Editing The Villages, Florida (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 8333
|2010= 51442
|2020= 79077
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/developers/data-sets/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=October 31, 2023}}</ref>
}}

[[File:5K run in the Villages Florida.jpg|thumb|The finish line of a 5K run in Lake Sumter Landing in 2018.]]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''The Villages CDP, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – The Villages CDP, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US1271625&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – The Villages CDP, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1271625&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – The Villages CDP, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1271625&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|8,100
|49,840
|style='background: #ffffe6; |75,374
|97.20%
|96.89%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |95.32%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|41
|303
|style='background: #ffffe6; |525
|0.49%
|0.59%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.66%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|7
|51
|style='background: #ffffe6; |50
|0.08%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.06%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|44
|340
|style='background: #ffffe6; |616
|0.53%
|0.66%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.78%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|1
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9
|0.01%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|1
|12
|style='background: #ffffe6; |135
|0.01%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.17%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|31
|122
|style='background: #ffffe6; |958
|0.37%
|0.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.21%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|108
|768
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,410
|1.30%
|1.49%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.78%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''8,333'''
|'''51,442'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''79,077'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|-
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 79,077 people, 45,634 households, and 30,701 families residing in the CDP.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: The Villages CDP, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=The+Villages+CDP;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

As of 2019, persons under five years accounted for 0.1% of the population, persons under 18 years accounted for 0.8%, persons 65 years and over accounted for 81.6%, and 53.6% of the population was female.<ref name="Quick">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/thevillagescdpflorida/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/thevillagescdpflorida/PST045219|title=U.S. Census|access-date=2021-07-10}}</ref> Median household income in 2019 was $63,841.<ref name="Quick" />

In 2018, the [[median age]] for both sexes in The Villages metropolitan statistical area is 67.4, with this being 29 years older than a typical American and five years older than the median age of residents in the next-oldest county in the United States, which is on the [[Hawaiian island]] of [[Molokai]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Dunne |first=Samantha |url=http://www.thevillagesdailysun.com/news/villages/the-villages-again-sets-pace-in-aging-revolution/article_d4cdde92-7686-11e8-85f8-a7f54f74777a.html |title=The Villages Again Sets Pace in Aging Revolution |work=[[The Villages Daily Sun]] |date=2018-06-23 |access-date=2018-06-24 }}</ref>

According to [[Politico]], as of 2018, The Villages was the home of the largest [[veteran]] population anywhere in the United States that does not have a [[List of United States military bases|military base]], with 16.3 percent of the population former military.<ref name="WAY">{{cite news |last=Newspaper Staff |url=https://www.thevillagesdailysun.com/ |title=What a Year! |work=The Villages Daily Sun |date=2022-12-31 |accessdate=2022-12-31 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Grunwald |first=Michael |url=https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/06/18/florida-senior-citizens-vote-election-2018-218758 |title=Generation Pickleball: Welcome to Florida's Political Tomorrowland |work=[[Politico]] |date=2018-06-18 |access-date=2019-01-04 }}</ref>

Circa 2014, large groups of residents are from the [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]] and [[Northeastern United States|Northeast]], with [[Staten Island]] supplying many of the residents.<ref>Brian, p. 64.</ref>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 51,442 people, 22,511 households, and 16,721 families residing in the CDP.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: The Villages CDP, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=The+Villages+CDP;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===Home ownership===
In The Villages, home ownership reflects the community's status as an [[Housing for Older Persons Act|age-restricted]] retirement destination. According to a 2020 analysis by the [[Consumer Financial Protection Bureau]], women purchased 468 homes compared to 406 by men, a ratio of approximately 1.15:1, indicating a higher proportion of female buyers compared to other U.S. metropolitan areas.<ref name="MoreWomen">{{cite web | last=Gustavo | first=Solomon | title=More women buy houses in Central Florida's the Villages than anywhere else in the U.S. | website=Orlando Weekly | date=2020-01-29 | url=https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/more-women-buy-houses-in-central-floridas-the-villages-than-anywhere-else-in-the-us-26719244 | access-date=2025-04-11}}</ref>

A 2021 [[Realtor.com]] report noted that the average [[down payment]] for homes in The Villages was 27.1%, among the highest in the United States, with a median home list price of $366,950.<ref name="Trapasso2021">{{cite news |last=Trapasso |first=Clare |title=10 Cities Where You'll Need the Biggest Down Payment To Snag a Home—and 10 Where You'll Put Down the Least |url=https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/housing-markets-with-the-highest-and-lowest-down-payments/ |work=Realtor.com |date=2021-11-03 |access-date=2021-11-08}}</ref>

===Crime===
According to an investigative report by [[WFTV]] News in Orlando, crime in The Villages is low and usually imported from other areas outside the community. The report stated that [[property crime]] and [[crimes of opportunity]] are approximately one-third lower than the average for the state of Florida. According to federal statistics, the statistics for [[violent crimes]] in The Villages area is half the state average. Rates of [[driving under the influence]] charges are approximately equivalent to those of other similarly sized places in Florida.<ref>{{cite news |last=Heath |first=Christopher |url=https://www.wftv.com/news/local/crime-in-the-villages-retirement-community-is-low-usually-imported-from-other-areas/1010754201 |title=Crime in The Villages retirement community is low, usually imported from other areas |work=[[WFTV]] |publisher=Cox Media Group |date=2019-11-20 |access-date=2019-11-21 }}</ref>