Florida · Census place 71225
Tavares city, FL
Quick answer
Tavares city has 19,738 residents, ranking #205 of 955 places in Florida. Median household income is $57,644, the median home is worth $225,500 and median gross rent runs $1,409 a month.
- Population
- 19,738Tavares city residents
- Median household income
- $57,644Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $225,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,409Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 54.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Tavares city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Tavares city median would spend about 29.3% 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 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.7% of residents and 75.2% 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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