2024 population: 428,905 ( 270,475 from 2020)
Land area: 1588.4 square miles
Population density: 270.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	274,730	64.05%	6.3%
Black:	53,022	12.36%	12.5%
Indian:	1,397	0.33%	12.6%
Asian:	8,789	2.05%	30.5%
2+ races:	7,880	1.84%	22.9%
Hispanic:	83,087	19.37%	48.7%

Total non-White:	154,175	35.95%	31.3%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	5,373	8.5
Deaths:	9,940	15.7
Net Migration:	8,832	13.9
Net Immigration:	2,920	4.6

Change in White population:	16,243	4.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	36,760	9.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
375,902
258,487	68.76%
47,151	12.54%
1,241	0.33%
6,736	1.79%
6,414	1.71%
55,873	14.86%
117,415	31.24%

2010
331,298
245,136	73.99%
39,337	11.87%
983	0.30%
4,458	1.35%
4,600	1.39%
36,137	10.91%
86,162	26.01%

2000
258,916
208,232	80.42%
29,370	11.34%
998	0.39%
1,818	0.70%
2,651	1.02%
15,616	6.03%
50,684	19.58%

1990
194,833
162,763	83.54%
24,526	12.59%
843	0.43%
996	0.51%
n/a
5,705	2.93%
32,070	16.46%

1980
122,488
99,505	81.24%
19,933	16.27%
358	0.29%
230	0.19%
n/a
2,428	1.98%
22,983	18.76%

1970
69,030
49,945	72.35%
18,099	26.22%
46	0.07%
27	0.04%
n/a
875	1.27%
19,085	27.65%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
31,649	9.6
44,435	13.4
42,845	12.9
4,122	1.2

13,351	4.0
31,253	9.4

Number	Rate
2000's
30,627	11.8
35,732	13.8
71,931	27.8
3,634	1.4

36,904	14.3
35,478	13.7

Number	Rate
1990's
26,776	13.7
27,694	14.2
52,313	26.9
1,165	0.6

45,469	23.3
18,614	9.6

Number	Rate
1980's
23,176	18.9
17,834	14.6
67,154	54.8
n/a

63,258	51.6
9,087	7.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
48,312	70.0
n/a

49,560	71.8
3,898	5.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Ocala, FL Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
48.5
70,465	8.8%
734,342	91.2%
109,251	13.6%

154,996
2.38

101,086	65.2%
75,986	75.2%
8,162	8.1%
53,910	34.8%

2010
Number	Percent
47.3
64,181	19.4%
267,117	80.6%
85,318	25.8%

137,726
2.35

92,554	67.2%
70,058	75.7%
8,619	9.3%
45,172	32.8%

2000
Number	Percent
43.8
55,270	21.3%
203,646	78.7%
63,540	24.5%

106,707
2.36

74,927	70.2%
59,972	80.0%
6,274	8.4%
31,780	29.8%

1990
Number	Percent
40.3
42,943	22.0%
151,890	78.0%
43,114	22.1%

78,564
2.43

57,770	73.5%
47,567	82.3%
4,778	8.3%
20,794	26.5%

1980
Number	Percent
36.1
32,253	26.3%
90,235	73.7%
20,892	17.1%

45,543
2.64

35,384	77.7%
29,866	84.4%
2,450	6.9%
10,159	22.3%

2022 Housing Data for Ocala, FL Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8,637	5.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	6,597	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	7,555	4.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	8,759	5.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	8,269	5.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	8,258	5.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	7,559	4.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	7,521	4.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	7,373	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	12,856	8.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	17,226	11.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	18,001	11.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	13,626	8.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	8,266	5.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	7,877	5.1%
$200,000 or more	6,616	4.3%

Median Household Income	55,265
Per Capita Income	31,086

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	8,273	5.3%
Public Assistance	3,816	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	22,319	14.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	109,173	63.8%
Unemployed	6,719	3.9%
In Armed Forces	181	0.1%

Total Labor Force	116,073	67.8%
Not in Labor Force	55,176	32.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	50,939	47,299	51.9%
Non-Profit	2,810	5,154	35.3%
Self-Employed	10,510	7,215	59.3%

Local Government	4,752	5,964	44.3%
State Government	1,834	2,698	40.5%
Federal Government	1,508	1,208	55.5%

Total Private + Self	61,449	54,514	53.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10,904	15,024	42.1%
Total	72,353	69,538	51.0%

Pct. Govt.	12.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	16,588	11.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	34,952	24.5%
Professional, Technical	27,805	19.5%
Service Occupations	29,960	21.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,167	0.8%
All others	33,085	23.2%

