Tavares, FL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Tavares, FL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 18,617. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet TAVARES-FL · Tavares, FL 1 ZIPs · 18,617 pop · #16134/25278 · Lake County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $63,472
  • RANK-LOWER #16134/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Fruitland Park
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-TOWN 18,617
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $266,500

Nearest income peer: Fruitland Park, FL (+ $2,828 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Tavares

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Tavares on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Tavares, FL sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

36th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
18,617
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,472
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $63,472 and poverty 9.6% concentrate in 32778.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Tavares as a pure owner town.

Within Florida, Lecanto is the closest lower-income city and Horseshoe Beach the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Tavares.

Population concentration

Tavares's single ZIP 32778 carries the town

Tavares is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 32778 is the entire residential footprint (18,617 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Tavares's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 618 establishments, 8,006 employees , annual payroll $432,013k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 32778 (618 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (115) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Tavares, FL

These ZIP codes sit in Lake County, which covers 24 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Tavares. See the Lake County roll-up →

Tavares sits in the lower half of Lake County on income: Clermont, Eustis and Mount Dora report more, Leesburg and Lady Lake report less. Montverde marks the far end of that range at $108,500, 71% above Tavares.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
32778 18,617 $63,472 618 286

Tavares roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Tavares, .