The Villages is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 79,077 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, The Villages is the 40th largest community in Florida. Much of the housing stock in The Villages was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local The Villages economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in The Villages, where the median household income is $76,523.00.The Villages is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 91.14% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, The Villages is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in The Villages who work in office and administrative support (19.51%), sales jobs (14.93%), and management occupations (12.06%). Of important note, The Villages is also a town of artists. The Villages has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape The Villages’s character. Also of interest is that The Villages has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in The Villages telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 29.68% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, The Villages is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, The Villages really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is The Villages perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.The education level of The Villages ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in The Villages, 42.90% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in The Villages in 2022 was $55,357, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $221,428 for a family of four. The people who call The Villages home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of The Villages residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in The Villages include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in The Villages is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
