 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 doesn't have a military base.The Villages was ranked number 53 in the Forbes 2017 list of "The Best Small Places For Businesses And Careers".