Marion Oaks vs Rainbow Springs

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

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

Marion Oaks has the higher population (22,296 vs 5,226 in Rainbow Springs). Marion Oaks has the higher median household income ($70,056 vs $49,535 in Rainbow Springs). Rainbow Springs has the higher median home value ($264,600 vs $233,000 in Marion Oaks).

Population, income & housing

	Marion Oaks	Rainbow Springs
Population	22,296	5,226
Median age	37.8 yrs	65.7 yrs
Median household income	$70,056	$49,535
Median home value	$233,000	$264,600
Median gross rent	$1,429	$1,118
Housing units	7,818	2,943
Homeownership rate	76.0%	89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marion Oaks	Rainbow Springs
Population	19,068 → 22,296 (+16.9%)	4,692 → 5,226 (+11.4%)
Median household income	$56,033 → $70,056 (+25.0%)	$49,775 → $49,535 (-0.5%)
Median home value	$152,900 → $233,000 (+52.4%)	$188,100 → $264,600 (+40.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,039 → $1,429 (+37.5%)	$923 → $1,118 (+21.1%)

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

Rainbow Springs

Population

4,6925,226

Median household income

$49,775$49,535

Median home value

$188,100$264,600

Median gross rent

$923$1,118

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marion Oaks	Rainbow Springs
Under 5	7.1%	4.3%
5 to 17	19.0%	3.5%
18 to 24	7.4%	2.5%
25 to 34	12.8%	3.2%
35 to 44	14.5%	9.2%
45 to 54	11.7%	12.1%
55 to 64	12.3%	13.0%
65 to 74	9.4%	23.8%
75 and over	5.8%	28.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marion Oaks	Rainbow Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	26.4%	79.1%
Black or African American	37.4%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	32.0%	17.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marion Oaks	Rainbow Springs
No high school diploma	11.9%	7.0%
High school graduate	34.3%	37.5%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marion Oaks	Rainbow Springs
Drove alone	82.1%	75.7%
Carpooled	9.6%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.8%
Worked from home	7.6%	14.6%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marion Oaks	Rainbow Springs
1-unit, detached	89.5%	95.9%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Marion Oaks	Rainbow Springs
Poverty rate	10.3%	15.2%
Average household size	3.15	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	30	33
Median year structure built	2000	1997