Dunnellon vs Ocala Estates

A side-by-side comparison of Dunnellon and Ocala Estates: population, income, housing, and more.

Dunnellon and Ocala Estates are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dunnellon has the higher population (2,434 vs 2,347 in Ocala Estates). Ocala Estates has the higher median household income ($47,895 vs $40,707 in Dunnellon). Since 2019, Dunnellon's population has grown faster (+18.3% vs -31.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Dunnellon	Ocala Estates
Population	2,434	2,347
Median age	58.4 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$40,707	$47,895
Median home value	$179,800	—
Median gross rent	$749	$806
Housing units	1,616	723
Homeownership rate	73.1%	68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	4.7%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	14.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunnellon	Ocala Estates
Population	2,057 → 2,434 (+18.3%)	3,427 → 2,347 (-31.5%)
Median household income	$33,197 → $40,707 (+22.6%)	$31,094 → $47,895 (+54.0%)
Median home value	$144,000 → $179,800 (+24.9%)	$46,400 → $61,400 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $749 (+13.0%)	$728 → $806 (+10.7%)

Dunnellon

Population

2,0572,434

Median household income

$33,197$40,707

Median home value

$144,000$179,800

Median gross rent

$663$749

Ocala Estates

Population

3,4272,347

Median household income

$31,094$47,895

Median home value

$46,400$61,400

Median gross rent

$728$806

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunnellon	Ocala Estates
Under 5	4.1%	3.9%
5 to 17	11.4%	11.0%
18 to 24	4.6%	3.2%
25 to 34	7.4%	23.8%
35 to 44	7.6%	18.4%
45 to 54	10.2%	16.8%
55 to 64	24.7%	15.5%
65 to 74	17.7%	5.5%
75 and over	12.2%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunnellon	Ocala Estates
White (non-Hispanic)	82.0%	44.5%
Black or African American	5.1%	7.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.2%
Asian	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	7.1%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	43.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunnellon	Ocala Estates
No high school diploma	12.2%	32.9%
High school graduate	25.9%	47.9%
Some college or associate's	45.4%	14.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunnellon	Ocala Estates
Drove alone	70.8%	78.0%
Carpooled	10.5%	19.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunnellon	Ocala Estates
1-unit, detached	61.2%	14.0%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.1%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.1%	80.5%

Poverty & households

	Dunnellon	Ocala Estates
Poverty rate	18.1%	22.7%
Average household size	1.86	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1983	1982