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Ocala Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Ocala Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

68,426

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.2%
5 - 17:
17.3%
18 - 24:
8.1%
25 - 34:
15.1%
35 - 54:
22.0%
55 - 64:
13.1%
Over 65 Years:
19.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.8%
3.8%
91.1%
91.1%
28.7%
28.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Ocala
USA
$32,629
$32,629
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Ocala
USA
$53,520
$53,520
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

18.2%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Accommodation
Education
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Public Service
Construction
Transportation
Manufacturing
Other
Administration
Finance
Wholesale
Real estate
Arts
15.6%
15.6%
14.1%
14.1%
9.5%
9.5%
8.0%
8.0%
6.1%
6.1%
6.1%
6.1%
6.0%
6.0%
5.8%
5.8%
5.4%
5.4%
5.2%
5.2%
4.7%
4.7%
4.1%
4.1%
2.4%
2.4%
2.3%
2.3%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
57.8%
57.8%
18.7%
18.7%
16.3%
16.3%
3.7%
3.7%
3.5%
3.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
Italian
Scottish
African
Polish
French
European
Dutch
Scots-Irish
Norwegian
French Canadian
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
British
Swedish
Welsh
Greek
Jamaican
Haitian
9.9%
9.9%
9.4%
9.4%
9.2%
9.2%
4.9%
4.9%
2.1%
2.1%
2.0%
2.0%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.5%
1.5%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
French
Urdu
Vietnamese
Langs. of India
Other Asian languages
German/Yiddish
Chinese
Arabic
African languages
Tagalog
Portuguese
Korean
Hungarian
Other Indo-European
Greek
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
82.7%
82.7%
13.2%
13.2%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Ocala Residents

10.7%