Tallahassee

Population & Demographics

Tallahassee, FL

Tallahassee is home to 201,875 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 80,709 resident workers commute each day.

FloridaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
201,875
people
Population

201,875 residents

Median age 28.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Tallahassee population & demographics

Who lives in Tallahassee — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
201,875
Median age
28.2yrs
Median household income
$57,409
Median home value
$294,400
Median gross rent
$1,293/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
51.3%
Poverty rate
23.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Tallahassee

How Tallahassee breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White47.8%
Black34.1%
Hispanic or Latino8.9%
Two or more races4.4%
Asian4.3%
Some other race0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Tallahassee

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Tallahassee.

Tallahassee at a glance
Employed Residents
80,709
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
15.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
70.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
13.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Jacksonville
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Tallahassee proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Tallahassee commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

76
Commute Score

76 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Tallahassee

80,709 commutes, one dot at a time

Tallahassee

Where 80,709 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Tallahassee, by worker count.

1Tallahassee0.0 mi56,562
2Jacksonville156.6 mi1,649
3Bradfordville9.0 mi1,086
4Tampa202.7 mi851
5Quincy20.6 mi480
6Gainesville127.8 mi470
7Orlando220.4 mi410
8Panama City85.0 mi367

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Tallahassee.

1Tallahassee0.0 mi56,562
2Bradfordville9.0 mi6,377
3Jacksonville156.6 mi3,210
4Crawfordville18.8 mi1,210
5Woodville9.7 mi1,197
6Quincy20.6 mi1,111
7Midway11.3 mi913
8Tampa202.7 mi761

Top industries

The sectors that employ Tallahassee’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
PAPublic Administration21.2%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance14.4%
EDEducational Services11.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.2%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services9.4%
RTRetail Trade7.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.7%
FIFinance and Insurance4.7%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.3%
Connectivity

Internet options for Tallahassee

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

9 providers · 4 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps98%
5 Gbps91%
8 Gbps2%
See all internet providers in Tallahassee

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