Tavares, Florida: schools and neighborhood data
Tavares in Lake County. Census figures are 2020-24 American Community Survey estimates.
Open the interactive Tavares view- Population
- 20,463 (2020-24)
- Median household income
- $58,886 (2020-24, in 2024 dollars)
- Below the poverty line
- 9.3% of residents (2020-24)
- Homeowners
- 76.8% of occupied homes (2020-24)
- Residents by group
- 68.3% White, 16.2% Hispanic, 8.2% Black, 2.4% Asian (2020-24)
- Foreign-born residents
- 10.6% (2020-24)
- Public school students at schools in the city
- 4,192 (2024-25)
- Reported crime
- 0.6 violent and 2.4 property offenses per 1,000 residents (2024, Tavares Police Department)
- New homes permitted
- 236 housing units (2025)
School districts serving Tavares
Schools located in Tavares
- Tavares High School (high school)
- Tavares Middle School (middle school)
- Lake County Acer Program (school)
- Non School Pk (early childhood school)
- Nonschool Exceptional Education (school)
- Pinecrest Academy Tavares (k-8 school)
- Tavares Elementary School (elementary school)
Sources
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (via Census Reporter), U.S. Census Bureau
- NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations, National Center for Education Statistics
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Building Permits Survey, U.S. Census Bureau