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. The Villages has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in The Villages, where the median household income is $73,415.00.The Villages is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 91.44% 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 (18.47%), sales jobs (12.06%), and management occupations (10.93%). 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 28.00% 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. The town of The Villages is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.The education level of The Villages ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in The Villages, 42.30% 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 $53,403, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $213,612 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.
