Tavares, Florida is a city located in Lake County with a population of 20,694 according to the 2020 census. The population density here is 943 people per square mile which is much higher than the US average of 93 people per square mile.
Tavares offers many year-round outdoor activities for its residents and visitors alike. Popular activities include fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking and bird watching at Lake Dora or spending time at one of the many local parks such as Wooton Park or Tavares Seaplane Base Park. There are also several golf courses in the area including Green Valley Country Club and Wildwood Country Club.
Businesses within the Tavares community include restaurants such as JB Boondocks Bar & Grill and Chef Eddie's Restaurant & Patio Bar, shopping outlets like Walmart Supercenter and Bealls Outlet Store, banks such as SunTrust Bank and Central Florida Educators Federal Credit Union as well as other service providers such as Lakeshore Veterinary Hospital.
Sports fans will be pleased to find that sports events are hosted in Tavares such as youth baseball games by Tavares Little League Baseball at Wooton Field or soccer matches at Alexander Sports Complex. Additionally there are various tournaments held throughout the year for teams from all around Central Florida both indoors and outdoors.
The population in Tavares (zip 32778) is 20,694. There are 825 people per square mile aka population density. The median age in Tavares (zip 32778) is 53.6, the US median age is 38.4. The number of people per household in Tavares (zip 32778) is 2.3, the US average of people per household is 2.6.
Family in Tavares (zip 32778)
- 54.4% are married
- 11.9% are divorced
- 17.3% are married with children
- 11.4% have children, but are single
Race in Tavares (zip 32778)
- 75.2% are White
- 9.3% are Black
- 1.9% are Asian
- 0.1% are Native American
- 0.1% claim Other
- 11.1% claim Hispanic ethnicity
- 2.3% Two or more races
- 0.0% Hawaiian, Pacific Islander