People QuickFacts Marion County Florida Population, 2012 estimate 335,125 19,317,568 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 331,298 18,802,690 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 1.2% 2.7% Population, 2010 331,298 18,801,310 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 5.1% 5.6% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 19.0% 21.0% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 26.3% 17.6% Female persons, percent, 2011 52.1% 51.1%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 83.6% 78.5% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 12.8% 16.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.5% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.4% 2.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.6% 1.8% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 11.2% 22.9% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 73.6% 57.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 84.2% 83.5% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 7.9% 19.2% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 11.8% 27.0% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 84.8% 85.5% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 16.8% 26.0% Veterans, 2007-2011 43,527 1,637,466 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 25.0 25.7  Housing units, 2011 164,037 9,026,965 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 78.4% 69.0% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 10.0% 29.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $142,000 $188,600 Households, 2007-2011 133,977 7,140,096 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.41 2.56 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $22,328 $26,733 Median household income, 2007-2011 $40,103 $47,827 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 16.5% 14.7%     Business QuickFacts Marion County Florida Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 6,638 490,851 Private nonfarm employment, 2011 72,006 6,732,639 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 -2.6% 1.6% Nonemployer establishments, 2010 21,322 1,686,142  Total number of firms, 2007 29,443 2,009,589 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.5% 9.0% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.4% 3.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.2% 22.4% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.6% 28.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 1,841,509 104,832,907 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,639,464 221,641,518 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 4,218,810 262,341,127 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $13,060 $14,353 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 353,110 41,922,059 Building permits, 2012 401 64,810     Geography QuickFacts Marion County Florida Land area in square miles, 2010 1,584.55 53,624.76 Persons per square mile, 2010 209.1 350.6 FIPS Code 083 12 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Ocala, FL Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts