Three subdivisions have been designated as family units, and are not subject to this restriction. Otherwise, persons under the age of 19 (such as grandchildren) are permitted to visit for up to 30 days within a calendar year. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, as of 2022 the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 3.83%, are water. The Villages is located approximately northwest of Orlando and northeast of Tampa. It is bordered to the west and south by the city of Wildwood in Sumter County and to the east by the town of Lady Lake and city of Fruitland Park in Lake County. As of 2018, The Villages has approximately of mostly private roads. According to The Villages website, north of Florida State Road 44 there is approximately of land. From SR 44 to CR 470 there is approximately of land. Currently under development and/or complete, there is a combined total land area of approximately , or over 36,000 acres of land. Demographics As of the census estimate of July 1, 2016, 123,966 people and 49,362 households residing in the CDP (Sumter County), the population per square mile in 2010 was 170.8. There were 68,199 housing units as of 2010. The racial makeup of The Villages CDP was 98% White, 0.4% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race made up 1.2% of the population. As of 2019, persons under 5 years accounted for .1% of the population, persons under 18 years accounted for .8%, persons 65 years and over accounted for 81.6%, and 53.6% of the population was female. Median household income in 2019 was $63,841. In 2018, the median age for both sexes in The Villages metropolitan statistical area is 67.4, with this being 29 years older than a typical American and five years older than the median age of residents in the next-oldest county in the United States, which is on the Hawaiian island of Molokai. The Villages is the home of the largest veteran population anywhere in the United States that does not have a military base, with 16.3 percent of the population former military. The Villages was ranked number 53 in the Forbes 2017 list of The Best Small Places For Businesses And Careers. Circa 2014, large groups of residents