Florida · Census place 70600
Tallahassee city, FL
Quick answer
Tallahassee city has 199,696 residents, ranking #9 of 955 places in Florida. Median household income is $55,931, the median home is worth $276,000 and median gross rent runs $1,238 a month.
- Population
- 199,696Tallahassee city residents
- Median household income
- $55,931Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $276,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,238Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 28 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 39.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Tallahassee city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Tallahassee city median would spend about 26.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23.2% of residents and 39.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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