Ocala.
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23 tracts·63K people·$241K median·1,340/mi²
White 57 · Hispanic 18 · Black 18 · Asian 4 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1
Married couple 37 · Living alone 35 · Other 27
Health 32 · Retail 19 · Manufacturing 15 · Professional 14 · Public admin 9 · Leisure 9 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 38 · Sales · office 25 · Service 21 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 15 · Work from home 12 · Walk 2 · Bike 1 · Transit 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Ocala is $241,400 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Ocala has 66,584 residents across 16 census tracts and 19 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 39.2; the population is 56.5% White, 17.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.6% Black, 4.0% Asian, 3.5% Multiracial and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 31.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 21.1% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
MADISON STREET ACADEMY OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS (83%), EIGHTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (79%) and DR N H JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (77%) lead the elementary schools; OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL (59%), HOWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL (52%) and OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (51%) lead the middle schools; WEST PORT HIGH SCHOOL (44%), VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL (37%) and MARION COUNTY ACCELERATION ACADEMY (36%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,359/month, 14% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Ocala is $56,376 a year, 34% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Ocala, median rent is $1,359/month and the median home value is $241,400 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Ocala reported 5.5 violent crimes and 29.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 47°F; there are 96 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 51 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Ocala are lightning (96), wildfire (91) and tornado (87), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Ocala, 1.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).