Ocala vs On Top of the World

A side-by-side comparison of Ocala and On Top of the World: population, income, housing, and more.

Ocala and On Top of the World 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 13,772 in On Top of the World). On Top of the World has the higher median household income ($57,765 vs $53,520 in Ocala). On Top of the World has the higher median home value ($275,000 vs $219,900 in Ocala).

Population, income & housing

	Ocala	On Top of the World
Population	64,903	13,772
Median age	37.9 yrs	72.3 yrs
Median household income	$53,520	$57,765
Median home value	$219,900	$275,000
Median gross rent	$1,230	$1,162
Housing units	29,151	8,627
Homeownership rate	50.4%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	38.3%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ocala	On Top of the World
Population	59,267 → 64,903 (+9.5%)	10,916 → 13,772 (+26.2%)
Median household income	$41,755 → $53,520 (+28.2%)	$46,404 → $57,765 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$142,200 → $219,900 (+54.6%)	$169,200 → $275,000 (+62.5%)
Median gross rent	$922 → $1,230 (+33.4%)	$980 → $1,162 (+18.6%)

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

On Top of the World

Population

10,91613,772

Median household income

$46,404$57,765

Median home value

$169,200$275,000

Median gross rent

$980$1,162

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ocala	On Top of the World
Under 5	5.2%	0.1%
5 to 17	17.3%	0.3%
18 to 24	8.1%	0.4%
25 to 34	15.1%	0.7%
35 to 44	12.2%	0.8%
45 to 54	9.7%	1.1%
55 to 64	13.1%	12.8%
65 to 74	9.8%	45.4%
75 and over	9.5%	38.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ocala	On Top of the World
White (non-Hispanic)	57.8%	89.4%
Black or African American	18.7%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	3.7%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.1%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	16.3%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ocala	On Top of the World
No high school diploma	8.9%	2.9%
High school graduate	29.4%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.0%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	15.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ocala	On Top of the World
Drove alone	77.4%	71.2%
Carpooled	8.7%	0.7%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	24.5%
Other means	0.9%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ocala	On Top of the World
1-unit, detached	51.2%	62.0%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	20.6%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	19.7%	7.4%
20 or more units	9.4%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Ocala	On Top of the World
Poverty rate	18.2%	5.8%
Average household size	2.36	1.70
Mean commute (minutes)	19	27
Median year structure built	1983	2004