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Sumter County

Population in July 2007: 11,216.
Males: 5,343  (47.6%)
Females: 5,873  (52.4%)

Median resident age:  66.3 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 32159.


Estimated median household income in 2008: $62,673 (it was $42,542 in 2000)
The Villages:  $62,673
Florida:  $47,778

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $35,499

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $277,767 (it was $135,700 in 2000)
The Villages:  $277,767
Florida:  $218,700
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Copy Depot Inc.
Tiffanys salon and spa
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Races in The Villages:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Black (0.5%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in The Villages: 98.1 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (25.7%), English (20.1%), Irish (18.8%), Italian (10.6%), French (4.6%), Polish (3.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 75 feet

Land area: 5.19 square miles.

Population density: 2161 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in The Villages

  • High school or higher: 89.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.0%
  • Unemployed: 8.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in The Villages CDP

  • Never married: 2.3%
  • Now married: 84.5%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 9.0%
  • Divorced: 3.6%

485 residents are foreign born (3.9% Europe, 1.1% North America).

This place:  5.8%
Florida:  16.7%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in May 2009.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

The Villages:  1.2% ($1,601)
Florida:  1.4% ($1,262)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Southwest Orange, FL (44.7 miles , pop. 105,946).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tampa, FL (73.3 miles , pop. 303,447).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (810.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Lady Lake, FL (1.6 miles ), Fruitland Park, FL (2.6 miles ), Wildwood, FL (2.6 miles ), Belleview, FL (3.2 miles ), Leesburg, FL (3.2 miles ), Coleman, FL (3.3 miles ), Silver Springs Shores, FL (3.4 miles ), Lisbon, FL (3.4 miles ).

Latitude: 28.94 N, Longitude: 81.97 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 352

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (21%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (20%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Business operations specialists (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Registered nurses (13%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Art and design workers (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)



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The Villages-area historical tornado activity is above Florida state average. It is 101% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/31/1975, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.5 miles away from the The Villages place center killed one person and injured 26 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/9/1983, a category 3 tornado 23.7 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in The Villages:
  • VILLAGES REGIONAL HOSPITAL,THE (1451 EL CAMINO REAL)
Other hospitals/medical centers near The Villages:
  • LEESBURG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; LEESBURG, FL)
  • MUNROE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; OCALA, FL)
  • FLORIDA HOSPITAL/WATERMAN (about 19 miles; EUSTIS, FL)

Political contributions by individuals in The Villages, FL

Amtrak station near The Villages:
  • 7 miles: WILDWOOD (601 N. MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to The Villages:
  • CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; OCALA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,101)
  • STETSON UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; DELAND, FL; FT enrollment: 2,966)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ORLANDO CAMPUS (about 43 miles; MAITLAND, FL; FT enrollment: 3,992)
  • SEMINOLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; SANFORD, FL; FT enrollment: 5,261)
  • ROLLINS COLLEGE (about 44 miles; WINTER PARK, FL; FT enrollment: 2,899)
  • SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; ST LEO, FL; FT enrollment: 6,597)
  • VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; ORLANDO, FL; FT enrollment: 15,792)
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User submitted facts and corrections:
  • While the site lists The Villages population at 8300 in 2000, it should be noted that the current population is five times that number in 2004, at about 45,000, and is presently growing at the rate of about 400 per month. added by Jim Speckbrock

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Average household size:
This place:  1.9 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  81.6%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  1.9%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  3.7%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  2.2%
Whole state:  5.7%

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35 people in nursing homes


The Villages compared to Florida state average:
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in The Villages (2009 data):
  • Citizens First Bank: 9 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,022.2 mil, Deposits: $769.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Villages Bancorporation, Inc.
  • SunTrust Bank: Villages Of Sumter Branch at 2365 Parr Drive, branch established on 2004-10-25; The Villages Wal-Mart Branch at 4085 Wedgewood Ln, branch established on 2007-01-19. Info updated 2009-03-30: Bank assets: $185,098.8 mil, Deposits: $120,116.4 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1782 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
  • Colonial Bank: Cr466 - The Villages Branch at 3340 Wedgewood Lane, branch established on 2004-05-14. Info updated 2008-07-25: Bank assets: $25,638.7 mil, Deposits: $18,778.7 mil, headquarters in Montgomery, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 358 total offices, Holding Company: Colonial Bancgroup, Inc., The
  • Community Bank and Trust of Florida: The Villages Financial Center Branch at 2285 Parr Drive, branch established on 2006-07-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $440.4 mil, Deposits: $387.8 mil, headquarters in Ocala, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Florida Community Bankshares, Inc.
  • Regions Bank: Villages Financial Center Branch at 2385 Parr Drive, branch established on 2006-02-27. Info updated 2009-02-09: Bank assets: $142,084.0 mil, Deposits: $95,926.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1946 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Southern Trace Branch at 2415 Parr Drive, branch established on 2004-06-22. Info updated 2008-06-19: Bank assets: $635,476.0 mil, Deposits: $424,599.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, negative income in the last year, 3343 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company



