Moving to Tallahassee, Florida

About Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee

Tallahassee ( TAL-ə-HASS-ee) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of and the only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2024, the estimated population was 205,089, making it the eighth-most populous city in the state of Florida. It is the principal city of the Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 397,675 as of 2024. Tallahassee is the largest city in the Florida Big Bend and Florida Panhandle regions.

With a student population exceeding 70,000, Tallahassee is a college town, home to Florida State University, Florida A&M University, and Tallahassee State College (a large state college that serves mainly as a feeder school to FSU and FAMU).

As the capital, Tallahassee is the site of the Florida State Capitol, Supreme Court of Florida, Florida Governor's Mansion, and nearly 30 state agency headquarters. The city is also known for its large number of law firms, lobbying organizations, trade associations and professional associations, including The Florida Bar and the Florida Chamber of Commerce. It is a recognized regional center for scientific research, and home to the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. In 2015, Tallahassee was awarded the All-America City Award by the National Civic League for the second time.

Gender
Gender Tallahassee Florida Country
Female 52.9% 51.1% 50.8%
Male 47.1% 48.9% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.053%47%Female52.9%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.011%5%11%12%13%17%10%11%4%5%$50K to $75K17.3%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Tallahassee Florida Country
Less than $10,000 11.4% 6.2% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 5.2% 4.2% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 10.9% 9.3% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 12% 9.9% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 13.3% 13.8% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 17.3% 18.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 10.2% 12.5% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 10.9% 13.7% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 3.8% 5.6% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 4.9% 6.4% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.02%5%17%19%9%27%13%4%4%Bachelor Degree27%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Tallahassee Florida Country
< 9th Grade 2% 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 5% 7% 7.0%
High School or GED 17% 28% 27.0%
Other College 19% 20% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 9% 10% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 27% 19% 20.0%
Master's Degree 13% 8% 9.0%
Professional Degree 4% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 4% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
 Tallahassee Florida  Country
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Education
 Tallahassee Florida  Country
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Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.050%36%0%4%7%0%3%0%White50.1%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Tallahassee Florida Country
White 50.1% 53.4% 60.1%
African American 35.5% 15.2% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 4.3% 2.7% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.6% 2.2% 2.8%
Hispanic 6.9% 25.8% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Tallahassee Florida  Country
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