Marion County, Florida

Marion County has a population of 400,078 and has grown 17.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $243,100, about 4.0 times the county's median household income of $61,010.

Home price
$243,100
Income
$61,010
Population
400,078
Unemployment
4.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$243,100county
Median gross rent$1,277county
Median year homes here were built1993county
Share of homes built before 198024.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,599county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,373county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,172county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,772county
Home insurance / yr$7,136(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$61,010county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate14.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home12.0%county
Unemployment rate4.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force49.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.9%county
Share of workers employed by government12.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.7%county
Economic output per resident$44,093county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.74%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time26.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service39 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport290563county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station46 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.8%county
Traffic deaths157.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher23.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.6%county
Public schools in the county59county
Public school enrollment45972county
Students per full-time teacher18.8county
Free lunch eligible56.5%county
Elementary schools35county
Middle schools10county
High schools10county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions2county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution3.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians58county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.5%county
Frequent mental distress17.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population400,078county
Land area in square miles1,588county
People per square mile of land252.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores48county
Convenience stores31county
Share living far from a food store34.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract19.5%county
Population change since 2020+17.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age47.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over28.7%county
Share of households that are one person29.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States9.4%county
Second languages16.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls38.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents105county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents37county
Households that moved in15,945county
Households that moved away9,995county
Average income of arriving households$65,711county
Average income of departing households$54,055county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes32county
Housing units authorised in the latest year5,985county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings9.4%county
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature71.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation41.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.84 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F112 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing1 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days293 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 17county
Average first fall frostDec 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$143county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh13.1¢county
Household electricity use1,043 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity86.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas9.6%county
Homes heated by propane1.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.3%county
Households with broadband91.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk93.0county
Coastal flood risk24.6county
Drought risk43.3county
Landslide risk59.3county
Hail risk20.0county
Earthquake risk63.1county
Tornado risk97.3county
Tropical cyclone risk97.8county
Extreme heat risk90.5county
Winter weather risk1.2county
Strong wind risk93.3county
Wildfire risk96.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Marion County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Florida figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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