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2004 Presidential Election results in Sumter County Florida:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (90%)
  • Utility gas (10%)


Religion statistics for The Villages

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 29.25%
Here29.3%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)United Methodist ChurchAssemblies of GodCatholic Church
Adherents50.9%10.2%9.4%7.2%7.0%
Congregations28.1%14.1%15.6%9.4%3.1%
NameAmerican Baptist AssociationChurches of ChristInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchChurch of the NazareneOther
Adherents6.1%1.6%1.6%1.2%4.8%
Congregations3.1%7.8%1.6%1.6%15.6%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


18.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($66,681 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  18.80%
Florida average:  8.71%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($150 average AGI)
Sumter County:  0.06%
Florida average:  0.22%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Lake County, FL  1.57% ($40,137 average AGI)
from Marion County, FL  0.76% ($44,503)
from Broward County, FL  0.54% ($71,514)


7.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,751 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.16%
Florida average:  7.73%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($140 average AGI)
Sumter County:  0.05%
Florida average:  0.12%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Lake County, FL  1.46% ($33,385 average AGI)
to Marion County, FL  1.01% ($38,271)
to Citrus County, FL  0.30% ($28,657)


Strongest AM radio stations in The Villages:
  • WVLG (640 AM; 1 kW; WILDWOOD, FL; Owner: SENIOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WQBQ (1410 AM; 10 kW; LEESBURG, FL)
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLBE (790 AM; 5 kW; LEESBURG-EUSTIS, FL; Owner: WLBE 790, INC.)
  • WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WRZN (720 AM; 10 kW; HERNANDO, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCFI (1290 AM; 10 kW; OCALA, FL; Owner: VECTOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WONQ (1030 AM; 45 kW; OVIEDO, FL; Owner: FLORIDA BROADCASTERS)
  • WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA)
  • WIXC (1060 AM; 50 kW; TITUSVILLE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
  • WHOO (1080 AM; daytime; 35 kW; KISSIMMEE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
  • WOCA (1370 AM; 5 kW; OCALA, FL; Owner: WESTSHORE BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in The Villages:
  • W212BF (90.3 FM; LEESBURG, FL; Owner: CTRAL FLORIDA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WOGK (93.7 FM; OCALA, FL; Owner: OCALA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WMFQ (92.9 FM; OCALA, FL; Owner: ASTERISK COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WCFB (94.5 FM; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WXXL (106.7 FM; TAVARES, FL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WMGF (107.7 FM; MOUNT DORA, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WOCL (105.9 FM; DELAND, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WJHM (101.9 FM; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WKTK (98.5 FM; CRYSTAL RIVER, FL; Owner: ENTERCOM GAINESVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKSG (89.5 FM; CEDAR CREEK, FL; Owner: DAYSTAR PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WWKQ (88.7 FM; CLERMONT, FL; Owner: HISPANIC BROADCAST SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WWKO (91.3 FM; BELLEVIEW, FL; Owner: WALKER INFORMATION & ED INSTITUTE INC)
  • WHIJ (88.1 FM; OCALA, FL; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W244BC (96.7 FM; OCALA, FL; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC)
  • WNDD (95.5 FM; SILVER SPRINGS, FL; Owner: OCALA B/CASTING CORP., L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around The Villages:
  • WESH (Channel 2; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Owner: ORLANDO HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WZXZ-CA (Channel 11; ORLANDO, ETC., FL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WXXU-LP (Channel 12; ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WVEN-TV (Channel 26; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WCEU (Channel 15; NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL; Owner: DAYTONA BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WOGX (Channel 51; OCALA, FL; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • W61AK (Channel 61; INVERNESS, FL; Owner: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

The Villages, Florida:
  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 0
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Florida average:
  • Fatal accident count: 153
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 235
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 51
  • Fatalities: 166
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 411
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 26

The Villages fatal accident list:
Dec 9, 2007 12:30 AM, Bella Cruz, Banderos, Lat: 28.952236, Lon: -81.958986, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 148 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in The Villages)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 84
  • Hazardous Condition: 97
  • Service Call: 1
  • Good Intent Call: 3

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The Villages on our top lists:
  • #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Florists (population 5,000+)"
  • #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Registered nurses (population 5,000+)"
  • #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (population 5,000+)"
  • #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations: (population 5,000+)"
  • #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Protective service occupations: (population 5,000+)"
  • #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Architecture and engineering occupations: (population 5,000+)"
  • #10 on the list of "Top 100 cities with newest houses"
  • #38 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most users submitting photos to our site per 10,000 residents (population 5000+)"
  • #73 on the list of "Top 100 cities with oldest residents"
  • #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006"
  • #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"

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