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Tavares, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Tavares is a Census city of 20,463 people across 12.34 square miles of land, in Lake County. Median household income is $58,886, 76.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 25 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $18.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Tavares
What Tavares is
- Census place typecity
- Land area12.34 sq mi
- Water area1.58 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,658
- County holding the largest share of its areaLake County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Tavares
- Population20,463
- Median age53.1
- Population under 183,013
- Share under 1814.7 percent
- Population 65 and over7,343
- Share 65 and over35.9 percent
- Households9,154
- Family households5,282
- Share of households that are families57.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Tavares
- Median household income$58,886
- Per capita income$38,491
- Civilian labor force7,809
- Employed7,608
- Unemployed201 plus or minus 80
- Unemployment rate2.6 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over16,290
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.8 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Tavares
- Housing units10,233
- Occupied units9,154
- Vacant units1,079 plus or minus 320
- Vacancy rate10.5 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Owner occupied7,030
- Renter occupied2,124
- Ownership rate76.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$254,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,496
- Annual rent as a share of median income30.5 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Single family units5,847
- Share single family57.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,410 plus or minus 361
- Share in buildings of two or more13.8 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Mobile homes2,759
- Median year structure built1996
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Tavares gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,837
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,169 plus or minus 681
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.7 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,858
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.8 percent
- Drove alone74.5 percent
- Carpooled12.0 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home8.8 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tavares
SBA loans in Tavares (7(a))
- Approvals25
- Gross approval$18,941,000
- Average approval$757,640
- Median approval$350,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,351,120
- Largest approval$4,885,000
- Jobs supported250
- Jobs per approval10.0
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full7
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more28.0 percent
- Share to franchises8.0 percent
- Distinct lenders20
- Distinct industries by NAICS22
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tavares, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Tavares (504)
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$8,697,000
- Average approval$1,087,125
- Median approval$434,000
- Largest approval$2,776,000
- Jobs supported79
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tavares, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Tavares
- NFIP communityCity of Tavares
- NFIP community number120138
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/18/12
The City of Tavares participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 120138 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lake County, not Tavares
Lake County context, not Tavares figures
- Establishments in Lake County8,849
- Covered employment, Lake County117,354
- Average annual pay, Lake County$53,106
- Housing units permitted, Lake County4,990
Every figure in this section is published for Lake County as a whole and is not a measurement of Tavares.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Tavares questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Tavares, Florida?
20,463, in 9,154 households. Tavares city covers 12.34 square miles of land, which is 1,658 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Tavares in?
Lake County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Tavares?
$58,886. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $254,500. Median gross rent is $1,496 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Tavares businesses?
25 7(a) approvals totaling $18.9 m since FY2020, across 20 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 8 504 approvals worth $8.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tavares, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Tavares borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Tavares. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Tavares in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Tavares appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Tavares, city of, community 120138, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Tavares figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lake County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Tavares.
Is zoning published for Tavares?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.