Marion County, FL Demographic Data
Marion County, FL Summary
Marion County is located in Florida
- Population: 335,125
- Area: 1,662.61 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,584.55 sq. miles
- Water Area: 78.06 sq. miles
- Population Density: 201.56 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 62.34 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Marion County, FL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
180,571
52%
50.8
Male
168,449
48%
49.2
Total Population
349,020
323,128,000
Marion County, FL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
17,196
4.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
17,511
5.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
20,106
5.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
17,702
5.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
16,403
4.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
38,061
10.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
32,505
9.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
41,889
12.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
25,703
7.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
22,319
6.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
55,384
15.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
32,169
9.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
12,072
3.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
283,739
81.3%
77.2
Female
149,539
52.7%
51.3
Male
134,200
47.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
273,837
78.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
113,640
32.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
99,625
28.5%
15.2
Female
53,198
53.4%
55.8
Male
46,427
46.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
49
0.0%
0.0
Marion County, FL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
337,673
96.7%
96.8
White
286,955
82.2%
72.6
Black or African American
44,143
12.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
194
0.1%
0.8
Asian
4,308
1.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
122
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
1,951
0.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
11,347
3.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
43,714
12.5%
17.8
Mexican
9,980
2.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
18,831
5.4%
1.7
Cuban
4,576
1.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
10,327
3.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
305,306
87.5%
82.2
Marion County, FL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
11,133
4.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
24,091
9.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
99,529
38.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
57,922
22.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
20,604
7.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
30,782
11.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
16,041
6.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
35,224
13.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
224,878
86.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
46,823
18.0%
31.2
Marion County, FL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
75,107
25.5%
33.7%
Now Married
146,031
49.6%
47.5
Divorced
38,585
13.1%
11.0%
Separated
6,772
2.3%
2.0
Widowed
27,712
9.4
5.8%
Marion County, FL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
293,556
88.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
38,268
11.5%
21.6%
Spanish
27,658
8.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
7,718
2.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2,306
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
586
0.2%
1.1%
Marion County, FL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
10,305
7.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
6,961
5.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
19,357
14.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
22,317
16.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
22,994
17.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
24,112
18.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
12,876
9.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
10,230
7.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2,617
1.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
2,470
1.8%
6.4
Median household income
39,383
57,617
Per capita income
22,425
31,128
Marion County, FL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
3,898
3.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
12,379
9.9%
9.8
Construction
10,344
8.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
26,853
21.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
6,345
5.1%
6.6
Information
1,862
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
8,346
6.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
7,134
5.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
12,357
9.8%
11.4
Public administration
6,305
5.0%
4.6
Retail trade
22,673
18.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
3,930
3.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
3,152
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
14,164
11.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
31,564
25.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
12,356
9.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
38,911
31.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
28,583
22.8%
18.1%
Marion County, FL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
123,812
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
101,105
81.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
10,984
8.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
593
0.5%
5.1
Walked
1,307
1.1%
2.7
Other means
1,492
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
8,331
6.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.0
26.6
Marion County, FL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
6,001
4.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
62,880
46.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
49,536
36.9%
37.1
3 or more
15,822
11.8%
21.0
Marion County, FL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
134,239
81.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
95,971
71.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
38,268
28.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
30,175
18.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Marion County, FL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
164,414
1 room
2,487
1.5%
2.4
2 rooms
1,567
1.0%
2.7
3 rooms
8,207
5.0%
9.1
4 rooms
36,145
22.0%
16.5
5 rooms
55,082
33.5%
19.8
6 rooms
30,405
18.5%
17.8
7 rooms
15,918
9.7%
12.0
8 rooms
7,731
4.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
6,872
4.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Marion County, FL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
164,414
1-unit, detached
110,475
67.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
4,245
2.6%
5.9
2-units
2,155
1.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
3,841
2.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
4,159
2.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
2,880
1.8%
4.4
20 or more units
3,019
1.8%
9.0
Mobile home
33,600
20.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
40
0.0%
0.1
Marion County, FL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,663
1.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,650
1.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
5,983
3.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
10,703
6.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
24,055
14.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
37,398
22.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
33,656
20.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
44,414
27.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
2,837
1.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,055
0.6%
1.4%
Marion County, FL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
12,488
9.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,850
2.1%
4.7
Electricity
116,166
86.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
343
0.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
904
0.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
65
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
1,423
1.1%
1.1
Marion County, FL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
43,805
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
776
1.8%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
805
1.8%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,049
2.4%
11.8%
Less than $500
2,310
5.3%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
4,743
10.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
16,253
37.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
17,869
40.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
18,517
42.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
6,303
14.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
4,886
11.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,319
7.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
10,349
23.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
431
0.0%
0.0%
Marion County, FL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
34,157
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
283
0.8%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
825
2.4%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,191
3.5%
11.9%
Less than $500
3,735
10.9%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
8,054
23.6%
28.3%
$500 to $999
20,069
58.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
4,111
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
836
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
4,322
12.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
3,222
9.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
5,141
15.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,472
10.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,317
9.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
14,042
41.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
4,752
0.0%
0.0%
Marion County, FL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
95,971
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
14,933
15.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
21,253
22.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
19,274
20.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
15,457
16.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
14,772
15.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
7,724
8.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,957
2.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
601
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
127,000
205,000