Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL

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2022 Population
116,114
1.54% 1-year growth
US Senator
Marco Rubio
Republican Party
US Senator
Rick Scott
Republican Party
2022 Median Age
41.1
1.23% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
16.4%
0.928% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$53,447
8.21% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$206,100
23.3% 1-year growth
2022 Employed Population
45,148
2.54% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL had a population of 116k people with a median age of 41.1 and a median household income of $53,447. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL grew from 114,352 to 116,114, a 1.54% increase and its median household income grew from $49,391 to $53,447, a 8.21% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL are White (Non-Hispanic) (61.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (16.1%), White (Hispanic) (6.71%), Two+ (Hispanic) (5.58%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.51%).

15.3% of the households in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96% of the residents in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL are Rasmussen University-Florida (4,205 degrees awarded in 2022), College of Central Florida (2,366 degrees), and Marion Technical College (419226) (507 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL was $206,100, and the homeownership rate was 60.9%.

Most people in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL was 2 cars per household.

Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL borders Marion County (North) PUMA, FL and Marion County (South Central) PUMA, FL.

Population & Diversity

Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL is home to a population of 116k people, from which 96% are citizens. As of 2022, 8.85% of Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL residents were born outside of the country (10.3k people).

In 2022, there were 3.82 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (71.7k people) in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 18.7k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 7.79k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL are Spanish (12,893 households), Portuguese (631 households), and Nepali, Marathi, or Other Indic Languages (579 households).

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
60,358
Women
52%
55,738
Men
48%

The resident population of United States in 2022 was 116,096 inhabitants, with 48% men, and 52% women.

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Citizenship

96%
2022 Citizenship
96.4%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 96% of Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL was 96.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    71.7k ± 2.61k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    18.7k ± 1.47k
  3. White (Hispanic)
    7.79k ± 1.72k
15.8%
Hispanic Population
18.4k people

In 2022, there were 3.82 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (71.7k people) in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 18.7k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 7.79k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

15.8% of the people in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL are hispanic (18.4k people).

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Venezuela
    1,250 ± 863 people
  2. India
    727 ± 660 people
  3. Cuba
    565 ± 582 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL was Venezuela, the natal country of 1,250 Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL residents, followed by India with 727 and Cuba with 565.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.85%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
10.3k people
8.39%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
9.59k people

As of 2022, 8.85% of Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL residents (10.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL was 8.39%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    12,893 households (11.7%)
  2. Portuguese
    631 households (0.575%)
  3. Nepali, Marathi, or Other Indic Languages
    579 households (0.528%)

15.3% of the households in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 21.7%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2022, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL was Spanish. 11.7% of the households in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    2,844 ± 472
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,447 ± 485
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,404 ± 390

Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.97 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL employs 45.1k people. The largest industries in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL are Restaurants & Food Services (3,898 people), Construction (3,308 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,007 people), and the highest paying industries are Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($148,948), Waste management & remediation services ($147,850), and Other health care services ($142,922).

Males in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL have an average income that is 1.44 times higher than the average income of females, which is $49,758. The income inequality in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL (measured using the Gini index) is 0.461, which is lower than than the national average.

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
20,590
Women
49.1%
21,356
Men
50.9%

The workforce of Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL in 2020 was 41,946 people, with 49.1% woman, and 50.9% men.

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Occupations

45.1k
2022 Value
2.54%
1 Year growth
± 2.54%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL grew at a rate of 2.54%, from 44k employees to 45.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL, are Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers (1,438 people), Customer service representatives (1,354 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (1,289 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

45.1k
2022 Value
2.54%
1 Year growth
± 2.54%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL grew at a rate of 2.54%, from 44k employees to 45.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL, are Restaurants & Food Services (3,898 people), Construction (3,308 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,007 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL, though some of these residents may live in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$41,567
Median earning men ± $1,874
$31,990
Median earning women ± $2,199

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($93,723), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($57,036), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,228).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($73,049), Manufacturing ($54,602), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,536).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
4.23%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 51.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (47.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.635%).

