2.9%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
57
3.1%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
352
19.0%
20.1%
$500 to $999
507
27.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
839
45.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
520
28.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
311
16.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
244
13.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
195
10.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
583
31.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Tavares, FL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,717
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
6
0.3%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
11
0.6%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
34
2.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
77
4.5%
11.9%
Less than $500
173
10.1%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
462
26.9%
28.3%
$500 to $999
954
55.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
97
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
907
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
220
12.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
247
14.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
205
12.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
209
12.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
139
8.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
692
40.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
102
0.0%
0.0%
Tavares, FL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,768
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,107
23.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,296
27.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
935
19.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
807
16.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
439
9.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
147
3.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
29
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
8
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
98,800
205,000
