Marion Oaks vs Ocala

A side-by-side comparison of Marion Oaks and Ocala: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ocala has the higher population (64,903 vs 22,296 in Marion Oaks). Marion Oaks has the higher median household income ($70,056 vs $53,520 in Ocala). Marion Oaks has the higher median home value ($233,000 vs $219,900 in Ocala).

Population, income & housing

	Marion Oaks	Ocala
Population	22,296	64,903
Median age	37.8 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$70,056	$53,520
Median home value	$233,000	$219,900
Median gross rent	$1,429	$1,230
Housing units	7,818	29,151
Homeownership rate	76.0%	50.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marion Oaks	Ocala
Population	19,068 → 22,296 (+16.9%)	59,267 → 64,903 (+9.5%)
Median household income	$56,033 → $70,056 (+25.0%)	$41,755 → $53,520 (+28.2%)
Median home value	$152,900 → $233,000 (+52.4%)	$142,200 → $219,900 (+54.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,039 → $1,429 (+37.5%)	$922 → $1,230 (+33.4%)

Marion Oaks

Population

19,06822,296

Median household income

$56,033$70,056

Median home value

$152,900$233,000

Median gross rent

$1,039$1,429

Ocala

Population

59,26764,903

Median household income

$41,755$53,520

Median home value

$142,200$219,900

Median gross rent

$922$1,230

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marion Oaks	Ocala
Under 5	7.1%	5.2%
5 to 17	19.0%	17.3%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.1%
25 to 34	12.8%	15.1%
35 to 44	14.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.7%	9.7%
55 to 64	12.3%	13.1%
65 to 74	9.4%	9.8%
75 and over	5.8%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marion Oaks	Ocala
White (non-Hispanic)	26.4%	57.8%
Black or African American	37.4%	18.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.3%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	32.0%	16.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marion Oaks	Ocala
No high school diploma	11.9%	8.9%
High school graduate	34.3%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marion Oaks	Ocala
Drove alone	82.1%	77.4%
Carpooled	9.6%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.3%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	7.6%	10.8%
Other means	0.3%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marion Oaks	Ocala
1-unit, detached	89.5%	51.2%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	9.5%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	19.7%
20 or more units	0.4%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Marion Oaks	Ocala
Poverty rate	10.3%	18.2%
Average household size	3.15	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	30	19
Median year structure built	2000	1983