White Collar		55.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	21,855	15.3%
Retail trade	20,575	14.4%
Construction	12,590	8.8%
Accommodation and food services	11,006	7.7%
Educational services	9,851	6.9%
Manufacturing	9,106	6.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8,834	6.2%
Other services	7,651	5.4%
Public administration	7,283	5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	7,009	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	6,253	4.4%
Finance and insurance	5,083	3.6%
Wholesale trade	3,399	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,340	2.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3,124	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,700	1.9%
Information	1,569	1.1%
Utilities	956	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	116	0.1%
Management	90	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	10,114	2.67%
Puerto Rican	27,121	7.17%
Cuban	6,502	1.72%
Dominican	1,472	0.39%

Total Central American	3,085	0.82%
Costa Rican	136	0.04%
Guatemalan	958	0.25%
Honduran	526	0.14%
Nicaraguan	489	0.13%
Panamanian	412	0.11%
Salvadoran	564	0.15%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	6,530	1.73%
Argentinean	364	0.10%
Bolivian	76	0.02%
Chilean	329	0.09%
Colombian	2,994	0.79%
Ecuadorian	460	0.12%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	655	0.17%
Uruguayan	92	0.02%
Venezuelan	1,511	0.40%
Other South American	49	0.01%

Other Hispanic	1,994	0.53%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	2,105	0.56%
Chinese	931	0.25%
Vietnamese	841	0.22%
Filipino	772	0.20%
Korean	432	0.11%
Japanese	350	0.09%
Thai	158	0.04%
Indonesian	95	0.03%
Cambodian	40	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	308,457	85.6%
Spanish	40,455	11.2%
Other Indo-European	3,084	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,376	0.7%
German, other Germanic	1,562	0.4%
Vietnamese	894	0.2%
Other Asian	841	0.2%
Chinese	769	0.2%
Other	579	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	44,469	11.8%
Irish	42,329	11.2%
English	38,442	10.2%
American	23,568	6.2%
Italian	23,326	6.2%
French	9,870	2.6%
Polish	9,186	2.4%
Scottish	6,532	1.7%
African	4,743	1.3%
European	4,533	1.2%
Dutch	3,396	0.9%
Norwegian	3,385	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	3,362	0.9%
Jamaican	3,305	0.9%
French Canadian	2,537	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	366,863	97.0%
Not a citizen	11,362	3.0%

Native	347,243	91.8%
Foreign-born	30,982	8.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9,828	3.5%	20,498	7.3%	99,013	35.1%	90,583	32.1%	39,294	13.9%	22,695	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9,828	3.5%
9-12 Years	20,498	7.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	99,013	35.1%
Some College	90,583	32.1%
Bach. Degree	39,294	13.9%
Grad Degree	22,695	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	168,096	157,718	10,378	6.2%
1991	171,114	156,432	14,682	8.6%
1992	174,430	158,738	15,692	9.0%
1993	181,946	166,910	15,036	8.3%
1994	182,852	170,026	12,826	7.0%
1995	184,242	174,190	10,052	5.5%
1996	189,554	179,928	9,626	5.1%
1997	195,978	186,476	9,502	4.8%
1998	201,020	192,026	8,994	4.5%
1999	205,300	197,354	7,946	3.9%

2000	220,380	211,378	9,002	4.1%
2001	220,922	210,016	10,906	4.9%
2002	222,234	210,384	11,850	5.3%
2003	226,478	215,734	10,744	4.7%
2004	237,250	227,968	9,282	3.9%
2005	253,718	246,252	7,466	2.9%
2006	266,158	259,172	6,986	2.6%
2007	272,692	262,310	10,382	3.8%
2008	274,480	254,414	20,066	7.3%
2009	266,984	235,342	31,642	11.9%

2010	262,136	227,496	34,640	13.2%
2011	260,508	228,512	31,996	12.3%
2012	259,372	232,092	27,280	10.5%
2013	261,566	238,282	23,284	8.9%
2014	262,884	243,158	19,726	7.5%
2015	261,396	244,262	17,134	6.6%
2016	264,932	249,378	15,554	5.9%
2017	267,252	253,628	13,624	5.1%
2018	271,348	259,416	11,932	4.4%
2019	278,528	267,352	11,176	4.0%

2020	276,938	257,418	19,520	7.0%
2021	286,304	272,050	14,254	5.0%
2022	296,558	286,342	10,216	3.4%
2023	303,590	292,548	11,042	3.6%
2024	317,898	304,570	13,328	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	179,079
Median Value	$194,900

Occupied	154,996	86.6%
Vacant	24,083	13.4%

Owned	118,521	76.5%
Rented	36,475	23.5%
Median Rent	$1,092

Single-Family Units	124,966	69.8%
Detached	119,879	66.9%
Attached	5,087	2.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11,567	6.5%
Mobile Homes	33,947	19.0%

Ocala, FL Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ocala, FL Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Ocala, FL Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ocala, FL Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ocala, FL Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ocala, FL Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Ocala, FL Metro Area