Ocala

Population & Demographics

Ocala, FL

Ocala is home to 66,584 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 25,964 resident workers commute each day.

FloridaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
66,584
people
Population

66,584 residents

Median age 39.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Ocala population & demographics

Who lives in Ocala — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
66,584
Median age
39.2yrs
Median household income
$56,376
Median home value
$241,400
Median gross rent
$1,359/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
31.2%
Poverty rate
21.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Ocala

How Ocala breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White56.5%
Hispanic or Latino17.8%
Black17.6%
Asian4.0%
Two or more races3.5%
Some other race0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Ocala

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Ocala.

Ocala at a glance
Employed Residents
25,964
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
31.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
44.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
11.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Gainesville
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Ocala proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Ocala commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

76
Commute Score

76 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Ocala

25,964 commutes, one dot at a time

Ocala

Where 25,964 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Ocala, by worker count.

1Ocala0.0 mi11,415
2Gainesville35.2 mi748
3Jacksonville83.1 mi548
4Orlando65.7 mi544
5Tampa85.8 mi429
6The Villages21.2 mi308
7Wildwood24.1 mi284
8Lady Lake21.3 mi211

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Ocala.

1Ocala0.0 mi11,415
2Silver Springs Shores8.6 mi3,929
3Liberty Triangle9.4 mi2,855
4Marion Oaks13.1 mi2,421
5Jacksonville83.1 mi1,440
6Belleview9.7 mi752
7Gainesville35.2 mi692
8Citrus Springs23.9 mi534

Top industries

The sectors that employ Ocala’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance20.0%
RTRetail Trade13.5%
EDEducational Services10.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.9%
MFManufacturing9.4%
PAPublic Administration7.7%
COConstruction5.0%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.5%
WSWholesale Trade4.1%
Connectivity

Internet options for Ocala

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

15 providers · 6 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps94%
5 Gbps54%
8 Gbps54%
See all internet providers in Ocala

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