Dunnellon vs Ocklawaha

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

Dunnellon and Ocklawaha 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 1,966 in Ocklawaha). Dunnellon has the higher median household income ($40,707 vs $35,255 in Ocklawaha). Ocklawaha has the higher median home value ($184,600 vs $179,800 in Dunnellon).

Population, income & housing

	Dunnellon	Ocklawaha
Population	2,434	1,966
Median age	58.4 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$40,707	$35,255
Median home value	$179,800	$184,600
Median gross rent	$749	$1,402
Housing units	1,616	1,146
Homeownership rate	73.1%	66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunnellon	Ocklawaha
Population	2,057 → 2,434 (+18.3%)	1,504 → 1,966 (+30.7%)
Median household income	$33,197 → $40,707 (+22.6%)	$23,872 → $35,255 (+47.7%)
Median home value	$144,000 → $179,800 (+24.9%)	$124,400 → $184,600 (+48.4%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $749 (+13.0%)	$969 → $1,402 (+44.7%)

Dunnellon

Population

2,0572,434

Median household income

$33,197$40,707

Median home value

$144,000$179,800

Median gross rent

$663$749

Ocklawaha

Population

1,5041,966

Median household income

$23,872$35,255

Median home value

$124,400$184,600

Median gross rent

$969$1,402

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunnellon	Ocklawaha
Under 5	4.1%	4.9%
5 to 17	11.4%	14.9%
18 to 24	4.6%	10.1%
25 to 34	7.4%	14.2%
35 to 44	7.6%	8.5%
45 to 54	10.2%	15.3%
55 to 64	24.7%	8.0%
65 to 74	17.7%	4.8%
75 and over	12.2%	19.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunnellon	Ocklawaha
White (non-Hispanic)	82.0%	74.6%
Black or African American	5.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.1%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	22.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunnellon	Ocklawaha
No high school diploma	12.2%	25.7%
High school graduate	25.9%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	45.4%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	2.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunnellon	Ocklawaha
Drove alone	70.8%	87.2%
Carpooled	10.5%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunnellon	Ocklawaha
1-unit, detached	61.2%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	14.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.1%	18.3%

Poverty & households

	Dunnellon	Ocklawaha
Poverty rate	18.1%	18.6%
Average household size	1.86	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	27	33
Median year structure built	1983	1972