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Marion County is 4th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Female residents

Marion County is 5th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Size in square miles

Marion County is 10th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Marion County is 15th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Current population (2012)

Marion County is 15th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Households

Marion County is 16th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Home ownership rate

Marion County is 16th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Retail sales

Marion County is 17th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Housing units

Marion County is 17th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Marion County is 18th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Marion County Rank Florida US
Current population (2012) 335,125 15th 19,317,568 313,914,040
Size in square miles 1,584.5 5th 53,624.8 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 209.1 29th 350.6 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Marion County Rank Florida US
Residents younger than 5 5.0% 47th 5.5% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 18.9% 50th 20.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 26.8% 10th 18.2% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Marion County Rank Florida US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 84.8% 35th 85.5% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 16.8% 38th 26.0% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Marion County Rank Florida US
Race - White 83.2% 32nd 78.3% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 13.0% 35th 16.6% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.5% 42nd 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 1.5% 30th 2.7% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 19th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.6% 42nd 1.9% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 11.4% 26th 23.2% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 73.0% 34th 57.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Marion County Rank Florida US
Female residents 52.0% 4th 51.1% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 7.9% 31st 19.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Marion County Rank Florida US
Housing units 164,037 17th 9,026,965 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 10.0% 38th 29.9% 25.9%
Households 133,977 15th 7,140,096 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 78.4% 16th 69.0% 66.1%
Home median value $142,000 40th $188,600 $186,200
People per household 2.4 54th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 401 29th 64,810 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Marion County Rank Florida US
Income per capita $22,328 36th $26,733 $27,915
Income per household $40,103 45th $47,827 $52,762
Income below poverty line 16.5% 28th 14.7% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Marion County Rank Florida US
Non-farm private establishments 6,638 18th 490,851 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 72,006 20th 6,732,639 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 29,443 17th 2,009,589 27,092,908
Retail sales $4,218,810 16th $262,341,127 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $13,060 23rd $14,353 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $353,110 26th $41,922,059 $613,795,732

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