Marco Rubio and Rick Scott are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 28 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Florida

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Marco Rubio
Senator from Florida3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Rick Scott
Senator from Florida1
Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Marco Rubio and Rick Scott are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 28 members in the U.S. house.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL awarded 7,078 degrees. The student population of Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 3,381 male students and 10,774 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL are White (3,634 and 51.6%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (1,203 and 17.1%), Black or African American (1,110 and 15.8%), and Unknown (649 and 9.21%).

The largest universities in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL by number of degrees awarded are Rasmussen University-Florida (4,205 and 59.4%), College of Central Florida (2,366 and 33.4%), and Marion Technical College (419226) (507 and 7.16%).

The most popular majors in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL are Registered Nursing (1,782 and 25.2%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (727 and 10.3%), and General Business Administration & Management (529 and 7.47%).

The median tuition cost in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL for a public four year colleges is $1,987 for in-state students and $7,947 for out-of-state students.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 14,155 students enrolled in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL, 23.9% men and 76.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 6,887 records, of which 73.2% were women and 26.8% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 201 degrees awarded
  2. 1,338 degrees awarded
  3. 727 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL was Early Childhood Education & Teaching with 201 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. 4,205 degrees awarded
  2. 2,366 degrees awarded
  3. 507 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Rasmussen University-Florida with 4,205 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2022, 1,681 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL, which is 0.311 times less than the 5,397 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 3,634 degrees mean that there were 3.02 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1,203 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($11,964) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,878) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 1.07% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.752% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (30.9k), Some college (20.7k), and Bachelors Degree (14.2k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL was $206,100 in 2022, which is 0.731 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $167,200 to $206,100, a 23.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL is 60.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL have an average commute time of 20.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL is $53,447. In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL was Broward County (West) Weston, Sunrise (S), Davie (W) Cities & Southwest Ranches Town PUMA, FL with a value of $132,692, followed by St. Johns County (Northwest) PUMA, FL and Broward County (NNW)--Coral Springs (North), Parkland, & Coconut Creek (North) Cities PUMA, FL, with respective values of $130,719 and $119,820.

Property

$206,100
Median Property Value 2022
±$8,707
$28,360
Median Property Taxes
±$1,526

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Rent vs Own

60.9%
Homeownership
2022
63.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 60.9% of the housing units in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60.4%.

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Income by Location

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In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL was Broward County (West) Weston, Sunrise (S), Davie (W) Cities & Southwest Ranches Town PUMA, FL with a value of $132,692, followed by St. Johns County (Northwest) PUMA, FL and Broward County (NNW)--Coral Springs (North), Parkland, & Coconut Creek (North) Cities PUMA, FL, with respective values of $130,719 and $119,820.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$53,447
Median Household Income
± $2,652
46.6k
Number of Households
± 2,048

In 2022, the median household income of the 46.6k households in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL grew to $53,447 from the previous year's value of $49,391.

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Wage Distribution

0.461
2022 Wage GINI in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL
0.464
2021 Wage GINI in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL

In 2022, the income inequality in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL was 0.461 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.534% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (77.4%)
  2. Carpooled (10.1%)
  3. Worked At Home (9.49%)

In 2022, 77.4% of workers in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.1%) and those who worked at home (9.49%).

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Commute Time

20.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL have a shorter commute time (20.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.59% of the workforce in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

16.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL (18.4k out of 112k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

86.8% of the population of Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL has health coverage, with 33.1% on employee plans, 19% on Medicaid, 15.3% on Medicare, 17.3% on non-group plans, and 2.09% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Florida see 1376 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.292% increase from the previous year (1372 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1583 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 514 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,376 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Florida

Primary care physicians in Florida see an average of 1,376 patients per year. This represents a 0.292% increase from the previous year (1,372 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.6% under 18 years, 20.1% between 18 and 34 years, 35.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 21% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

13.2%
Uninsured
33.1%
Employer Coverage
19%
Medicaid
15.3%
Medicare
17.3%
Non-Group
2.09%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Marion County (Central)--Ocala City PUMA, FL grew by 8.23% from 12.2% to 13.2%.

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