Ave Maria vs Marco Island

A side-by-side comparison of Ave Maria and Marco Island: population, income, housing, and more.

Ave Maria and Marco Island are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Marco Island has the higher population (15,998 vs 6,826 in Ave Maria). Marco Island has the higher median household income ($104,105 vs $95,179 in Ave Maria). Marco Island has the higher median home value ($866,200 vs $405,600 in Ave Maria).

Population, income & housing

	Ave Maria	Marco Island
Population	6,826	15,998
Median age	39.2 yrs	67.7 yrs
Median household income	$95,179	$104,105
Median home value	$405,600	$866,200
Median gross rent	$2,552	$1,955
Housing units	2,580	18,436
Homeownership rate	84.7%	89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.4%	47.9%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ave Maria	Marco Island
Population	4,110 → 6,826 (+66.1%)	17,834 → 15,998 (-10.3%)
Median household income	$69,421 → $95,179 (+37.1%)	$86,215 → $104,105 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$341,100 → $405,600 (+18.9%)	$678,900 → $866,200 (+27.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,994 → $2,552 (+28.0%)	$1,638 → $1,955 (+19.4%)

Ave Maria

Population

4,1106,826

Median household income

$69,421$95,179

Median home value

$341,100$405,600

Median gross rent

$1,994$2,552

Marco Island

Population

17,83415,998

Median household income

$86,215$104,105

Median home value

$678,900$866,200

Median gross rent

$1,638$1,955

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ave Maria	Marco Island
Under 5	2.0%	1.7%
5 to 17	14.8%	4.7%
18 to 24	20.7%	2.0%
25 to 34	10.1%	3.0%
35 to 44	8.3%	4.9%
45 to 54	10.5%	6.3%
55 to 64	11.2%	18.5%
65 to 74	12.7%	24.1%
75 and over	9.6%	34.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ave Maria	Marco Island
White (non-Hispanic)	56.6%	90.3%
Black or African American	6.9%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.4%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	29.0%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ave Maria	Marco Island
No high school diploma	7.3%	2.6%
High school graduate	22.7%	21.9%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	24.6%	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19.8%	22.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ave Maria	Marco Island
Drove alone	55.7%	55.5%
Carpooled	4.0%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	7.7%	2.5%
Bicycle	2.3%	1.5%
Worked from home	23.2%	31.7%
Other means	7.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ave Maria	Marco Island
1-unit, detached	85.3%	39.6%
1-unit, attached	10.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	11.9%
20 or more units	2.6%	43.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Ave Maria	Marco Island
Poverty rate	12.4%	6.3%
Average household size	2.81	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	38	24
Median year structure built	2015	1988