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Marion County, FL


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Ocala, FL
Designated Market Area: Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, FL
USDA County Type (2025): Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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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:53,02212.36% 12.5%
Indian:1,3970.33% 12.6%
Asian:8,7892.05% 30.5%
2+ races:7,8801.84% 22.9%
Hispanic:83,08719.37% 48.7%
Total non-White:154,17535.95% 31.3%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:15,008 10.0
Deaths:27,14018.0
Net Migration: 57,90638.5
Net Immigration: 6,7404.5
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
258,48768.76%
47,15112.54%
1,2410.33%
6,7361.79%
6,4141.71%
55,87314.86%
117,41531.24%

2010
331,298
245,13673.99%
39,33711.87%
9830.30%
4,4581.35%
4,6001.39%
36,13710.91%
86,16226.01%

2000
258,916
208,23280.42%
29,37011.34%
9980.39%
1,8180.70%
2,6511.02%
15,6166.03%
50,68419.58%

1990
194,833
162,76383.54%
24,52612.59%
8430.43%
9960.51%
n/a
5,7052.93%
32,07016.46%

1980
122,488
99,50581.24%
19,93316.27%
3580.29%
2300.19%
n/a
2,4281.98%
22,98318.76%

1970
69,030
49,94572.35%
18,09926.22%
460.07%
270.04%
n/a
8751.27%
19,085 27.65%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2010's
NumberRate
31,649 9.6
44,43513.4
42,84512.9
4,1221.2
13,351 4.0
31,253 9.4
2000's
NumberRate
30,627 11.8
35,73213.8
71,93127.8
3,6341.4
36,904 14.3
35,478 13.7
1990's
NumberRate
26,776 13.7
27,69414.2
52,31326.9
1,1650.6
45,469 23.3
18,614 9.6
1980's
NumberRate
23,176 18.9
17,834 14.6
67,154 54.8
n/a
63,258 51.6
9,087 7.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
48,312 70.0
n/a
49,560 71.8
3,898 5.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Marion County, FL

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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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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 Marion County, FL

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units179,079 
Median Value$194,900 
Occupied154,99686.6%
Vacant24,08313.4%
Owned118,52176.5%
Rented36,47523.5%
Median Rent$1,092 
Single-Family Units124,96669.8%
    Detached119,87966.9%
    Attached5,0872.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units11,5676.5%
Mobile Homes33,94719.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Marion County, FL

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0008,6375.6%
$10,000 to $14,9996,5974.3%
$15,000 to $19,9997,5554.9%
$20,000 to $24,9998,7595.7%
$25,000 to $29,9998,2695.3%
$30,000 to $34,9998,2585.3%
$35,000 to $39,9997,5594.9%
$40,000 to $44,9997,5214.9%
$45,000 to $49,9997,3734.8%
$50,000 to $59,99912,8568.3%
$60,000 to $74,99917,22611.1%
$75,000 to $99,99918,00111.6%
$100,000 to $124,99913,6268.8%
$125,000 to $149,9998,2665.3%
$150,000 to $199,9997,8775.1%
$200,000 or more6,6164.3%
Median Household Income55,265 
Per Capita Income31,086 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state82 
Compared to U.S.79 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI8,2735.3%
Public Assistance3,8162.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps22,31914.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed109,17363.8%
Unemployed6,7193.9%
In Armed Forces1810.1%
Total Labor Force116,07367.8%
Not in Labor Force55,17632.2%
Real Unemployment Rate 36.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector50,93947,29951.9%
Non-Profit2,8105,15435.3%
Self-Employed10,5107,21559.3%
Local Government4,7525,96444.3%
State Government1,8342,69840.5%
Federal Government1,5081,20855.5%
Total Private + Self61,44954,51453.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.10,90415,02442.1%
Total72,35369,53851.0%
Pct. Govt.12.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts16,58811.6%
Sales and Office Occupations34,95224.5%
Professional, Technical27,80519.5%
Service Occupations29,96021.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,1670.8%
All others33,08523.2%
White Collar 55.7%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance21,85515.3%
Retail trade20,57514.4%
Construction12,5908.8%
Accommodation and food services11,0067.7%
Educational services9,8516.9%
Manufacturing9,1066.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.8,8346.2%
Other services7,6515.4%
Public administration7,2835.1%
Professional, scientific, technical7,0094.9%
Transportation and warehousing6,2534.4%
Finance and insurance5,0833.6%
Wholesale trade3,3992.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing3,3402.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting3,1242.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2,7001.9%
Information1,5691.1%
Utilities9560.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1160.1%
Management900.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Marion County, FL

