Population

71,753

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$241,400

Owner-occupied units

Ocala, FL

Florida · 29.178° N, 82.151° W · 48 sq mi

Ocala is a city in Florida, with a population of 71,753 and about 1,493 residents per square mile. The median household earns $56,376 a year, and the median home is worth $241,400.

Conditions

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

48 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,493

People per square mile

Rank by population

#577

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#253

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$56,376

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,359

Per month

Homeownership

52.1%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

19.2 min

One way

People

Median age

39.2

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

31.2%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

11.3%

Households

27,152

2.34 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 26^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 186^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 0^/yr

Days above 90° 75^/yr

Below freezing 1^/yr

Annual rainfall 47.7ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

June

Average high 91°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 47°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 25.6^%

Retail trade 12.5^%

Arts, food & hospitality 12.5^%

Professional & business services 10.1^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Florida

Name

Jeff Bezos

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$206B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Miami

Source of wealth

Amazon

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Florida · private sector

Employer

Publix Super Markets

Sector

Retail

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Florida

Company

TD Synnex

Revenue

$58.5B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Clearwater

Ticker

SNX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Florida

State bird

Northern Mockingbird

State flower

Orange Blossom

State capital

Tallahassee

Nickname

The Sunshine State

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