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Population (year 2000): 9,700. Estimated
population in July 2005: 11,621 (+19.8% change)
Males: 4,669 (48.1%), Females: 5,031 (51.9%)
Lake County
Zip code:
32778
Median resident age: 55.5 years
Median household income: $31,337 (year 2000)
Median house value: $78,300 (year 2000)
Races in Tavares:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.9%)
- Black (7.7%)
- Hispanic (3.5%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (18.4%), English (15.0%),
United States (10.5%), Irish (9.9%), French (5.1%), Italian
(4.0%).
Elevation: 76 feet
Land area: 7.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Tavares
- High school or higher: 77.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 9.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Tavares city
- Never married: 15.0%
- Now married: 57.9%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 12.8%
- Divorced: 12.4%
3.9% Foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 1.2%
Europe, 0.5% North America, 0.5% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,728 (+21.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Tavares:
- FLORIDA HOSPITAL/WATERMAN (about 6 miles; EUSTIS,
FL)
- LIFESTREAM BEHAVIORAL CENTER (about 6 miles;
LEESBURG, FL)
- LEESBURG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles;
LEESBURG, FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Tavares:
- ORLANDO SANFORD (about 35 miles; ORLANDO, FL; ID:
SFB)
- ORLANDO INTL (about 40 miles; ORLANDO, FL; ID: MCO)
- OCALA INTL-JIM TAYLOR FIELD (about 42 miles; OCALA,
FL; ID: OCF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tavares:
- LEESBURG REGIONAL (about 5 miles; LEESBURG, FL; ID:
LEE)
- MID FLORIDA AIR SERVICE (about 9 miles; EUSTIS, FL;
ID: X55)
- BOB WHITE FIELD (about 10 miles; ZELLWOOD, FL; ID:
X61)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Tavares:
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ORLANDO CAMPUS (about 29
miles; MAITLAND, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,992)
- ROLLINS COLLEGE (about 30 miles; WINTER PARK, FL; FT
enrollment: 2,899)
- STETSON UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; DELAND, FL; FT
enrollment: 2,966)
- SEMINOLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; SANFORD,
FL; FT enrollment: 5,261)
- VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; ORLANDO,
FL; FT enrollment: 15,792)
- UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA (about 37 miles;
ORLANDO, FL; FT enrollment: 26,717)
- CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles;
OCALA, FL; FT enrollment: 3,101)
Public high school in Tavares:
- TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,087;
Location: 603 N NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENU; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Tavares:
- LIBERTY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 224;
Location: 2451 DORA AVE; Grades: PK - 12)
- TAVARES CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 92;
Location: 3701 N EICHELBERGER; Grades: PK - 12)
- PRAISE TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN SC (Students: 12;
Location: PO BOX 381; Grades: 1 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Tavares:
- TAVARES MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 964;
Location: 13032 LANE PARK CUTOFF; Grades: 06 - 08)
- TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 641;
Location: 720 E CLIFFORD STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE (Students: 47;
Location: 201 W BURLEIGH BOULEVARD; Grades: PK - PK)
- LAKE COUNTY ACER PROGRAM (Students: 6;
Location: 551 W MAIN STREET; Grades: 06 - 12)
- NONSCHOOL EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION (Location:
201 W BURLEIGH BOULEVARD; Grades: N - N )
Library in Tavares:
- LAKE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income:
$4,143,767; Location: 312 W MAIN ST.; 249,079 books;
10,929 audio materials; 20,077 video materials; 294
serial subscriptions)
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