City safety & data profile

The VillagesFL

The Villages, FL is a 51K-resident city in Sumter County with a median household income of $77,622.

Sumter County, Florida. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for The Villages, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. The Villages has a population larger than 80% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $400,100, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

51K
Population (place)
Top 20%
By size
$77,622
Median income (place)
$400,100
Median home (place)
4.7%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on The Villages

The Villages posts a median household income higher than 46% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the The Villages area.

Bottom 47%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near The Villages

Where The Villages income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$77,622 Bottom 46% higher than 46% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

The Villages $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in FL

Population among 310 FL places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Jacksonville is the largest FL city on this list; Pinecrest leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in FL

Median household income among the same 310-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Pinecrest posts the highest place-level median income in FL; Jacksonville is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading The Villages, FL beyond the headline numbers

The Villages sits inside Sumter County, Florida, at roughly 28.93°N, -81.96°W. Population 51,442, $77,622 median household income. Median home value $400,100, median rent $1,397. Poverty rate 4.7%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around The Villages, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Hardship is low by national standards: 4.7% of The Villages, FL residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

A median home in The Villages runs about 5.2 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

28.2% of The Villages workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, coronary heart disease departs furthest from its peer median: 14% in The Villages, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,757 cities reporting that measure.

At 74.1 years, The Villages's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for The Villages from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
51,442
The Villages · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$77,622
-13% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$400,100
-3% vs avg
Median Age (place)
74.1
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Sumter County): The Villages's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
143K+46%
Median Income
$76,508+58%
Median Home Value
$385,400+99%
Poverty Rate
9.7%-19%
Unemployment
5.4%-59%

Economics

Economics indicators for The Villages, FL
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,397/mo
Poverty Rate
4.7% -62% vs avg
Unemployment 5.2%
Bachelor's Degree+ 42.8%
Work From Home 28.2%
Public Transit 0.4%

Population

White 95.2%
African American 1%
Asian 1%
Two or More Ethnicities 1.2%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
53.8%
Obesity
27%
Short Sleep Duration
26.2%
Physical Inactivity
24.3%
Diabetes
17.3%
Frequent Physical Distress
15.7%
Coronary Heart Disease
14%
Frequent Mental Distress
8.9%
Current Asthma
8.4%
Current Smoking
7.7%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 70.3%
Annual Checkup 91.4%

Other Measures

Binge Drinking
6.5%
Stroke
6.1%
Lack of Health Insurance
6%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
0
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1
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0
★★
0
0
Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
VILLAGES REGIONAL HOSPITAL, THE
THE VILLAGES · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

What alerts and safety updates affect The Villages?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for The Villages right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet FL-THE-VILLAGES · The Villages

The Villages: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to The Villages; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Florida state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of The Villages, FL?
The Villages, FL has a population of 51,442 people, located in Sumter County, Florida.
What is the median household income in The Villages?
The median household income in The Villages, FL is $77,622 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 4.7%.
What is the median home value in The Villages?
The median home value in The Villages, FL is $400,100. Median rent is $1,397/month.
What are the top health concerns in The Villages?
The top health indicators in The Villages include High Blood Pressure (53.8%), Obesity (27%), Short Sleep Duration (26.2%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in The Villages?
The Villages has 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in The Villages?
The median age in The Villages, FL is 74.1 years. 42.8% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for The Villages, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside FL (4.7% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside FL ($77,622 here).

Compare The Villages with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using The Villages's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the The Villages area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Sumter County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.