The latest story from the online Villages-News.com writes that “The Villages populations climbed from 130,897 in July 2020 to 135,638 in July 2021. The 3.6 percent increase ranks as the fifth highest among all metro areas in the United States.”
Ref: https://www.villages-news.com/2022/04/28/population-surging-in-the-villages-thanks-to-new-homes-at-the-southern-end/