Population

204,902

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$294,400

Owner-occupied units

Tallahassee, FL

Florida · 30.454° N, 84.252° W · 103 sq mi

Tallahassee is a city in Florida, with a population of 204,902 and about 1,998 residents per square mile. The median household earns $57,409 a year, and the median home is worth $294,400.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

103 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,998

People per square mile

Rank by population

#125

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#92

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$57,409

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,293

Per month

Homeownership

40.6%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

19.1 min

One way

People

Median age

28.2

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

51.3%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

8.2%

Households

85,311

2.16 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 28.4^%

Professional & business services 13.3^%

Public administration 12.9^%

Arts, food & hospitality 12.4^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Florida

Name

Jeff Bezos

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$206B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Miami

Source of wealth

Amazon

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Florida · private sector

Employer

Publix Super Markets

Sector

Retail

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Florida

Company

TD Synnex

Revenue

$58.5B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Clearwater

Ticker

SNX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Florida

State bird

Northern Mockingbird

State flower

Orange Blossom

State capital

Tallahassee

Nickname

The Sunshine State

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