2024 population: 428,905 ( 53,003 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:	15,008	10.0
Deaths:	27,140	18.0
Net Migration:	57,906	38.5
Net Immigration:	6,740	4.5

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):

2024
Number	Percent
47.9
75,043	17.5%
353,862	82.5%
114,789	26.8%

164,881
2.37

106,867	64.8%
79,308	74.2%
8,709	8.1%
58,014	35.2%

2010
Number	Percent
95.0
-202,936	-61.3%
534,234	161.3%
170,636	51.5%

275,452
2.35

185,108	67.2%
140,116	75.7%
17,238	9.3%
90,344	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%

2024 Housing Data for Ocala, FL Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9,192	5.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	6,335	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	6,473	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	6,963	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	7,788	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	8,281	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	8,097	4.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	7,639	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	7,786	4.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	12,526	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	18,659	11.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	22,485	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	14,793	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	9,670	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	9,951	6.0%
$200,000 or more	8,243	5.0%

Median Household Income	61,010
Per Capita Income	33,539

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	8,837	5.4%
Public Assistance	3,178	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	22,690	13.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	114,821	65.2%
Unemployed	5,973	3.4%
In Armed Forces	129	0.1%

Total Labor Force	120,923	68.7%
Not in Labor Force	55,188	31.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	57,528	52,257	52.4%
Non-Profit	2,477	5,634	30.5%
Self-Employed	11,707	6,737	63.5%

Local Government	4,519	6,833	39.8%
State Government	2,362	3,058	43.6%
Federal Government	1,198	1,068	52.9%

Total Private + Self	69,235	58,994	54.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10,556	16,593	38.9%
Total	79,791	75,587	51.4%

Pct. Govt.	12.3%
Pct. Private + Self	82.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	18,932	12.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	37,038	23.8%
Professional, Technical	30,856	19.8%
Service Occupations	32,178	20.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,068	0.7%
All others	36,919	23.7%

White Collar		55.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	23,402	15.0%
Retail trade	22,016	14.1%
Construction	14,336	9.2%
Accommodation and food services	11,736	7.5%
Educational services	10,377	6.7%
Manufacturing	9,951	6.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	9,808	6.3%
Transportation and warehousing	8,233	5.3%
Public administration	7,934	5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	7,464	4.8%
Other services	7,448	4.8%
Finance and insurance	6,005	3.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,126	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,506	2.2%
Wholesale trade	3,131	2.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3,119	2.0%
Information	1,992	1.3%
Utilities	974	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	274	0.2%
Management	91	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	10,796	2.70%
Puerto Rican	31,215	7.80%
Cuban	8,313	2.08%
Dominican	1,662	0.42%

Total Central American	5,737	1.43%
Costa Rican	550	0.14%
Guatemalan	1,588	0.40%
Honduran	1,092	0.27%
Nicaraguan	944	0.24%
Panamanian	618	0.15%
Salvadoran	903	0.23%
Other Central American	42	0.01%

Total South American	8,004	2.00%
Argentinean	457	0.11%
Bolivian	71	0.02%
Chilean	108	0.03%
Colombian	3,993	1.00%
Ecuadorian	586	0.15%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	530	0.13%
Uruguayan	255	0.06%
Venezuelan	1,879	0.47%
Other South American	125	0.03%

Other Hispanic	2,402	0.60%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	2,474	0.62%
Filipino	1,252	0.31%
Chinese	1,171	0.29%
Vietnamese	870	0.22%
Japanese	407	0.10%
Korean	395	0.10%
Thai	123	0.03%
Cambodian	58	0.01%
Taiwanese	51	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	320,263	84.0%
Spanish	48,368	12.7%
Other Indo-European	3,403	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,064	0.5%
Other Asian	1,519	0.4%
German, other Germanic	1,407	0.4%
Chinese	1,084	0.3%
Tagalog	799	0.2%
Vietnamese	777	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	47,644	11.9%
English	44,624	11.2%
Irish	42,749	10.7%
American	26,011	6.5%
Italian	22,794	5.7%
French	8,794	2.2%
Polish	8,337	2.1%
Scottish	8,118	2.0%
African	6,222	1.6%
European	5,669	1.4%
Jamaican	4,243	1.1%
Dutch	3,722	0.9%
Norwegian	3,158	0.8%
French Canadian	2,718	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	2,423	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	384,333	96.1%
Not a citizen	15,745	3.9%

Native	362,317	90.6%
Foreign-born	37,761	9.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
10,602	3.5%	20,460	6.8%	101,078	33.8%	97,070	32.5%	44,764	15.0%	25,154	8.4%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	10,602	3.5%
9-12 Years	20,460	6.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	101,078	33.8%
Some College	97,070	32.5%
Bach. Degree	44,764	15.0%
Grad Degree	25,154	8.4%
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	188,277
Median Value	$243,100

Occupied	164,881	87.6%
Vacant	23,396	12.4%

Owned	127,737	77.5%
Rented	37,144	22.5%
Median Rent	$1,277

Single-Family Units	132,090	70.2%
Detached	127,091	67.5%
Attached	4,999	2.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	12,375	6.6%
Mobile Homes	34,267	18.2%

Ocala, FL Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2024 Housing Data for Ocala, FL Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Ocala, FL Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ocala, FL Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Ocala, FL Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Ocala, FL Metro Area