Neighborhoods

Tallahassee has many neighborhoods inside the city limits. Some of the most known and defined include All Saints, Apalachee Ridge, Betton Hills,Callen, Frenchtown (the oldest historically black neighborhood in the state), Killearn Estates, Killearn Lakes Plantation, Lafayette Park, Levy Park, Los Robles, Midtown, Holly Hills, Jake Gaither/University Park, Indian Head Acres, Myers Park, Smokey Hollow, SouthWood, Seminole Manor and Woodland Drives.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1840	1,616		—
1860	1,932		—
1870	2,023		4.7%
1880	2,494		23.3%
1890	2,934		17.6%
1900	2,981		1.6%
1910	5,018		68.3%
1920	5,637		12.3%
1930	10,700		89.8%
1940	16,240		51.8%
1950	27,237		67.7%
1960	48,174		76.9%
1970	72,624		50.8%
1980	81,548		12.3%
1990	124,773		53.0%
2000	150,624		20.7%
2010	181,376		20.4%
Est. 2015	189,907	[25]	4.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[26]

Tallahassee Demographics
2010 Census	Tallahassee	Leon County	Florida
Total population	181,376	275,487	18,801,310
Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010	+20.4%	+15.0%	+17.6%
Population density	1,809.3/sq mi	413.1/sq mi	350.6/sq mi
White or Caucasian (including White Hispanic)	57.4%	63.0%	75.0%
(Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian)	53.3%	59.3%	57.9%
Black or African-American	35.0%	30.3%	16.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	6.3%	5.6%	22.5%
Asian	3.7%	2.9%	2.4%
Native American or Native Alaskan	0.2%	0.3%	0.4%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races (Multiracial)	2.3%	2.2%	2.5%
Some Other Race	1.3%	1.5%	3.6%

As of the 2010 census, the population of Tallahassee was estimated to be 181,376. There were 74,815 households, 21.3% of which had children under 18 living in them. 27.7% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband, and 53.7% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals living alone and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.88. Children under the age of 5 were 5.5% of the population, persons under 18 were 17.2%, and persons 65 years or older were 8.1%. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males. 57.4% of the population was White, 35.0% Black, 3.7% Asian, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 1.3% some other race, and 2.3% two or more races. 6.3% were Hispanic or Latino of any race, and 53.3% were non-Hispanic White. For the period 2009–2013, the estimated median household income was $39,524, and the per capita income was $23,778. The number of persons below the poverty level was estimated at 30.2%.^[27]
Educationally, the population of Leon County is the most highly educated population in Florida^{[citation needed]} with 49.9% of the residents with either a Bachelor's, Master's, professional or doctorate degree.^{[citation needed]} The Florida average is 22.4% and the national average is 24.4%.^{[citation needed]}

Languages

The Tallahassee Asian Festival

As of 2000, 91.99% of residents spoke English as their first language, while 4.11% spoke Spanish, 0.63% spoke French, and 0.59% spoke German as their mother tongue. In total, 8.00% of the total population spoke languages other than English.^[28]

City accolades

• 1988: Money Magazine's Southeast's three top medium size cities in which to live.
• 1992: Awarded Tree City USA by National Arbor Day Foundation
• 1999: Awarded All-America City Award by the National Civic League
• 2003: Awarded Tree Line USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation.
• 2006: Awarded "Best In America" Parks and Recreation by the National Recreation and Park Association.
• 2007: Recognized by Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine as one of the "Top Ten College Towns for Grownups" (ranking second, behind Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
• 2007: Ranked second in the "medium sized city" class on Epodunk's list of college towns.^[29]
• 2015: Awarded All-America City Award by the National Civic League^[30]