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican10,1142.67%
Puerto Rican27,1217.17%
Cuban6,5021.72%
Dominican1,4720.39%
Total Central American3,0850.82%
Costa Rican1360.04%
Guatemalan9580.25%
Honduran5260.14%
Nicaraguan4890.13%
Panamanian4120.11%
Salvadoran5640.15%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American6,5301.73%
Argentinean3640.10%
Bolivian760.02%
Chilean3290.09%
Colombian2,9940.79%
Ecuadorian4600.12%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian6550.17%
Uruguayan920.02%
Venezuelan1,5110.40%
Other South American490.01%
Other Hispanic1,9940.53%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian2,1050.56%
Chinese9310.25%
Vietnamese8410.22%
Filipino7720.20%
Korean4320.11%
Japanese3500.09%
Thai1580.04%
Indonesian950.03%
Cambodian400.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English308,45785.6%
Spanish40,45511.2%
Other Indo-European3,0840.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun2,3760.7%
German, other Germanic1,5620.4%
Vietnamese8940.2%
Other Asian8410.2%
Chinese7690.2%
Other5790.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German44,46911.8%
Irish42,32911.2%
English38,44210.2%
American23,5686.2%
Italian23,3266.2%
French9,8702.6%
Polish9,1862.4%
Scottish6,5321.7%
African4,7431.3%
European4,5331.2%
Dutch3,3960.9%
Norwegian3,3850.9%
Scotch-Irish3,3620.9%
Jamaican3,3050.9%
French Canadian2,5370.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen366,86397.0%
Not a citizen11,3623.0%
Native347,24391.8%
Foreign-born30,9828.2%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Marion County, FL

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
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

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Marion County, FL

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 84,048 78,859 5,189 6.2% 6.2%
1991 85,557 78,216 7,341 8.6% 7.6%
1992 87,215 79,369 7,846 9.0% 8.4%
1993 90,973 83,455 7,518 8.3% 7.4%
1994 91,426 85,013 6,413 7.0% 6.5%
1995 92,121 87,095 5,026 5.5% 5.6%
1996 94,777 89,964 4,813 5.1% 5.3%
1997 97,989 93,238 4,751 4.8% 4.9%
1998 100,510 96,013 4,497 4.5% 4.4%
1999 102,650 98,677 3,973 3.9% 3.9%
2000 110,190 105,689 4,501 4.1% 3.8%
2001 110,461 105,008 5,453 4.9% 4.4%
2002 111,117 105,192 5,925 5.3% 4.9%
2003 113,239 107,867 5,372 4.7% 4.5%
2004 118,625 113,984 4,641 3.9% 3.8%
2005 126,859 123,126 3,733 2.9% 2.9%
2006 133,079 129,586 3,493 2.6% 2.5%
2007 136,346 131,155 5,191 3.8% 3.3%
2008 137,240 127,207 10,033 7.3% 5.7%
2009 133,492 117,671 15,821 11.9% 9.6%
2010 131,068 113,748 17,320 13.2% 10.8%
2011 130,254 114,256 15,998 12.3% 10.0%
2012 129,686 116,046 13,640 10.5% 8.6%
2013 130,783 119,141 11,642 8.9% 7.5%
2014 131,442 121,579 9,863 7.5% 6.4%
2015 130,698 122,131 8,567 6.6% 5.5%
2016 132,466 124,689 7,777 5.9% 4.9%
2017 133,626 126,814 6,812 5.1% 4.2%
2018 135,674 129,708 5,966 4.4% 3.6%
2019 139,264 133,676 5,588 4.0% 3.3%
2020 138,469 128,709 9,760 7.0% 7.7%
2021 143,152 136,025 7,127 5.0% 4.6%
2022 148,279 143,171 5,108 3.4% 2.9%
2023 151,795 146,274 5,521 3.6% 2.9%
2024 158,949 152,285 6,664 4.2% 3.4%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com