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34472

Ocala, FL · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
35,851
Median household income
$64,208
People below poverty
12.5%
Median home value
$202,500

Income

The median income of households in 34472 was $64,208. An estimated 6.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 34472 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.6
$10,000 to $14,999 3.7
$15,000 to $24,999 7.8
$25,000 to $34,999 7.3
$35,000 to $49,999 15
$50,000 to $74,999 19.1
$75,000 to $99,999 15.1
$100,000 to $149,999 18.1
$150,000 to $199,999 4.7
$200,000 or more 2.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 34472 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 53212
Female 40104

An estimated 71.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 40.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,085. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 34472 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 71.6
Social Security 40.2
Retirement income 26.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.9
Cash public assistance income 2.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 12.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 17.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 34472 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 12.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 17.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.7

In 2020-2024, 16.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 52.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 42.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 28.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 34472 in 2020-2024, 88.2% had health insurance coverage and 11.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 57.1% and public coverage was 43.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.5%.


In 2020-2024, 34472 had a total population of 35,851 - 17,877 (49.9%) females and 17,974 (50.1%) males. The median age was 39.9 years. An estimated 23.4% of the population was under 18 years, 32% was 19 to 44 years, 24% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 34472 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1252 893
5 to 9 1550 668
10 to 14 1677 1218
15 to 19 768 1040
20 to 24 884 826
25 to 29 628 685
30 to 34 1510 1875
35 to 39 1313 1210
40 to 44 1420 1120
45 to 49 984 789
50 to 54 959 1256
55 to 59 928 1908
60 to 64 870 930
65 to 69 962 1011
70 to 74 789 704
75 to 79 610 627
80 to 84 481 420
85 and over 389 697

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 50.8% were White; 20.8% were Black or African American; 6.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.5% were Asian; 9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 20.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 26.7% of the people in 34472 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 47.1% of the people in 34472 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 13,412 households in 34472. The average household size was 2.67 people.

Married-couple households made up 48.4% of the households in 34472 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 25.6% of all households, while 19.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 27% of all households.

In 34472, 30.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 38.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 34472 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 48.4
Cohabiting Couples 6.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 50.2% of males and 47.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 33.8 28.2
Now married, except separated 50.2 47.7
Separated 1.5 1.1
Widowed 4.1 9.6
Divorced 10.4 13.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 34472, 1,417 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 12% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 87.4% of the people living in 34472 were U.S. natives. 40.9% of the 34472 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 12.6% of 34472 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 63.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 66.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 34472 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 34472.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 34472 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 84.6
Asia 7.6
Europe 6.1
Africa 0.9
Northern America 0.8
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 34472 in 2020-2024, 23.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 20.2% of people at least five years old; 10.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 34472 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 20.2
Other Indo-European languages 1.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1
Other languages 0.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90 % of the people at least one year old living in 34472 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 34472 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90
Different house, same county 3.7
Different county, same state 2.2
Different state 3.1
Abroad 1

Education

In 2020-2024, 87 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 18.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 13% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 34472 was 8,574 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 816 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 6,046. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,712.

Educational Attainment of People in 34472 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 13
High school diploma or equivalency 35.9
Some college, no degree 19.7
Associate's degree 12.9
Bachelor's degree 13
Graduate or professional degree 5.6

Disability

In 34472, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.5% of people under 18 years old, to 12.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 38.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 34472, 56.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 13,207 82.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,044 12.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 750 4.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 34472 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 34472 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.5
Construction 8.5
Manufacturing 8.9
Wholesale trade 1.7
Retail trade 13.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.3
Information 1.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.9
Other Services, except public administration 3
Public administration 6.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 34472 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,072 31.6
Service occupations 3,374 21
Sales and office occupations 3,760 23.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,324 8.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,513 15.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 70.3% of 34472 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 15.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 30.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 34472 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 70.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 15.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.1
Walked 0.5
Other means 0.4
Worked from home 12.8

In 2020-2024, 34472 had a total of 14,185 housing units. Of these housing units, 83.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 9.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 6.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 34472 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 83.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 9.9
Mobile homes 6.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

15.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 34472 was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 73.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 34472 had 13,412 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 773 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 80.1% while renters occupied 19.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.66 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.7.

3.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 1.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.1% and another 15.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 34472:

House Heating Fuel Used in 34472 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 3.6
Electricity 93.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 1.8
No fuel used 0.9

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 34472 was $202,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 62.5 % had a mortgage. 37.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,240 and for owners without a mortgage it was $436.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 34472 was $1,422. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.