Ocala is home to 66,584 people in Florida. 20,641 more people live here than in 2000. 52% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 21.1%, above the 12.5% national rate. Households here earn about 24% less than in Florida as a whole. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $241,400.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,376, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 85%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ocala
What changed most since 1990
Black share23.9% → 17.6%(−6.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants57.2% → 52.1%(−5.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Hispanic share2.0% → 17.8%(+15.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Ocala's population equals 17% of Marion County's. Its number of households without a car equals 31% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 24% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)20.7%(964)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.9%(975)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.1%(1,312)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.1%(285)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(85)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,667 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Ocala, decade by decade
Ocala population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
42,045
$52,240
$149,524
16.7%
51.2
2000
45,943
$56,267
$130,613
19.4%
58.0
2010
56,315
$53,197
$210,894
21.3%
67.9
2020
63,591
$51,343
$181,563
27.3%
77.7
2024
66,584
$56,376
$241,400
31.2%
76.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
