COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ocala vs Lafayette
PLACE A
Ocala, FL
VS
PLACE B
Lafayette, LA
Ocala and Lafayette are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Ocala has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs 4%).
OCALALAFAYETTEDIFFERENCE
Total population442,660423,758+4% vs Lafayette
Population density279150+129
Population growth13.5%3.8%+9.7 pts
Median age47.937.4+10.5
Male48.3%48.8%−0.5 pts
Female51.7%51.2%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born9.4%3.9%+5.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.5%65.9%−0.4 pts
Black11.6%22.7%−11.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.0%5.6%+11.5 pts
Asian1.7%1.5%+0.2 pts
Other4.2%4.3%−0.1 pts
Median household income$61,010$61,386−$376
Per capita income$33,539$35,892−$2,353
Poverty rate14.4%18.4%−4.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4480.491−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%27.6%−4.2 pts
Graduate degree8.4%8.3%+0.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%5.3%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation49.1%61.9%−12.9 pts
Median home value$243,100$210,086+$33,014
Median gross rent$1,277$953+$324
Owner-occupied77.5%68.3%+9.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.4%12.2%+0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households46.6%44.2%+2.3 pts
Average commute26.825.3+1.5
Worked from home12.0%8.8%+3.2 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.4%−0.3 pts
Uninsured12.5%7.9%+4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025