The Villages, Florida is a city located in Sumter County, and includes portions of Lake and Marion counties. As of the 2000 census, there were 8,333 people, 4,392 households, and 3,583 families residing in the Census Designated Place. A mid-census survey indicates an enormous population boom, with The Villages reaching 75,000 population in December 2007. The same survey shows that growth trends will likely continue from 1990 forward, meaning that The Villages will double in population in the next 5 years.
According to the 2000 census, the population density was 1,605 people per square mile and average housing density of 975 units per square mile. The Villages boasts 400,393 households, with only 0.3% having children under the age of 18 living with them, as a typical retirement community would, Married couples were the vast majority at 80.1%, and 1.2% had a female householder with no husband present. Non-families lived in 18.4% of households, 15.6% were made up of individuals and 11.1% were individuals who was 65 years of age or older.
The distribution of age ranges in The Villages population are also typical of a retirement community. Children under 18 were 0.3% of the population, residents age 18 to 24 were 0.3%, 1.5% of residents were aged from 25 to 44. However, 40.4% of the population was 45 to 64 years old, and 57.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. In fact, the median age was 66 years, as The Villages is an age-restricted community with only three neighborhoods designated for residences by persons under age 19.
The median income for a household The Villages was $42,542, and the median income for a family was $45,078. Males earned a median income of $58,173 and females earned $26,176 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $28,343.
No comments:
Post a Comment